Cornerstone: Exam Study

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About this app

Fifteen honest minutes beats three distracted hours.

Cornerstone is a focused study companion for candidates preparing for the CFA® Program or the FRM® certification. Pick a topic, read a short set of swipeable snapshot cards, then prove it with five questions. That is a session.

HOW IT WORKS

• Snapshot cards — the core idea, the formula that does the work, and the angle the examiners actually test. Tap a card to reveal the exam angle.
• Five-question sessions — instant feedback with a written explanation and a curriculum reference for every question, right or wrong.
• Spaced repetition — anything you miss returns tomorrow, then in four days, then in ten, and less often as it sticks.
• Weighted progress — your syllabus percentage is weighted by published exam weights, so a 15–20% topic counts for more than a 5–8% one.

WHAT IS COVERED

CFA Program
• Level I — all 10 topic areas
• Level II — all 10 topic areas
• Level III — 5 core topics plus your chosen pathway (Portfolio Management, Private Markets, or Private Wealth)

FRM
• Part I — all 4 topic areas
• Part II — all 6 topic areas

38 topic areas in total, each with hand-written snapshot cards and its own question bank, organised by the published topic outlines and exam weight bands.

SITTING BOTH?

Plenty of candidates do. CFA and FRM run side by side with completely separate progress, bookmarks and review queues, and any exam or level is one tap away.

BUILT TO RESPECT YOUR TIME

• Works fully offline — all content ships with the app
• No account, no sign-up, no ads
• Nothing you do leaves your device
• Optional daily reminder

IMPORTANT

Cornerstone is an independent study aid. It is not affiliated with, authorised by, endorsed by or sponsored by CFA Institute or the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP). Questions are written to practise the reasoning these exams reward; they are not past papers and are not taken from any official question bank.

Exam weights and readings are revised annually by both bodies. Always confirm against the official outline for your exam window.

CFA®, Chartered Financial Analyst® and GIPS® are registered trademarks owned by CFA Institute. FRM®, Financial Risk Manager® and GARP® are trademarks owned by the Global Association of Risk Professionals.

What’s new

Cornerstone Plus: the study segments written since launch, across all 38 topic areas.
Everything that shipped before stays free, permanently — and if you already had the app,
you keep all of it too.

Also new:
• A glossary — 260 CFA and FRM terms, free for everyone
• An optional account, so a reinstall or a new phone no longer starts you over
• Numeric answer options now always read in ascending order