Would you be interested in contributing to a CFA-day video this December?
Am thinking of compiling a nice video with submissions from candidates all over the world about their CFA day this December. Any aspect of the day will be accepted - the morning before going to the...
View ArticleTips for a Newbie
Hey all, I just registered for the 2014 June CFA level 1 exam, and picked up the Schweser books to prepare. There is so much information to learn, I was hoping some of you might have some insights into...
View ArticleHow well prepared am I?
I solved 3 Schweser Mocks so far, scoring 71 (first Mock), 66 (live Mock, I had to rush to catch my train though) and 75 (second Mock from Book). My Q-Bank results are as follows:Ethics 81,8%Quant...
View ArticleSegments marked as optional in Ethics..
Friends, there is this section in Ethics which is marked as optional segment. Can one conveniently skip this part during preparation? Is there any possibility of the Institute testing us on this part?
View ArticleOfficial Mock exams for level 1 2008 - 2013
Hey, I looked everywhere in the internet for these official mocks. No where to be found. I spent too much with no success.Fortunately I have a friend that had all of them since 2008... well, here they...
View ArticleCandidates may not use scratch paper during the exam.
Does it mean we can only mark answers and use our calculators without any written notes?
View ArticleLunch on Exam Day
For some reason I am more stressed about how/when/where I will eat lunch than I am about the actual exam. Should I pack a lunch? Is it provided? If I don't do I have to run out and grab something in...
View ArticlePractice Exams
Hello everyone, this is Firefly :)..I had a question to ask. As the Level1 exam is almost approaching, I have been doing the practice paper. Funnily, I am getting almost the same percentage score...
View ArticleMargin Call Question
Hey everyone,It's unclear to me about what happens when the margin in an account sinks bellow the maintenance level. As I understood it, when a margin call comes, you need to add enough equity to get...
View ArticleIs a dictionary allowed in the CFA Exam for non native speakers?
Title says it all. Could not find anything specific on this.
View ArticleSchweser Practice Exams - Increasingly More Difficult
Hi - I wanted to see if anyone else shares the same "theory" re: the Schweser practice exams. Thus far, I've taken their first three practice exams (i.e. Volume 1) - and I have gotten the following...
View ArticleDeferred tax assets and liabilities and their tax base... HELP
I have tried too much already to understand this. There is not much time left, but this has become something that I have to understand to defend my brain honor (?)The conclusion for this DTA and DTL is...
View ArticleSleep...Eat...Stress Release?
Hey all, hope the last month of studying is going well for everyone. Since the beginning of November I've started to lose a little more sleep every night and was wondering if anyone had any suggestions...
View ArticleCFAI Mocks vs. Schweser Practice Exams
First of all, where do I find CFAI mock exams? Are they included in the books I received when I registered for the exam?...if so, well, I've got a problem because I don't see one.Secondly, where can I...
View ArticleHi, I am up for CFA L1 June 2014, Any suggestion as to how to go about it?
Have already started reading through Schweser notes, any other suggestion would be a great help
View ArticleCan I come to the exam with 2 identical allowed calculators?
Hey, was wondering if I don't want to end up having to use a screwdriver to change the batteries of my calculator during the test can't I simply come with a 2nd identical calculator? If the batteries...
View ArticleConsidering the amount of material is it possible to get multiple questions...
I haven't found any information pertaining to this on the CFA website.Is there a maximum amount of questions that can be asked on a single topic inside of each Functional Area (Ethics, Quant, Econ,...
View ArticleWill the real CFA Level I Exam present the questions in the same order as the...
Hey,I have been through 1 mock exam and I am going to start another one. Both give the order of the questions by topics, the same order as in the CFA Institute books.Will it be the same in the exam?
View ArticleThe last week.
Well, burnout and holiday fever got the best of me these last couple weeks; I only finished 2 mocks (~61% Kaplan, ~73% Allen). Initially, I set aside 12 hours for each subject to review/revise but...
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