A practical 7-, 14-, 30-, and 60-day IMT Exam 2 study plan for portfolio case reading, attached MCQ review, timed practice, and missed-question repair.
IMT Exam 2 preparation should be case-led. Use official CSI materials for the required curriculum, then use Finance Prep for original vignette practice, attached MCQs, explanations, and timed review.
Choose your plan
Time available
Best use
Main risk
7 days
Repair weak areas and practise timed case reading
Trying to relearn every topic from scratch
14 days
Balance formula review with daily vignette practice
Reviewing notes without enough answer practice
30 days
Build topic confidence, then shift to mixed case sets
Staying too long in comfortable topics
60 days
Full concept review, repeated vignette cycles, final mock checks
Forgetting early topics because review is not spaced
Daily rhythm
Block
What to do
Output
Read
Review one official topic or one weak concept
One-page notes or marked source section
Practise
Work a case set or focused drill in Finance Prep
Score plus missed-question list
Explain
Review every missed answer and the strongest wrong answer
Short reason for why the correct answer wins
Repair
Return to official material for the missed concept
One corrective rule or formula
Retest
Repeat a small mixed set later
Evidence that the miss is fixed
7-day plan
Day
Focus
1
Baseline case set; list weak constraints, formulas, and product areas
2
IPS, risk profile, return objectives, liquidity, tax, and time horizon
3
Fixed income: duration, yield, curve, credit, and immunization cues
4
Equity valuation, ratios, dividend models, and portfolio role
5
Managed products, fees, active/passive fit, and monitoring