Why do people on this site belittle the CFA program??
I’ve been on this site for a few months now and have noticed there are people here that try to belittle the designation or even try to discourage others from pursuing the charter. If it’s not that big...
View ArticleWork experience question
Apologies for asking a basic question that I really should know the answer to.I know that 4 years of work experience are required for the charter. However, I was wanting to ask if it was possible to...
View ArticleWhy does competition lead to illusion of control?
I am on curriculum vol 2 p.60. It says choices, task familiarity, competition, and active involvement can all inflate confidence and generate such illusions.All factors seem very reasonable, except...
View ArticleHalf a page into studying
So I tried to start studying over the weekend. I read about half a page of behavorial finance out of the CFAI books and couldnt do anymore. Really concerned that I would spend 200-300 hours reading...
View ArticleIndex Cards? How many of you make them?
I didn’t make any index cards for L1 or L2.It just seems like I would end up with a stack of cards at least a foot high and thus inconvenient to bring anywhere.Any experience with this on how thick...
View ArticleDoes a buyer of a Project interest pays the seller the value of the crude and...
“ ‘Does a buyer of a Project (PSC) interest pays the seller the value of the crude and other inventories reported on the seller’s balance sheets? How to value such inventory?”
View ArticleSS 5 (Portfolio management for Insti investors)
Hi,Is the reading called Allocating shareholder capital to “pension plans” included in new syllabus of 2014? I am not able to see the topic in 2014 LOS list that i got from CFA website.
View ArticleCFA logo on the back screen of your car!
Congratulations to all who cleared!!!Does the cfa instt allow u to use any cfa logo on your personal belongings like your car screen. Visiting cards I guess you can use a cfa logo.
View ArticleMy 9 pointers-passing all 3 levels in 1st attempt
Level III -1)START READING EARLY… that’s a big advantage…because in the end, time will always be short..if sat is an off please study rigourously on sat and sun as with daily workload u will not be...
View ArticleAnother question on conservatism and anchoring
I have searched the forum and did find some dicussion about the two but I still don’t get the point, particular when I am trying to solve the following question in schweser: Don Henry has just received...
View Article“fourth-quarter effect” strategy
Quoted from the book: ———– In particular, seasonality deserves comment. The annual rotation toward risk aversion in the bond market during the second half of most years contributes to a “fourth-quarter...
View ArticlePortfolio mgmnt Institutional investors -Banks
Hi,When Duration of asset when interest rate rise asset value goes down less than liability value and thereby surplus increases. Can some one explian this ???
View Articleanyone know when schweser comes out?
Dont think i can manage to read the CFA books…they’re too long!!
View ArticleQuestion on Taxes
So I’m going through the section on taxes and I came across a question that has me confused and was wondering if someone may be able to help.The question is as follows:John Kaplan and Anna Forest both...
View ArticleEuropean Broker on-line
Hello, hello.. Does anybody know a competitive and efficient european broker online platform? Trying to find a gooood one… Cheers
View ArticleCFA Charter email this week?
I gotta a good feeling it’s coming by Friday. Another reason to get drunk! Who’s with me?
View ArticleCFA Arabia approval
Anyone on this forum has experience of dealing with CFA Arabia? How long does work approval take?
View ArticleI signed up!!!
Wooh! L3 candidate!! Mixed feelings though….I really liked my summer!! Had a great time in the garden and with my pals. I dread reading again…
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