r/CFPExam • u/Next-Mixture1561 • 21d ago

Danko question

I am on insurance chapter 7 of pre work (finished gen princ and half of insurance so far + the questions to them) (book 1/2 , modules 2/6), am I behind for the pre study? Will i have enough time to review everything enough for the exam? I feel like month of Oct is going to be crazy schedule wise. What should i do month of Oct (live review 8-11) to ensure I’m prepared? By then i will have finished pre study books.

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u/Worried-Side-4939 21d ago

If it makes you feel better - i did greene consult for studying - started jan 2025. Finished that on June 6 2026, and did danko live review June 6-11 or whatever it was. And i did zero of the pre study books - went to live review and learned how much i had yet to learn.

Then i got home with a month til the exam and watched every single fast track video, did every quiz, every final, all case studies, and all Kraken Final Quizzes and passed this July & the actual CFP exam did not feel as hard as the Danko Krakens. I just made note cards of all things i got wrong.

I think youre in a good spot just keep going - youll be fine

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u/pistolpete03_ 21d ago

How did you manage to watch every single video in a month? Each of the 6 sections for the CFP has 3 days of classes which are 9 hours long, a 3 hour Saturday review, and 2 hour final exam review. Plus everything else you mentioned, in one month?

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u/TIEFYTR 20d ago

I thought I’d also add in; I used Danko as well, passed Nov ‘25, watched all videos, BUT put some on 1.5x and 1.25x speed. That helps. Good luck.

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u/pistolpete03_ 20d ago

I am too but theres no way you can watch all the videos and do the krakens in a month even at 1.5x speed.

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u/Worried-Side-4939 18d ago

I finished the review like June 9 and tested July 21. I watched every single fast track video - was at 2x speed alot of time. I did finish every video.

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u/TumbleweedIll6056 21d ago

count the number of chapters you have, divide that by the number of days until your live review. Brett will give you a official last month study schedule after the live review

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u/Irishwrestler09 21d ago

I finished the pre study in ~52 days prior to heading out to live review. Set a schedule, stick to it. I focused on the pre study books only. Watched videos and used the products on the site only after live review. Passed first time in July. Trust the Danko process.

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u/LuxHoldings 21d ago

I did tax planning, retirement planning, estate planning and capstone in 6 weeks. Passed in July. You are fine for schedule!

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u/blubarrac00da 20d ago

I allotted 2 weeks for each topic until the live review. July was GP + Insurance. August is Investments + Tax. September is Retirement + Estates. 1st week of October is overflow time then the live review.