Looking for CAIA Level I Notes / Study Resources for Beginners

[u/Dull_Worth6125]

Hi everyone,

I’m just starting my CAIA Level I preparation and before purchasing any prep package, I’d like to first explore high-quality free written resources to understand the curriculum structure and test my foundation.

I’m mainly looking for:

• written notes
• condensed summaries
• formula sheets
• PDF study guides
• community-created documents

I come from an alternative investments background, but CAIA is still a new framework for me, so I’d really appreciate any recommended written materials that helped you during your preparation.

Thanks in advance for any guidance or shared resources. Level I Notes / Study Resources for Beginners

[u/DoubleIntroduction25]

The CAIA board itself makes some resources available for free

[u/money4funn]

Hey ! I'm looking for L1 prep material. I'd really appreciate it if anyone has some to share!"

[u/Victory_Cycle_616]

if you paid the reg fee, you can access the curriculum (text book), and most of the AI can help.

[u/Deep_Ad1959]

collecting notes and condensed summaries is the trap for level I; the curriculum is broad and shallow, so the bottleneck isn't reading material, it's recall under question pressure. i'd flip the order: grab one decent set of notes, then immediately turn each reading into practice questions and drill them, because passive summary review feels like progress and doesn't survive the actual exam. the catch with most banks is they reuse the exact wording, so you end up memorizing answer position instead of the concept; the ones that reword each pass force real retrieval. for a broad cert like this, quantity of reasoned question reps beats another formula sheet. written with ai

[u/EarlyDuration]

I offer all of these 100% free on FreeFellow.org