Cornerstone: Exam Study

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. Each area is divided into
segments that follow the official learning modules, so you can line the app up against the
curriculum you were given.

A GLOSSARY THAT IS ALWAYS FREE

260 terms across both programmes, searchable by name or abbreviation — type "var" and you
get Value at Risk. Each entry gives the definition, the formula where there is one, and the
distinction that actually gets tested. It is free for everyone, permanently, whether or not
you ever subscribe.

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.

FREE, AND WHAT IS NOT

Everything Cornerstone shipped before the subscription existed is free, permanently —
all 38 topic areas, their snapshot cards and their question banks. Anyone who installed
the app before the subscription existed keeps every paid segment too, permanently.

Cornerstone Plus opens the segments written since: deeper coverage drawn along named
clusters of the official learning modules, with new segments added to the same
subscription as they are written. That is what the subscription buys — the next ones.

BUILT TO RESPECT YOUR TIME

• Works fully offline — all content ships with the app
• No ads, and no sign-up required to use any of it
• An optional account backs your progress up, so a new phone does not start you over
• 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.