CFA Level 1 - Portfolio Management and Wealth Planning

Overview

Primary source material for the CFA Level 1 Portfolio Management and Wealth Planning topic area. This reading covers the fundamentals of portfolio theory, construction, behavioral finance, and risk management.

Modules

ModuleTitlePagesLOS
M01Portfolio Risk and Return: Part Ip.2-471.a-1.g
M02Portfolio Risk and Return: Part IIp.48-822.a-2.i
M03Portfolio Management: An Overviewp.83-1313.a-3.f
M04Basics of Portfolio Planning and Constructionp.132-1584.a-4.h
M05The Behavioral Biases of Individualsp.159-2095.a-5.c
M06Introduction to Risk Managementp.210+6.a-6.g

Key Themes

  • Modern Portfolio Theory: Risk-return tradeoff, diversification, efficient frontier, CAPM
  • Portfolio Process: Planning, execution, feedback loop
  • Behavioral Finance: Cognitive errors, emotional biases, market anomalies
  • Risk Management: Framework, governance, measurement, modification