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Prep for this exam is usually sold with an expiry date: access ends a few weeks after your exam window, so a deferral or a resit can mean paying again. This is bought once. Access does not end, and there is nothing to cancel.

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  • 10 questions in every topic — 110 in total
  • The full 16-week study plan, built around your exam date
  • Progress tracking on everything you answer
  • No flashcards
  • No mock exams
  • No topic mastery or readiness score
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A$99
one-time

Everything that exists for Level I today.

Available at launch
  • All 823 core curriculum questions
  • 141 supplemental advanced-ethics scenarios
  • 117 spaced-repetition flashcards
  • 2 full-length mock exams (180 questions each) and 3 topic quizzes
  • Per-topic mastery, readiness score, accuracy and timing trends
  • The 16-week planner, XP and milestone badges
  • Access that does not expire — resit or defer without paying again

Launch price: A$99 until 31 January 2027, then A$149.

Prices in Australian dollars. Paid access is not open yet — the free tier is, and nothing about it expires while you wait. Refunds: see the refund policy.

One payment

What that actually means.

It does not renew.
There is no subscription to cancel and no renewal date. The purchase grants access permanently in the product itself — not for a term, and not until a plan changes.
Resits and deferrals cost nothing.
Move to the next window, or sit again, and you keep your access, your answer history and your per-topic mastery. That is the case expiring access punishes hardest.
It is Level I, and only Level I.
Nothing sold here includes Level II or III material, because none exists. If that ever changes you will read about it then — buying today is not a claim on it.
Against expiring access

Access that expires
charges you twice.

The plan runs 16 weeks. Real preparation often does not — people start late, lose a month to work, defer a sitting, or sit twice. When access ends after your exam window, a deferral or a resit can mean buying it again, so what you pay can depend on how many sittings you need rather than on what you get.

Here the number is fixed at the moment you buy: A$99, once. Twelve weeks or two years, one attempt or three — the same number.

We are not going to quote you a competitor’s price. Look them up yourself, and read when the access ends while you are there. The question worth asking is not what the first sitting costs; it is what a second one would.

Before you buy

Asked and answered.

Is 823 questions enough?
Fewer than the biggest banks, and there is no point pretending otherwise. You get 823 core curriculum questions, 141 supplemental advanced-ethics scenarios, 117 flashcards and 2 full-length mocks. What runs out at Level I is usually time rather than questions — what decides the outcome is knowing which topic to work on tonight.
Why not just use the free CFA Institute questions?
Use them. They are official, they are free, and nothing here replaces them. What they do not give you is a schedule, a record of what you have already answered, or an honest read on which topics are still weak. Run the two together.
What if I fail, or defer to another window?
You keep everything. One payment, no expiry, no renewal — sit again or come back a year later and you do not pay a second time. If you are retaking, per-topic mastery is the part to look at: it is built to find the gaps rather than teach the syllabus again.
That is a lot for something with no track record.
Fair, and the free tier is the answer to it: 10 questions in every topic, the full 16-week plan, no card. Judge the questions and the explanations before spending anything. There are no pass rates on this page because nobody has sat an exam with it yet, and inventing some would be worse than saying so.
Can I use this for Level II or III?
No. This is a Level I product. If you pass and move up, there is nothing here for you yet, and a purchase today does not reserve anything — it buys the Level I material as it currently stands.
Is this really lifetime access?
Access does not expire. It is a one-time purchase that grants permanent access: no renewal date, no trial clock, and no drop back to the free tier after a period. That is a claim about access, and access is the only thing being promised.
Is AnalystForge affiliated with CFA Institute?
No. CFA® and Chartered Financial Analyst® are registered trademarks of CFA Institute. AnalystForge is an independent study aid — not affiliated with, endorsed by, or accredited by CFA Institute.
Will this still be here next year?
I cannot prove it, and I would be sceptical of anyone who said they could. What I can point at is the structure: one payment means the business is not funded by you renewing, so nothing quietly lapses if a card fails, and there is no reason to keep you subscribed rather than get you through the exam.

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10 questions in every topic, the 16-week plan, and no card. Decide about paying once you have seen the questions.

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