5 Time-Tested Ways to Improve Your CMA Exam Score

Over the years, we’ve helped thousands of candidates prepare for and pass the CMA Exam. And, in that time, we’ve learned a thing or to about how you can improve your CMA Exam score. Here are five strategies that, if followed, are sure to improve your CMA Exam score.

Free CMA Exam Lesson: Forecasting Techniques

In this free video lecture from Wiley CMAexcel, we’ll explore one of the more complicated (and hated) topics on the CMA Exam: Forecasting Techniques. Get out your notes and buckle up as Prof. B Douglas Clinton, CMA, CPA, of Northern Illinois University details the most common Forecasting Techniques for Certified Management Accountants.

Sitting for Your CMA: What to Expect On Exam Day

You’ve set your sights on becoming a Certified Management Accountant, sent the IMA the required fees, and scheduled your exam. Chances are, you’ve even read a few blogs — CMA Guide and CMA Coach are some of our favs — explaining the CMA Exam format (2 parts, 4 hours each, yada yada). But do you really know what to…

CMA Study Techniques While at Work

In the United States and North America, 51% of candidates pass Level 1 of the CMA Exam and 54% pass Level 2. Worldwide, however, those numbers decrease to only 31% for Level 1 and 47% for Level 2. Statistically, these pass rates indicate that approximately just one out of two people who take the test may not pass on…

CMA Salaries Up Slightly, IMA Data Shows

Making it drizzle! The Institute of Management Accountings, a.k.a the IMA, recently published its latest U.S. Salary Survey (PDF) showing that accountants with the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) credential are taking home a smidge more in their paychecks. What do CMA salaries look like now?

What Can You Do With CMA Certification?

If you’re studying accounting or early in your career, you’re probably wondering where things will lead in 10 years. If you earn CPA certification, you’ll likely have jobs preparing and reporting data for audits, taxes, and financial statements.. But what if you want to interpret that data and recommend strategies? Or be a decision-maker? That’s when CMA certification can prove helpful…