Coverage of the last behavioral finance reading on the CFA L3 exam. Introduces the Barnwell 2-way, Pompian, and BB&K models for classifying investors in terms of risk tolerance and how this ties into IPS questions. 

Deadweight loss (DWL) is a heavily tested concept on the CFA L1 exam as it ties together an understanding of consumer and producer surplus, elasticity, and market structure. This post defines the concept, introduces necessary calculations, and goes through the potential causes of deadweight loss caused by government interventions or externalities. 

The CFA Level 1 exam tests consumer surplus, producer surplus and associated concepts like deadweight loss extensively. This post explains the concepts, shows them graphically, and ties them into market structures and government policies in the way that the CFA L1 curriculum tends to test the economics material.  

An overview of which behavioral biases, both cognitive and emotional, get exhibited by investor type. 

Emotional biases are those that arise from impulse, intuition, feelings, and they result in sort of personal and perhaps un-rational decision making. There are 6 biases that get tested on the CFA Level 3 exam.

A breakdown of information processing erorrs, constituting half of the cognitive biases introduced in CFA L3's behavioral finance section.

The Elliot Wave Theory is a long-term technical explanation for market cycles.

A detailed dive into the key technical indicators used for technical analysis. 

Within the 4 main technical chart types introduced in the CFA L1 curriculum, there are 4-5 major types of patterns you can expect to be tested on. This breaks down those patterns and how they will show up.

There are four main charts related to technical analysis tested on the CFA L1 exam: line charts, bar charts, candlestick charts, and point-and-figure charts.