How to pass the CII R03 | Where do I start with wordy questions?

Any R03 student will tell you, the exam questions can be so lengthy it can be difficult to know which information to include in your calculations. Not good when you have the added time pressure of this 1 hour exam! Continuing BTS’ series of exam-based articles for Professional Paraplanner Magazine, BTS Director Jeff Scholes answers the question: […]

Remote exams | What can you do when it all goes wrong?

Here at BTS, we pride ourselves in making sure that we know what the candidate experience is going to be like when they sit their Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning exams, so that we can answer any practical questions they may have. On a Saturday afternoon in late August, BTS director Jeff Scholes sat the CII […]

How to pass the CII R02: Is the R02 exam getting more difficult?

The CII R02 Investment principles and risk exam has never been an easy R0 to pass, but is it getting more difficult? This is a question that many recent R02 candidates ask. Even those who pass the CII R02 come out of the exam saying, “That was tough!”. R02 has never been an easy exam […]

How to pass the CII R03: Tips for calculation questions

The CII R03 exam is far more than a test of your knowledge of the subject. You need to have a really good base knowledge that you will then apply in different ways. With 50 exam questions to complete in 60 minutes, many of which are calculation based, this can be a really challenging paper. […]