CFA® L3 — Asset Allocation
Strategic and tactical asset allocation, capital-market expectations, the IPS, currency management. Heavy in the L3 essay paper.
Quick info
- Layer
- Professional Certifications
- Track
- CFA® Level 3
- Estimated hours
- 40 hrs
- Chapters
- 1
- Exam body
- CFA Institute
- Cost on Trustner
- Free
Every chapter below has Foundation, Deep Dive, and Advanced material — read in any order, expand each chapter to see the full content.
About this course
Asset allocation is L3's core. Strategic asset allocation (SAA) drives 80%+ of long-run portfolio variance. CFA L3 tests SAA construction, capital-market expectations, and tactical adjustments. ~10-15% weight.
Who this is for
- CFA L3 candidates.
- CIO and asset-allocation strategists.
- Wealth advisors building IPS-driven portfolios.
What you'll learn
- Capital market expectations (CME) — building blocks, equilibrium models
- Strategic asset allocation — mean-variance, Black-Litterman, risk parity, ALM
- Tactical asset allocation
- Behavioural overlays
- Rebalancing
Course material — 1 chapters
Each chapter offers three tiers — Foundation for the core concept, Deep Dive for worked examples and practitioner depth, and Advanced for edge cases and exam tips. Click any chapter to expand.
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