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CFA Exam
Posted on 6/3/09 at 4:12 pm
Posted on 6/3/09 at 4:12 pm
Good luck to those taking the CFA this weekend. I feel your pain 
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Posted on 6/3/09 at 4:20 pm to bamaatlsu
Interested to hear your thoughts on how it goes. You're taking Level 2 right?
Posted on 6/3/09 at 5:10 pm to kfizzle85
yeah, level II. According to my results on the sample exams provided online by the CFA Institute, I'll be taking level II again next year 
Posted on 6/3/09 at 5:22 pm to bamaatlsu
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yeah, level II. According to my results on the sample exams provided online by the CFA Institute, I'll be taking level II again next year
I'm about to start my practice exam. I'm about to start taking my practice exam. I'll report back on the damage.
Are you the guy that interned there and started working full time after graduation from MBA school?
Posted on 6/3/09 at 5:34 pm to TheHiddenFlask
well, there are actually two of us here that fit that description. I got my mba back in '05, and there is a guy here in the office that just graduated with his MBA last month and just started full-time. We both interned here.
Posted on 6/3/09 at 6:00 pm to bamaatlsu
I'm in the middle of FARE. I just got finished the bonds and leases lecture, and my head is about to explode. 
Posted on 6/3/09 at 6:01 pm to bamaatlsu
Good luck, guys.
Posted on 6/3/09 at 6:04 pm to bamaatlsu
quote:
well, there are actually two of us here that fit that description. I got my mba back in '05, and there is a guy here in the office that just graduated with his MBA last month and just started full-time. We both interned here.
I'm thinking of the other two guys.
I'll be in your office tomorrow around 3 to talk with Troy. Throw up your TD.com money board gang sign if you see me.
Posted on 6/3/09 at 6:13 pm to TheHiddenFlask
Roughly speaking, how much time would you say you've spent studying (for the various parts), and over what period of time? Just curious.
Posted on 6/3/09 at 6:23 pm to kfizzle85
Ethics - 25 hours
Quant - 75 hours
Econ - 10 hours
Acct - 125 hours
Corp. fin.- 25 hours
Equity - 25 hours
Fixed inc - 25 hours
Deriv. - 15 hours
I really sucked at quant when I started (LSU has terrible ISDS teachers) and Accounting was just a brutal read. Those two were also the first two things I knocked out, so there was a learning curve on how to approach the material. I also made a lot of note cards for those.
I figure between TS's classes and the other general material I covered, I probably have another 100 hours or so under my belt. Anyone who can only study for 250 hours and truly cover all of the material in those books is pretty amazing.
Quant - 75 hours
Econ - 10 hours
Acct - 125 hours
Corp. fin.- 25 hours
Equity - 25 hours
Fixed inc - 25 hours
Deriv. - 15 hours
I really sucked at quant when I started (LSU has terrible ISDS teachers) and Accounting was just a brutal read. Those two were also the first two things I knocked out, so there was a learning curve on how to approach the material. I also made a lot of note cards for those.
I figure between TS's classes and the other general material I covered, I probably have another 100 hours or so under my belt. Anyone who can only study for 250 hours and truly cover all of the material in those books is pretty amazing.
Posted on 6/3/09 at 6:28 pm to TheHiddenFlask
Gotcha. Did you do all that during school, and did you buy the Stalla stuff?
ETA: I concur on the ISDS, and I hate that shite to begin with. Bob Herbert and his left hand can die.
ETA: I concur on the ISDS, and I hate that shite to begin with. Bob Herbert and his left hand can die.
This post was edited on 6/3/09 at 6:30 pm
Posted on 6/3/09 at 6:35 pm to kfizzle85
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Gotcha. Did you do all that during school, and did you buy the Stalla stuff?
Didn't buy any Stalla stuff, but I have some old schweser stuff that I'm going to go over tomorrow and Friday.
Okay, I'm starting the Exam right now.
I'll see you guys at midnight.
ETA: I had Herbert too. I stopped going to his lectures after the first few classes and tried to just learn it from the book (why LSU has to print their own edition of books is beyond me. They always suck), which was pretty much just enough to get me a B in the class. His constant mental breakdowns (over him not being able to derive a basic stat formula) in class would stress me out so much that I had to go to the driving range and take some fury out.
This post was edited on 6/3/09 at 6:38 pm
Posted on 6/3/09 at 6:39 pm to TheHiddenFlask
I did the exact same thing. ETA: And of course, good luck to both of you.
This post was edited on 6/3/09 at 6:40 pm
Posted on 6/3/09 at 6:44 pm to kfizzle85
Damnit, it's a PDF. I was hoping it was timed so that I wouldn't keep posting on here.
Ohhh. Well.....
Kfizzle, if I remember correctly, you are starting your MBA in the fall as well? Are you taking the CFA exam on Saturday?
Ohhh. Well.....
Kfizzle, if I remember correctly, you are starting your MBA in the fall as well? Are you taking the CFA exam on Saturday?
Posted on 6/3/09 at 7:19 pm to TheHiddenFlask
Sorta related: I'm in a bond financing class all next week... 
Posted on 6/3/09 at 7:21 pm to Golfer
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bond financing
Clearly realated, studying for the CFA is finance bondage.
On a more serious note, where are you taking it at?
Posted on 6/3/09 at 7:24 pm to Golfer
BAAA HERBERT! Gotta C in his ISDS 2000 then beast moded an A in 2001. I take L1 on saturday in H-town (where I'm from)
Oh and Flask, I will be MBA in the Fall.
Good luck peeps!
Oh and Flask, I will be MBA in the Fall.
Good luck peeps!
Posted on 6/3/09 at 7:27 pm to TheHiddenFlask
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On a more serious note, where are you taking it at?
Philly. Professional course, 9 hours a day of living hell...
Posted on 6/3/09 at 7:38 pm to TheHiddenFlask
Naw I'm taking the Financial section of the CPA in early July, and starting grad school for a M.S. in accounting in August. I'm hoping to get FARE and REG (tax) done this summer, and the entirety of the CPA done by the end of October. I'm going to try and take Level 1 next June.
Posted on 6/3/09 at 7:39 pm to Golfer
Who puts that on? Is it a designation/continuing ed thing?
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