Comments on: Not Dead Yet http://luminouslogic.com/cfa-program-not-dead-yet.htm ...contemplative and analytical by nature... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:59:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Lumilog http://luminouslogic.com/cfa-program-not-dead-yet.htm#comment-1039 Lumilog Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:06:40 +0000 http://luminouslogic.com/cfa-program-not-dead-yet.htm#comment-1039 Hey thanks for all the comments. Yes, Judgement Day is well-nigh upon us. Gonna try to get one more blog entry out before Saturday. :? -Lumilog Hey thanks for all the comments. Yes, Judgement Day is well-nigh upon us. Gonna try to get one more blog entry out before Saturday. :?

-Lumilog

]]> By: momo http://luminouslogic.com/cfa-program-not-dead-yet.htm#comment-1038 momo Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:01:05 +0000 http://luminouslogic.com/cfa-program-not-dead-yet.htm#comment-1038 I find the hardest topics to be: - operating/capital leases - capitalizing/expensing interest - some of the ratio question related to operation/capital leases, and ARO and write downs I find the hardest topics to be:

- operating/capital leases
- capitalizing/expensing interest
- some of the ratio question related to operation/capital leases, and ARO and write downs

]]> By: momo http://luminouslogic.com/cfa-program-not-dead-yet.htm#comment-1037 momo Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:52:43 +0000 http://luminouslogic.com/cfa-program-not-dead-yet.htm#comment-1037 hey, how about telling us what success percentage you got ? I got 68%, so I want to know is it good enough, I'm always near 70%, hard to pass it. what about you ? hey, how about telling us what success percentage you got ?
I got 68%, so I want to know is it good enough, I’m always near 70%, hard to pass it.

what about you ?

]]> By: yellowman http://luminouslogic.com/cfa-program-not-dead-yet.htm#comment-1036 yellowman Sun, 01 Jun 2008 23:58:09 +0000 http://luminouslogic.com/cfa-program-not-dead-yet.htm#comment-1036 For all of you who are afraid to fail, don't be! Forget about passing or failing the CFA test and just focus on the exam itself. Think about how you are going to attack questions and how you are you going to re-focus during the exam when you seem to get side tracked. Lumilog - GOOD LUCK! It was fun reading your blog. I hope to hear some good news from you when you get your results. :) GOOD LUCK EVERYONE! For all of you who are afraid to fail, don’t be! Forget about passing or failing the CFA test and just focus on the exam itself. Think about how you are going to attack questions and how you are you going to re-focus during the exam when you seem to get side tracked.

Lumilog - GOOD LUCK! It was fun reading your blog. I hope to hear some good news from you when you get your results. :)

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

]]> By: jay http://luminouslogic.com/cfa-program-not-dead-yet.htm#comment-1035 jay Sun, 01 Jun 2008 06:18:15 +0000 http://luminouslogic.com/cfa-program-not-dead-yet.htm#comment-1035 Hi to those who will fail the June exam, I will fail the June exam too. I just never learned to manage time wisely. Let it be a lesson to myself. Next time I'll have to find a study partner to keep me on the track. (sounds like back to college years again....) Hopefully I'll learn the lesson to pass the December exam. Ya. Wait until xmas. Hi to those who will fail the June exam,

I will fail the June exam too. I just never learned to manage time wisely. Let it be a lesson to myself. Next time I’ll have to find a study partner to keep me on the track. (sounds like back to college years again….)

Hopefully I’ll learn the lesson to pass the December exam. Ya. Wait until xmas.

]]> By: itconsultant http://luminouslogic.com/cfa-program-not-dead-yet.htm#comment-1034 itconsultant Fri, 30 May 2008 00:44:29 +0000 http://luminouslogic.com/cfa-program-not-dead-yet.htm#comment-1034 Good luck for the exam next week. Stay calm and composed. I am sure you will do well Good luck for the exam next week. Stay calm and composed. I am sure you will do well

]]> By: Craig http://luminouslogic.com/cfa-program-not-dead-yet.htm#comment-1033 Craig Tue, 27 May 2008 08:49:11 +0000 http://luminouslogic.com/cfa-program-not-dead-yet.htm#comment-1033 I will fail in June and I don't think I've got it in me to retake it. Even if I pass, I don't think I will take Level 2. A shame, but I need to have a life! If I'm not revising (and having recently started watching The Wire, I'm not revising!) I'm thinking about it. I just feel exhausted. Wimper. I will fail in June and I don’t think I’ve got it in me to retake it.
Even if I pass, I don’t think I will take Level 2. A shame, but I need to have a life! If I’m not revising (and having recently started watching The Wire, I’m not revising!) I’m thinking about it. I just feel exhausted.

Wimper.

]]> By: Lumilog http://luminouslogic.com/cfa-program-not-dead-yet.htm#comment-1032 Lumilog Sun, 25 May 2008 11:39:24 +0000 http://luminouslogic.com/cfa-program-not-dead-yet.htm#comment-1032 Craig / Yellowman - operating / capital leases are giving me headaches too. I'm working as many problems as I can in random order and am learning more and more, but there are only 2 weeks left! Wonder if the CFA exam questions are as hard as some of the reading's practice problems. Thanks for checking in itconsultant and good luck. The MBA will no doubt give you a head start. Bahodir - thanks for the advice. My guess is that I will be re-taking the exam in December and, if so, will most likely get 3rd party notes. I am intrigued by financial engineering programs too - just like the fact that you can pursue the CFA while still holding your full time job (at least theoretically). - Lumilog Craig / Yellowman - operating / capital leases are giving me headaches too. I’m working as many problems as I can in random order and am learning more and more, but there are only 2 weeks left! Wonder if the CFA exam questions are as hard as some of the reading’s practice problems.

Thanks for checking in itconsultant and good luck. The MBA will no doubt give you a head start.

Bahodir - thanks for the advice. My guess is that I will be re-taking the exam in December and, if so, will most likely get 3rd party notes. I am intrigued by financial engineering programs too - just like the fact that you can pursue the CFA while still holding your full time job (at least theoretically).

- Lumilog

]]> By: itconsultant http://luminouslogic.com/cfa-program-not-dead-yet.htm#comment-1031 itconsultant Thu, 22 May 2008 02:10:38 +0000 http://luminouslogic.com/cfa-program-not-dead-yet.htm#comment-1031 Hi. I am also an engineer (software). I have been investing since 7 years and now doing my MBA in Finance. Signed up for CFA for Dec 08. will be following ur blog.good luck Hi.

I am also an engineer (software). I have been investing since 7 years and now doing my MBA in Finance. Signed up for CFA for Dec 08. will be following ur blog.good luck

]]> By: Bahodir http://luminouslogic.com/cfa-program-not-dead-yet.htm#comment-1030 Bahodir Wed, 21 May 2008 03:47:40 +0000 http://luminouslogic.com/cfa-program-not-dead-yet.htm#comment-1030 Guys, good luck for the CFA. I passed the first level in Dec, 2007. But I forgot most of the stuff. I think, while passing the CFA is good, the CFA only gives you an intuition about how things work in finance. I feel a strong urge to study financial engineering in the US from this fall. I am sure that it will be much more fun than the CFA. Anyways, how about a little useful information for those who are preparing for the first level? So, here it is. I've used Analyst Notes (www.analystnotes) and Schweser, and some softwares (Stalla, etc.) In my view, the most useful was Schweser, the second best were thos programs and the last analyst notes. I am not advertising or de-advertising (haha, i wonder whether there is such a word) anything, since I don't gain anything from doing so. My ranking is based on question types that appeared on the exam. Those questions involved two or more concepts at the same time. When you study Schweser notes, you get the connection between things, but analyst notes sucks in this sense. Even topics don't appear in the same order with the syllabus. Guys, good luck for the CFA. I passed the first level in Dec, 2007. But I forgot most of the stuff. I think, while passing the CFA is good, the CFA only gives you an intuition about how things work in finance. I feel a strong urge to study financial engineering in the US from this fall. I am sure that it will be much more fun than the CFA.
Anyways, how about a little useful information for those who are preparing for the first level? So, here it is. I’ve used Analyst Notes (www.analystnotes) and Schweser, and some softwares (Stalla, etc.) In my view, the most useful was Schweser, the second best were thos programs and the last analyst notes. I am not advertising or de-advertising (haha, i wonder whether there is such a word) anything, since I don’t gain anything from doing so. My ranking is based on question types that appeared on the exam. Those questions involved two or more concepts at the same time. When you study Schweser notes, you get the connection between things, but analyst notes sucks in this sense. Even topics don’t appear in the same order with the syllabus.

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