| topic_id,topic_l1,topic_l2,topic_l3,cfa_weight,l2_within_l1_weight,query_frequency_index |
| 0,Equities,Equity Valuation — DCF,,0.171429,0.134615,2.307692 |
| 1,Equities,Equity Valuation — Multiples,,0.171429,0.115385,1.978022 |
| 2,Equities,Dividend Discount Models,,0.171429,0.096154,1.648352 |
| 3,Equities,Earnings Analysis & EPS,,0.171429,0.086538,1.483516 |
| 4,Equities,Stock Screening & Factors,,0.171429,0.076923,1.318681 |
| 5,Equities,IPO & Secondary Offerings,,0.171429,0.067308,1.153846 |
| 6,Equities,Sector Rotation Strategies,,0.171429,0.0625,1.071429 |
| 7,Equities,Short Selling Mechanics,,0.171429,0.057692,0.989011 |
| 8,Equities,Share Buybacks & Capital Returns,,0.171429,0.052885,0.906593 |
| 9,Equities,ESG & Sustainable Investing,,0.171429,0.048077,0.824176 |
| 10,Equities,Equity Index Construction,,0.171429,0.043269,0.741758 |
| 11,Equities,Growth vs Value Investing,,0.171429,0.038462,0.659341 |
| 12,Equities,Momentum & Technical Analysis,,0.171429,0.033654,0.576923 |
| 13,Equities,International Equities & ADRs,,0.171429,0.028846,0.494505 |
| 14,Equities,Corporate Governance,,0.171429,0.024038,0.412088 |
| 15,Equities,Small Cap & Micro Cap,,0.171429,0.019231,0.32967 |
| 16,Equities,Preferred Shares,,0.171429,0.014423,0.247253 |
| 17,Fixed Income,Bond Pricing & Yield,,0.142857,0.147059,2.10084 |
| 18,Fixed Income,Duration & Convexity,,0.142857,0.127451,1.820728 |
| 19,Fixed Income,Credit Analysis & Ratings,,0.142857,0.107843,1.540616 |
| 20,Fixed Income,Treasury & Government Bonds,,0.142857,0.088235,1.260504 |
| 21,Fixed Income,Corporate Bonds,,0.142857,0.083333,1.190476 |
| 22,Fixed Income,Municipal Bonds,,0.142857,0.073529,1.05042 |
| 23,Fixed Income,Yield Curve Dynamics,,0.142857,0.068627,0.980392 |
| 24,Fixed Income,Mortgage-Backed Securities,,0.142857,0.063725,0.910364 |
| 25,Fixed Income,High Yield / Junk Bonds,,0.142857,0.058824,0.840336 |
| 26,Fixed Income,Inflation-Linked Bonds (TIPS),,0.142857,0.044118,0.630252 |
| 27,Fixed Income,Bond Laddering Strategies,,0.142857,0.039216,0.560224 |
| 28,Fixed Income,Callable & Putable Bonds,,0.142857,0.034314,0.490196 |
| 29,Fixed Income,Sovereign Debt & EM Bonds,,0.142857,0.02451,0.35014 |
| 30,Fixed Income,Bond ETFs & Indices,,0.142857,0.014706,0.210084 |
| 31,Fixed Income,Asset-Backed Securities,,0.142857,0.009804,0.140056 |
| 32,Fixed Income,Floating Rate Notes,,0.142857,0.007843,0.112045 |
| 33,Fixed Income,Convertible Bonds,,0.142857,0.006863,0.098039 |
| 34,Derivatives,Options Pricing — Black-Scholes,,0.095238,0.18,1.714286 |
| 35,Derivatives,Options Greeks,,0.095238,0.15,1.428571 |
| 36,Derivatives,Options Strategies — Covered Call,,0.095238,0.1,0.952381 |
| 37,Derivatives,Options Strategies — Spreads,,0.095238,0.09,0.857143 |
| 38,Derivatives,Futures & Forwards,,0.095238,0.1,0.952381 |
| 39,Derivatives,Swaps — Interest Rate,,0.095238,0.08,0.761905 |
| 40,Derivatives,Swaps — Credit Default,,0.095238,0.07,0.666667 |
| 41,Derivatives,Hedging with Derivatives,,0.095238,0.065,0.619048 |
| 42,Derivatives,VIX & Volatility Products,,0.095238,0.055,0.52381 |
| 43,Derivatives,Structured Products,,0.095238,0.04,0.380952 |
| 44,Derivatives,Options Expiration & Assignment,,0.095238,0.035,0.333333 |
| 45,Derivatives,Commodity Derivatives,,0.095238,0.02,0.190476 |
| 46,Derivatives,Currency Derivatives,,0.095238,0.015,0.142857 |
| 47,Portfolio Management,Modern Portfolio Theory,,0.114286,0.15,1.714286 |
| 48,Portfolio Management,Asset Allocation — Strategic,,0.114286,0.13,1.485714 |
| 49,Portfolio Management,Asset Allocation — Tactical,,0.114286,0.1,1.142857 |
| 50,Portfolio Management,"Risk-Adjusted Returns (Sharpe, Sortino)",,0.114286,0.11,1.257143 |
| 51,Portfolio Management,Portfolio Rebalancing,,0.114286,0.09,1.028571 |
| 52,Portfolio Management,Factor Investing (Fama-French),,0.114286,0.08,0.914286 |
| 53,Portfolio Management,Monte Carlo Simulation,,0.114286,0.065,0.742857 |
| 54,Portfolio Management,Portfolio Optimization,,0.114286,0.06,0.685714 |
| 55,Portfolio Management,Liability-Driven Investing,,0.114286,0.055,0.628571 |
| 56,Portfolio Management,Drawdown Management,,0.114286,0.05,0.571429 |
| 57,Portfolio Management,Tax-Loss Harvesting,,0.114286,0.045,0.514286 |
| 58,Portfolio Management,Target Date Funds,,0.114286,0.03,0.342857 |
| 59,Portfolio Management,Endowment Model,,0.114286,0.025,0.285714 |
| 60,Portfolio Management,Multi-Asset Strategies,,0.114286,0.01,0.114286 |
| 61,Economics,Monetary Policy & Interest Rates,,0.095238,0.18,1.714286 |
| 62,Economics,Inflation & CPI,,0.095238,0.15,1.428571 |
| 63,Economics,GDP & Economic Indicators,,0.095238,0.13,1.238095 |
| 64,Economics,Federal Reserve & Central Banks,,0.095238,0.11,1.047619 |
| 65,Economics,Yield Curve & Recession Signals,,0.095238,0.09,0.857143 |
| 66,Economics,Employment & Labor Markets,,0.095238,0.08,0.761905 |
| 67,Economics,Fiscal Policy & Government Debt,,0.095238,0.07,0.666667 |
| 68,Economics,Currency & Exchange Rates,,0.095238,0.06,0.571429 |
| 69,Economics,Trade & Current Account,,0.095238,0.05,0.47619 |
| 70,Economics,Business Cycle Analysis,,0.095238,0.04,0.380952 |
| 71,Economics,Commodity Markets & Oil,,0.095238,0.03,0.285714 |
| 72,Economics,Global Macro Strategies,,0.095238,0.01,0.095238 |
| 73,Alternative Investments,Hedge Funds — Strategies,,0.057143,0.2,1.142857 |
| 74,Alternative Investments,Private Equity & Venture Capital,,0.057143,0.2,1.142857 |
| 75,Alternative Investments,Real Estate Investment Trusts,,0.057143,0.15,0.857143 |
| 76,Alternative Investments,Commodities — Gold & Precious Metals,,0.057143,0.1,0.571429 |
| 77,Alternative Investments,Cryptocurrency & Digital Assets,,0.057143,0.1,0.571429 |
| 78,Alternative Investments,Infrastructure Investing,,0.057143,0.08,0.457143 |
| 79,Alternative Investments,Fund of Funds,,0.057143,0.07,0.4 |
| 80,Alternative Investments,Liquid Alternatives,,0.057143,0.06,0.342857 |
| 81,Alternative Investments,Distressed Debt,,0.057143,0.04,0.228571 |
| 82,Corporate Finance,Capital Structure — Debt vs Equity,,0.07619,0.18,1.371429 |
| 83,Corporate Finance,WACC & Cost of Capital,,0.07619,0.16,1.219048 |
| 84,Corporate Finance,M&A Valuation,,0.07619,0.13,0.990476 |
| 85,Corporate Finance,Dividend Policy,,0.07619,0.1,0.761905 |
| 86,Corporate Finance,Capital Budgeting — NPV & IRR,,0.07619,0.11,0.838095 |
| 87,Corporate Finance,Free Cash Flow Analysis,,0.07619,0.09,0.685714 |
| 88,Corporate Finance,Leveraged Buyouts,,0.07619,0.08,0.609524 |
| 89,Corporate Finance,Working Capital Management,,0.07619,0.06,0.457143 |
| 90,Corporate Finance,Corporate Restructuring,,0.07619,0.05,0.380952 |
| 91,Corporate Finance,Initial Public Offerings,,0.07619,0.04,0.304762 |
| 92,Risk Management,Value at Risk (VaR),,0.066667,0.2,1.333333 |
| 93,Risk Management,Stress Testing & Scenario Analysis,,0.066667,0.16,1.066667 |
| 94,Risk Management,Credit Risk,,0.066667,0.14,0.933333 |
| 95,Risk Management,Market Risk — Systematic vs Idiosyncratic,,0.066667,0.12,0.8 |
| 96,Risk Management,Liquidity Risk,,0.066667,0.1,0.666667 |
| 97,Risk Management,Operational Risk,,0.066667,0.08,0.533333 |
| 98,Risk Management,Counterparty Risk,,0.066667,0.08,0.533333 |
| 99,Risk Management,Tail Risk & Black Swans,,0.066667,0.07,0.466667 |
| 100,Risk Management,Risk Budgeting,,0.066667,0.05,0.333333 |
| 101,Regulation & Ethics,Fiduciary Duty & Suitability,,0.07619,0.2,1.52381 |
| 102,Regulation & Ethics,SEC Regulations & Reporting,,0.07619,0.17,1.295238 |
| 103,Regulation & Ethics,CFA Institute Code of Ethics,,0.07619,0.15,1.142857 |
| 104,Regulation & Ethics,Insider Trading Rules,,0.07619,0.12,0.914286 |
| 105,Regulation & Ethics,Dodd-Frank & Financial Reform,,0.07619,0.09,0.685714 |
| 106,Regulation & Ethics,FINRA Rules & Compliance,,0.07619,0.08,0.609524 |
| 107,Regulation & Ethics,KYC / AML Requirements,,0.07619,0.07,0.533333 |
| 108,Regulation & Ethics,Investment Advisor Act,,0.07619,0.06,0.457143 |
| 109,Regulation & Ethics,MiFID II & Global Regulation,,0.07619,0.04,0.304762 |
| 110,Regulation & Ethics,Proxy Voting & Shareholder Rights,,0.07619,0.02,0.152381 |
| 111,Quantitative Methods,Time Value of Money,,0.057143,0.2,1.142857 |
| 112,Quantitative Methods,Statistical Analysis — Regression,,0.057143,0.16,0.914286 |
| 113,Quantitative Methods,Probability & Distributions,,0.057143,0.15,0.857143 |
| 114,Quantitative Methods,Hypothesis Testing,,0.057143,0.12,0.685714 |
| 115,Quantitative Methods,Time Series Analysis,,0.057143,0.1,0.571429 |
| 116,Quantitative Methods,Correlation & Covariance,,0.057143,0.09,0.514286 |
| 117,Quantitative Methods,Simulation Methods,,0.057143,0.08,0.457143 |
| 118,Quantitative Methods,Machine Learning in Finance,,0.057143,0.06,0.342857 |
| 119,Quantitative Methods,Backtesting Methodology,,0.057143,0.04,0.228571 |
| 120,Real Assets,Real Estate Valuation,,0.028571,0.3,0.857143 |
| 121,Real Assets,Infrastructure Finance,,0.028571,0.25,0.714286 |
| 122,Real Assets,Farmland & Timberland,,0.028571,0.15,0.428571 |
| 123,Real Assets,Natural Resources Investing,,0.028571,0.15,0.428571 |
| 124,Real Assets,Real Asset Inflation Hedging,,0.028571,0.15,0.428571 |
| 125,Behavioral Finance,Cognitive Biases in Investing,,0.019048,0.35,0.666667 |
| 126,Behavioral Finance,Prospect Theory & Loss Aversion,,0.019048,0.28,0.533333 |
| 127,Behavioral Finance,Herding & Market Bubbles,,0.019048,0.2,0.380952 |
| 128,Behavioral Finance,Overconfidence & Anchoring,,0.019048,0.17,0.32381 |
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