Usefulness of CFA mock exam vs. Schweser mocks?!!
How useful and representative is the difficulty level of the CFA Institute Mocks?What about when those are compared to the Schweser books mocks?Which are better/ more representative of actual exam...
View ArticleDo you want to make a charitable contribution to my fund?
In the form of an Eleventh Hour Elan guide? hahaha :D
View Articlestudy plan
I saw a study plan someone posted on analystforumMaybe you'll find it useful:http://www.soleadea.com/december-2013-cfa-exam-study-schedule
View ArticleFRA - Understanding Balance Sheet - Revenue Recogniton
This is one of the questions under concept checkers whose answer i didn't seem to agree with or completely understand. So i am putting it here to get everyone's views.Q. How should the proceeds...
View Articlehello i need the cfa level 1 powerpoint
hi allcan anybody tell me where i can download the powerpoints plz
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FRA - Income Taxes
I found this topic to be quite intense and complicated. Will definitely go back and revise it once i start practicing.There was this specific concept(taxable temporary differences and deductible...
View ArticleCFA level 1 eligibilty
Hi everyone....My course at IIT is 5 year MSc. Integrated in Economics. So basically I will be a postgrad after 5 years. I plan to give level 1 this dec. , when I would have passed my 4th year (1st...
View ArticleFinancial leverage
Just did a question on this topic and I'm a bit confused. The answer indicates that issuing common stock will increase financial leverage.Leverage is debt, so how can issuing stock (equity) increase...
View ArticleRevenue, sales, turnover, net income, EBITDA questions
This may sound basic to some people, but it would be good if someone clarified this...What is the relationship between all 5 terms? They all seem to be used interchangably for a company's indicator for...
View ArticleDid you buy Elan mocks before? Feedback?
On their website (obviously picked thoroughly and very biased), there are reviews and tons of them say how wonderful and representative of the actual exam their mocks are.Anybody got experience with...
View ArticleWhich calculator functions do you use most frequently? (TI-BAII Plus,...
Aside from TVM & CF functions, which calculator functions do you use most frequently?
View ArticleCFA Level 1 Mock Test and Updated Question Bank
Hello Everyone.Greetings... Am new here, Preparing for June level 1.Would be glad and happy if any one can provide me updated Q bank and mock test material. Thanks.Regards,Vinod
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Economics - Schweser Qbank
I came across this question in the Qbank. Can anyone tell me what is the correct answer and why?P.S. Still hate economics :s
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Settling the issue of kurtosis once and for all
OK every time I pass by kurtosis I get confused, so I'm just going to write this all down here and hope the CFA gods here bail me out.KURTOSIS refers to the peakedness of a distribution. So how 'sharp'...
View ArticleList of stuff the calculator can do/solve
What can it do and what can't it do?Ref: BA 2 PlusGoal: optimize memorization of formulas(With a focus on Level 1 needs)
View ArticleSecuritization of receivables Q
Q: Company uses trust to securitize its accounts receivable and gets a bit more than book value for them. If the trust isn't consolidated with the co, what's the effect of the following: Over/under...
View ArticleElan Mock exam- first try
Hi all,First post here. Great site!Took my first mock exam today (Elan). Per their suggestion, allotted 3 hours to do 120 questions, finished in a little over 2 hours. Ended up with 75/120 for 62.5%......
View ArticleAre you are sitting for the L1 this December? If so, when are you going to...
I am curious to see when everyone plans on launching their studies for the Level 1 this December. I am going to start next week with 5-7 hours or studying and then will slowly ramp up to get adjusted...
View ArticlePast Years' CFAI Mocks vs. 2013 Schweser Mocks
My colleague seems to think that CFAI mocks are "far more difficult" then the Schweser Mocks, and therefore he/she is doing practice problems from CFAI mocks from 2008 thru 2012 (no clue how he/she...
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