First of all it should go without saying, you have to pass the CFA exams yourself, it isn’t like “Who wants to be a millionaire?”, you don’t get to phone a friend when you get stuck. Secondly if you’re going to go to the trouble of finding my blog, then my phone number, which only [...]
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Today is actually exam day, but not for me, I actually managed to pass last time. I’ve already given tips and made study materials available but I decided to take a fresh look at the material and see if I can’t provide some more useful advice now that it is too late. Of course some [...]
Posted in CFA | and Tagged: Economics, Equity Investments, Ethics and Professional Standards, exam, Financial Reporting and Analysis, Fixed Income, flash cards, Quantitative Methods, study materials, tips | 2 Comments »
Another CFA Level 1 exam is approaching. I’m not sitting this exam, but I have spent more time studying for the CFA Level 1 exam than most anyone else you care to champion. I eventually passed, but I didn’t enjoy the journey. I also blogged, probably too much. It may be too little too late [...]
Posted in CFA | and Tagged: advice, cue cards, Economics, Ethics, flash cards, practice problems, proverbs, quotation, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, tips, Top 10, William Blake | 3 Comments »
Another CFA Level 1 exam is almost here and that means more random web surfers downloading the study materials I made available for free. Before you rush off to download them, here is some text that tries to explain why each question was selected along with some tips on how to solve the questions in [...]
Posted in CFA | and Tagged: Accounting, Beta, bond valuation, cash flow, CFF, CFO, Corporate Finance, Cost of Equity, covariance matrix, derivatives, discount yield, dividend growth rate model, duration, EPS, finance, Financial Reporting Analysis, FRA, free cash flow, Operating Cycle, P/E, t-bill, time value of money, WACC, yield | 6 Comments »
This post becomes popular right around CFA exam results day. I did not enjoy writing the CFA exam, I enjoyed my MBA program less. Some people just refuse to believe I’m telling the truth. Here is photographic proof, or at least I hope it is, that I passed the exam: At first I wasn’t even [...]
Posted in CFA, Depression, Excel, MBA | and Tagged: 2012, anxiety attacks, cue cards, exam results, Level 1, practice problems, study materials | 14 Comments »
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