This course covers Level I Equity Investments for the 2026 CFA Program Exam.
You will find CFA Learning Outcome Statements (LOS) for this topic, which is crucial for CFA exam preparation because the LOS define the specific knowledge and skills candidates should acquire within each exam topic. Please do review them.
Watch the detailed videos for each reading.
After each video, read the summary slides which contain the Curriculum’s Learning Outcomes.
Take the quizzes to test your grasp of the concepts.
For each reading, you can also read/download the study notes and also watch the example videos.
You should also solve the curriculum end-of-chapter questions.
You can download the study notes and the video slides from the ‘Materials’ tab. You can download a basic study planner with an index of all videos from here: IFT Study Planner
Below you will find some helpful information about the readings
| LM Name | Video duration (min) | No. of pages in the curriculum | No. of curriculum questions | No. of curriculum examples |
| Market Organization and Structure | 145 | 62 | 37 | 30 |
| Security Market Indexes | 53 | 28 | 34 | No Examples |
| Market Efficiency | 39 | 26 | 26 | 6 |
| Overview of Equity Securities | 29 | 27 | 24 | No Examples |
| Company Analysis: Past and Present | 88 | 45 | 7 | 3 |
| Industry and Competitive Analysis | 51 | 36 | 8 | No Examples |
| Company Analysis: Forecasting | 51 | 47 | 8 | 4 |
| Equity Valuation: Concepts and Basic Tools | 64 | 39 | 36 | 21 |