Analyst Dojo

Sensei, the voice tutor for CFA Level I

Study out loud. Sensei teaches each lesson with you, stops the moment you interrupt, answers with the lesson's own example, then quizzes you on what you just heard.

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Founding price USD 149 (USD 199 at launch). One email when Sensei opens.

Would you pay USD 199 for Sensei until you pass Level I? (optional)

One email when Sensei opens. No newsletter. See the privacy policy.

What a session sounds like

Sensei So the geometric mean is the constant rate that gets you from your starting wealth to your ending wealth. With returns of plus 60, minus 40 and plus 10 percent, that is 1.83 percent a year, even though the simple average is 10.

You Wait. How can the average be 10 percent if I barely made money?

Sensei Because the 40 percent loss hit a bigger balance than the one you started with. A dollar became 1.60, then 0.96, then 1.056. The arithmetic mean treats each year as if you started fresh with a dollar. The geometric mean follows the actual dollar. Want to try one?

You Go on.

Sensei Returns of 20, minus 10 and 5 percent. Geometric mean, closest to 4.28, 4.47 or 5 percent?

What it will do

  • Teach any lesson aloud, in the same exam-first order as the site: the outcome, the idea, the worked example, the traps.
  • Take interruptions. Ask "why?" or "say that again with numbers" at any point and it answers, then picks up where it stopped.
  • Ask you questions. Spoken checkpoints in the exam's format, with the reasoning when you miss.
  • Remember. Your weak topics, the traps you fall for and where you stopped, and it plans your next session around them.
  • Go where reading can't: the commute, the gym, a walk, the last hour of a long day.

Questions

When will Sensei be available?

We are building it now. Everyone on the waitlist hears first, with one email when it opens, and keeps the founding price of USD 149.

What will it cost?

USD 199, paid once, for access until you pass Level I, including your next sitting if you need it. Waitlist members pay USD 149.

Do I need Sensei to use Analyst Dojo?

No. Every lesson, interactive and checkpoint stays free. Sensei is for people who want to study by listening and talking, or who want a tutor to plan their sessions.

Which languages will it speak?

English first, the language of the exam.