CFA
Chartered Financial Analyst®
Earn one of the most respected designations in investment management.
Take the next big step in your career with exam prep built to help you pass on your first attempt. Our concise study notes break down the full curriculum, reinforced by expert-led classes and some of the most realistic mock exams available—all backed by our PassProtection™ guarantee.
Learn from the industry’s largest and most experienced team of instructors. Kaplan Schweser classes are led by subject-matter experts who know the exams inside and out and focus on what matters most for test day success.
For 35+ years, more than 840,000 candidates have trusted Kaplan Schweser to help them pass their financial designation exams. Our proven prep packages combine high-quality print and online tools designed to support deep understanding and long-term retention.
Prepare with a customizable study plan that adapts to your pace, progress, and timeline. From flexible study tools to one of the most extensive candidate support networks in the industry, you’re supported at every step of your exam journey.
Years Kaplan Schweser has been helping professionals earn financial designations
Candidates who have prepared to pass their CFA, CAIA®, and FRM® exams with us
Kaplan Schweser CFA exam prep customers who recommend us
CFA
Chartered Financial Analyst®
Earn one of the most respected designations in investment management.
CAIA
Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst®
Demonstrate your expertise and global credibility in alternative investments.
FRM
Financial Risk Manager®
Prepare for the responsibility of safeguarding global financial stability.
Sustainable Investing
Sustainable Investing Certificate (CFA Institute)
Master real-world investing skills and demonstrate your knowledge of sustainable investing factors in institutional investment analysis.
Sustainable Investing
Sustainability & Climate Risk Certificate (GARP)
Master global climate risk frameworks and demonstrate your expertise in managing sustainability factors in financial risk management.
Financial Modeling
Financial Modeling
Validate your financial modeling expertise with an accreditation, or build foundational skills in an engaging course.
Financial Education
Kaplan Financial Education
Boost your financial career with education for insurance, securities, accounting, CFP® certification, and wealth management.
MSFA
Master of Science in Financial Analysis
Select from two distinct pathways in this graduate program: the Traditional Pathway (part of the CFA Institute University Affiliation Program) prepares you for both a degree and the CFA® exam, while the CFA Charterholder Pathway empowers charterholders to further their expertise.
CAIA
CAIA.nxt™ Certificate & Microcredentials
Gain a deeper understanding of alternative asset classes without committing to an intensive designation program with multiple exams. Through our partnership with CAIA Association, you can choose from a suite of foundational alternative investing certificates and microcredential programs ideal for financial planners and wealth management professionals. Plus, you'll receive an exclusive Kaplan discount of 10% off your enrollment.*
Best Overall CFA® Prep Course
Test Prep Insight names Kaplan Schweser their Editor’s Choice and says “Kaplan Schweser provides the most well-rounded and comprehensive CFA prep curriculum that we’ve reviewed.”
Best Overall CFA® Prep CourseÂ
Investopedia names Kaplan Schweser as Best Overall for CFA Level I exam prep.Videos Worth Watching
7 Videos
Hear from financial professionals who passed their exams with Schweser.
Testimonial: These testimonials were recorded for Kaplan Schweser. The views and opinions expressed are those of the individual; student experiences may vary.Â
Not finding what you’re looking for?
840,000+ CFA, CAIA, and FRM Candidates Have Prepared with Kaplan: Candidates refers to number of net purchases of study packages containing the printed SchweserNotes™ bookset from 2008 through spring 2024 (less 2020).
Choice for Candidates: These are the findings of a quantitative survey conducted by Kaplan between June 30 and August 30, 2021. For this survey, a sample of 313 U.S. CFA Level I and Level II candidates was interviewed online. The survey was fielded to subscribers of 300Hours.com and AnalystForum.com.
Most Trusted and Respected: These are the findings of a quantitative survey conducted by Kaplan between June 30 and August 30, 2021. For this survey, a sample of 313 U.S. CFA Level I and Level II candidates was interviewed online, of which 271 CFA candidates answered this question. The survey was fielded to subscribers of 300Hours.com and AnalystForum.com.
Most Accurate and Exam-Focused Prep: These are the findings of a quantitative survey conducted by Kaplan between December 18, 2024, and February 6, 2025. For this survey, a sample of 972 CFA Level I, II, and III candidates was interviewed online, of which 582 prepared for the CFA Level I, II, or III exam with Kaplan Schweser and 456 prepared with other providers.
Best Overall CFA Prep Course/Editor’s Choice: Source: https://testprepinsight.com/best/best-cfa-prep-courses/. Test Prep Insight is a review and analytics site that is a Kaplan Schweser affiliate but uses an independent review process to evaluate exam prep products.
Best Overall CFA Prep Course: Source: Investopedia. Best CFA Exam Prep Courses for March 2025: https://www.investopedia.com/the-best-cfa-exam-prep-courses-11688714. Investopedia is a review and analytics site that is a Kaplan Schweser affiliate but uses an independent review process to evaluate exam prep products.
Kaplan Schweser is a CFA Institute Prep Provider. Only CFA Institute Prep Providers are permitted to make use of CFA Institute copyrighted materials, which are the building blocks of the exam. We are also required to update our materials every year and this is validated by CFA Institute.
Our products and services substantially cover the relevant curriculum and exam and this is validated by CFA Institute. In our advertising, any statement about the numbers of questions in our products and services relates to unique, original, proprietary questions. CFA Institute Prep Providers are forbidden from including CFA Institute official mock exam questions or any questions other than the end of reading questions within their products and services.
CFA Institute does not endorse, promote, review, or warrant the accuracy or quality of the product and services offered by Kaplan Schweser. CFA Institute®, CFA and “Chartered Financial Analyst®” are trademarks owned by CFA Institute.
CAIAA does not endorse, promote, review, or warrant the accuracy of the products or services offered by Kaplan Schweser, nor does it endorse any pass rates claimed by the provider. CAIAA is not responsible for any fees or costs paid by the user to Kaplan Schweser, nor is CAIAA responsible for any fees or costs of any person or entity providing any services to Kaplan Schweser. CAIA®, CAIA Association®, Chartered Alternative Investment AnalystSM, Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association®, and CAIA.nxt™️are service marks and trademarks owned by CHARTERED ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT ANALYST ASSOCIATION, INC., of Amherst, Massachusetts, and are used by permission.
*CAIA.nxt™️programs are fulfilled by the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association (CAIAA). Qualifying enrollments made via Kaplan's CAIA.nxt link receive a 10% discount off retail pricing.
GARP does not endorse, promote, review or warrant the accuracy of the products or services offered by Kaplan Schweser of GARP Exam related information, nor does it endorse any pass rates that may be claimed by Kaplan Schweser. Further, GARP is not responsible for any fees or costs paid by the user to Kaplan Schweser nor is GARP responsible for any fees or costs of any person or entity providing any services to Kaplan Schweser. SCR®, FRM, GARP® and Global Association of Risk Professionals™, in standard character and/or stylized form, are trademarks owned by the Global Association of Risk Professionals, Inc.
