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Deep Dive: CFA® Level I Prep 2026

QUANT - Rates and Return [2026]

January 1 · 12 min · Season 11 · Episode 1 · 25.0 MB
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Hosted by Mara Ellington & Dorian Hayes

Ready to finally “get” rates & returns instead of memorising formulas? In this bite-size episode we turn Quant Methods – Chapter 1 into clear, exam-ready intuition.

  • Holding period, arithmetic & geometric mean returns – when each one actually matters.
  • Nominal vs real return (and why inflation quietly eats your gains).
  • Simple, compound & effective annual rates: from r to EAR step-by-step.
  • Cash flows on a timeline: discounting & compounding made visual.

Goal: walk away able to explain every key formula without looking at your notes.