Study guides
Study guides
Independent guides for reading the 100-question weight and managing both subject floors and the total score. The exam is administered in Korean.
Certified Investment Manager exam at a glance
Understand the current KOFIA structure: three subjects, 100 questions, 120 minutes, and two passing thresholds.
02 · Exam structureThree subjects and sixteen detailed areas
Turn the official 20–30–50 question distribution and sixteen detailed areas into study priorities.
03 · Passing strategyManaging the 40% subject floors and 70% total
Read mock results through both the subject failure rule and the 70-question overall target.
04 · Subject 1Studying products, tax, and real estate
Organize the 20-question first subject through product structure, tax timing, and comparable real-estate vehicles.
05 · Subject 2Connecting investment analysis and risk
Learn valuation, return, risk measures, and portfolio decisions as a single reasoning flow.
06 · Subject 3A framework for ethics, law, and KOFIA rules
Group similar rule language around client interest, conflicts, explanation, and records.
07 · Subject 3Comparing equity, bond, and derivative strategies
Use one framework for each asset's return source, risk, and hedging role.
08 · Subject 3Connecting performance, macroeconomics, and diversification
Move from market conditions to allocation and finally risk-adjusted performance evaluation.
09 · Study planAn eight-week Certified Investment Manager plan
Cycle all sixteen areas through concepts, questions, error review, and full simulations.
10 · Exam operationRunning a 100-question mock in 120 minutes
Use staged passes to protect accuracy and leave time for review.