CFA Malaysia super dry. Noesis FB page and my other friends taking CFA is spamming FB. U passed level 2 previously?

hi peeps, managed to kill L2.. now considering whether to go L3 next year.

yo. Failed ethics ...

passed the darn L2 tho. haha . Think my strat of focusing on FRA and Equity helped.

I hope you pass too !

How I succeed may not be applicable to you - as everyone has different backgrounds/experiences/study styles. Take what is worth though , if you like 

I started in Feb, reading through Schweser notes top to bottom in detail - done all the exercises of each topic included in Schweser notes. This process takes me 2 months. In April I was focusing on re-reading again the entire Schweser notes - but this time more like a speed read and I actually try to summarize/connects the important concepts of each study session in my head - only reviewing those that I could not remember well or unclear of. This is supplemented by Qbank extensively. I mostly only did intermediate and difficult questions (You can filter the questions by difficulty level,I did about 1000+ questions) and each question I did wrong was thoroughly reviewed (and revisit the entire concept, if necessary). 2 weeks before exam I focused on doing mocks exam and train up on speed of answering by mixing up the questions in Qbank (i.e. do not filter by study session). Two day before exam I chill the f*** up by exercising and sipping coffee in cafes, went hiking a nearby mountain in the morning. Last day I spent memorizing formulas/hardcore rules (like GAAP/IFRS differences) that's still not printed in my brain.

I didn't - read CFAI textbook (too much things to absorb, too little time) - didn't do any EOC/blue box exercise - didn't join any study group/class. Study time - after reached home from work @ 9.30/10pm - I will probably study till 12 am or 1.30 am, depending on my mood and the interests on the topic ... Saturday full day at cafe/library/office and Sunday just chill - or study if I have the mood.

By the way my background helps - I have a degree in Applied Maths - with most time of my honours year focusing on financial engineering. So - the L2 quant and derivatives topics are still pretty basic to me as I've done harder stuffs in uni. Being a little bit more math trained - I find picking up fixed income easy as well. I've spent most of my time then reviewing Equity valuation and Financial Reporting. (I did 0 reading in ethics. I just keep doing Qbanks question on ethics. By the way, I got <50% in this topic - so dont try this. lol)

I believe I passed really marginally - and it's somehow foreshadowed by my study style - I possible took the bare minimal effort required to pass the exam, given my background. If you decided to only read whatever supplementary notes out there (be it Schweser or ELAN or whatever that is), be reminded they are all a skimmed version of the real text - so you have to read as if every sentence in the note is critical information. No shortcutting on the shortcutted materials. Remember that ...

If there's tips I can give - it is this - try not to skip any topics/session. Try to know everything - and truly masters the 2 heavyweight topics - FRA and Equity. You will need to be very good in Quant, so that understanding Portfolio management becomes relatively easier - all the formula/methods become natural & logical with minimal memorization needed.

You'll find out very soon

Where is the best place for me to buy kaplan schweser books/notes?
Any shop that carry schweser?

Hey guys, I'm going to represent my school and Malaysia to participate in Inter Collegiate Finance Competition Final Round which will be held in Manila, Philippine. And it's sponsored by JP Morgan.

can I know where is the test center for December exam? How can I find out?

The number of candidates keep increasing yearly. Twenty years ago, a total of less than 50 candidates sat for levels I, II, and III combined. This year, almost 500 candidates took the exam in Malaysia alone.

thx for the info. 

btw, to anyone who took classes at noesis before, may i ask, does the tuition fee include set of reference books (ie:SchweserNotes)? thank you.

Hi all...

I've just registered for Dec 2014 Level 1 CFA. I did not buy the printed version. will rely mostly on Schweser Notes and plan to do plenty of MCQ practices. This is based on advice from my friend who had recently passed her level 1.

Feel free to comment on this study plan. TQ!

Normally the part at the back is the confusing ones (i.e. ABS, MBS). Are these the ones? Fixed Income is normally 5-15%. If you score <50% for FI you will have to make it up in the other sections.

My advice is not to skip fixed income, reason being, fixed income is one of the largest topics in CFA's exam, on top of that, you'll see it again in L3.

Try reading it over again if it helps, otherwise hit the practice questions to get a better understanding. If you think fixed income is confusing, derivatives will be even worse So don't skip it, don't give up.

I'm only half way through my target amount of mocks, it's taking ages to go through them. How many mocks have you done?

You have to leave at least a month for mocks no? I usually learn and memorise when i do and review mocks.
1 week to work on your mocks is definitely not enough for me as I'm extremely slow anyway so need to start earlier. What level are u sitting this june?

please drop me a whatsapp / call @ 0197784186 if you are selling 2nd/ brand new latest level 1 books. Appreciate

Btw, can i get those books from national library?

Hey guys i signed up for the June 2015 level 1, will the cfa notes be enough? Are the schweser notes really that good? Anybody selling second hand mocks pm me!