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iamsobloodysick
post Jan 24 2008, 02:48 PM

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Hi. Does anyone here have Schweser 2008 CFA Level 2 study notes?
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post Feb 15 2008, 10:34 AM

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QUOTE(ZONX @ Feb 11 2008, 04:18 PM)
Hi, need help here. i want to register for the exam but i'm stucked at the 'shopping cart' step. how to get the offer code 1 and offer code 2? i clicked Recalculate already but i get no code still.  (i register through cfa institute website)

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I think that is optional. You can leave it blank can't you?
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post Jun 5 2008, 10:59 PM

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I feel like I haven't prepared enough. Exam is on this Sunday. "Wasted" too much time reading the boring textbooks. Only found the Schweser notes last week, but it's too late to cram in the notes now. :'(
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post Jun 6 2008, 11:35 PM

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QUOTE(keelim @ Jun 6 2008, 06:40 PM)
What if we are working in corporate finance department of a Big corporation? Is it relevant? Please clarify clngu. Your help will be much appreciated.
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To earn the CFA charter, you must have at least 4 years of professional experience in the finance sector.

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1. Four years (48 months) of work experience in ...
2. A full-time position consisting of ...
3. Qualifying activities, such as:
Evaluating and applying financial, economic, or statistical data involving securities or other investments, or producing work that adds value to the process
Supervising persons who practice such activities
Teaching such activities
I believe doing corporate finance is fine.

Before you'll be considered for the charter, you need to first pass all the CFA papers. If you have a degree, you can take the exams no matter what your first degree is (no work experience needed). Otherwise, you must have worked in the finance industry for at least 4(?) years.

Corporate finance (subject) is just one of the topics (about 10?) covered in the exams. Personally I think experience in the industry only helps little. Say you yourself works in the corporate finance department, do you do anything related to financial statement analysis, economics, hedge funds, bonds, derivatives, etc etc etc? Maybe some but not all that is covered in the exam.

It's tough because most of us who take it are working professionals. During weekdays how many hours can you spend on studying? I myself can only squeeze out maximum 3 hours. I've been doing that quite consistently. Two words - NO LIFE. Weekends? I used to take classes but not for this level because it was very exhausting. I'd rather study on my own during weekends. Topics covered are too many. Besides theories and stuff, you're expected to remember all the formula (near hundreds?) by heart. Formula sheet is not given. There's no time referring to the sheet during exam anyway.

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post Jun 12 2008, 11:43 AM

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QUOTE(ZONX @ Jun 9 2008, 11:58 PM)
Which level you took last sunday?

personally i feel the sunway pyramid c c is not a good place for holding an exam! the dim yellow lights which also cause multiple of my own shadow on my table. It's even worse when i was trying to fill in all those ovals. After the exam, i just feel that my eyesight got bad and seeing things blurly shocking.gif  shocking.gif being more than 6 hours in that condition. even now i still feel i see thngs blur  mad.gif

crossing fingers hope i will pass the exam. shakehead.gif
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Yes. Not only that. I find the desk and chair very uncomfortable, and the room was so bloody cold. vmad.gif Besides, the venue is not convenient for candidates who don't live in Subang/PJ areas. I had no choice but to drive there. doh.gif Me was doing L2, I'm preparing for a re-sit next June. tongue.gif tongue.gif tongue.gif

QUOTE(kalpeshneo @ Jun 12 2008, 11:11 AM)
hey guys...well jus dropping by, am also doin CFA Level 1 in Kasturi, so anyone who wants the notes?? well i've already made it into pdf format, well u can share it among ur frens, rite now, i've only qantitative methods n economics notes.. i've already uploaded to servers online, so here they are, please pass around in order for the link not to go dead. thanxx

http://www.shareonall.com/CFA_Level_1_-_Ec...cs_jbmo_pdf.htm

http://www.shareonall.com/CFA_Level_1_-_Qu...ds_vdad_pdf.htm

Enjoy and please pass it arounfd. PM me if anything..:-)
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This is where I got the study notes: http://www.scribd.com/. Not sure if they have L1 notes there.

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