CVA study plan

Map the Business Valuation domain blueprint into a one-page checklist of tested subtopics, weighting each by relative emphasis.

Build a formula sheet covering income, market, and asset-based approaches, including capitalization and discounting mechanics.

Solve 20 standalone calculation items on present value, terminal value, and normalized earnings without referencing notes.

Draft a 10-line explanation of when each valuation approach is most defensible.

Apply the income approach to three constructed company scenarios and reconcile differing value conclusions.

Compute and interpret WACC, cost of equity, and growth assumptions, documenting sensitivity to each input.

Identify the forensic-accounting overlaps in valuation, such as earnings quality and related-party adjustments.

Write a short memo defending one selected valuation method for a hypothetical engagement.

Outline the forensic accounting domain map, separating investigative techniques, evidence handling, and reporting standards.

Practice tracing unexplained transactions through a constructed ledger to locate anomalies.

Distinguish fraud schemes by category and match each to the red flags that typically expose it.

Summarize the standards and ethical constraints that govern forensic engagements.

Draft an expert report outline that satisfies admissibility and disclosure requirements.

Analyze sample financial statements for manipulation indicators and document each conclusion with evidence.

Connect forensic findings to litigation claims by linking damages to specific accounting irregularities.

Complete a timed 30-question mixed set covering Domains 2 and 3.

Map the Financial Litigation domain, including damages theory, causation, and standard-of-care issues.

Compute economic damages under lost-profits and lost-value frameworks for two constructed cases.

Differentiate litigation-support roles from expert-witness roles and the boundaries of each.

Summarize the legal standards that shape expert testimony admissibility.

Interpret case-law principles that affect valuation and damages testimony, without citing specific cases you cannot verify.

Prepare cross-examination answers for three weak assumptions in your own damages model.

Map the Financial Consulting domain, covering advisory engagements, transaction support, and performance improvement.

Draft a client-ready consulting deliverable outline for a hypothetical engagement.

Apply consulting frameworks to a constructed business problem and quantify the financial impact.

Revisit the Business Valuation formula sheet and correct every item missed in Week 1.

Complete a timed 40-question mixed set spanning all four domains and tag each miss by domain.

Build a personal weak-area list ranked by frequency of errors.

Complete two full-length timed practice exams under test-day conditions.

Review every incorrect answer and write a one-sentence rule that prevents the same error.

Rehearse concise explanations of core concepts aloud to test recall under pressure.

Finalize a test-day strategy covering time allocation and question triage.