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Free Continuing Education for Investment Professionals
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A guide to free continuing education for investment professionals
Choosing the right course for investment professionals
Are the course and certificate both free?
No individually verified current courses have been published for this collection yet. Every included course has $0 learning, assessment and certificate costs. A provider may also sell other courses; the whole external catalog is not assumed to be free.
Will these credits count for investment professionals?
CFA, CAIA, FRM, and CMT programs set their own policies. Credit counts here include only the recorded tracks for this profession. A listed accrediting body or provider does not establish acceptance by every state board. Review the course approval notes and your board’s rules.
Should I choose an upcoming session or an older recording?
0 scheduled sessions are coming up; 0 courses are currently on demand. Choose an upcoming session if its date and time zone suit you, or on-demand learning for flexibility. A recording’s age alone does not determine credit eligibility. Expired and withdrawn listings are kept in Past & unavailable.
Source guidance for this profession
Use these original resources alongside the approval and eligibility notes on each course.
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Free exam preparation for investment professionals
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- CFA Institute Certificate in Sustainable Investing
- CFA Institute Climate Risk, Valuation & Investing Certificate
- CFA Institute Investment Foundations Certificate
- CFA Institute Private Markets & Alternative Investments Certificate
- CFA Level 1
- CFA Level 2
- CFA Level 3
- CIPM Level I (Principles) Exam — Certificate in Investment Performance Measurement (CFA Institute)
- CIPM Level II (Expert) Exam — Certificate in Investment Performance Measurement (CFA Institute)
- CMT Chartered Market Technician
- CMT Level I Exam (Chartered Market Technician Program, CMT Association)
- CMT Level II Exam (Chartered Market Technician Program, CMT Association)
- CMT Level III Exam (Chartered Market Technician Program, CMT Association)
- CQF Certificate in Quantitative Finance
- FRM Part 1 Financial Risk Manager
- FRM Part 2 Financial Risk Manager
- GARP Financial Risk and Regulation (FRR) Certificate
- GARP SCR Sustainability and Climate Risk Certificate
- PRM Professional Risk Manager Designation
- PRMIA Associate PRM Certificate
- PRMIA Credit and Counterparty Risk Management Certificate
- PRMIA Market, Liquidity & ALM Risk Certificate (MLARM)
- PRMIA Operational Risk Manager Certificate
- PRMIA Operational Risk Manager Designation
These are exam-preparation resources, separate from continuing education credit. Exam registration fees and eligibility are set by the exam sponsor.
Provider resources for investment professionals
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