标题: I start studying for Dec L1 tomorrow [打印本页] 作者: Bad5shah 时间: 2011-7-11 18:32 标题: I start studying for Dec L1 tomorrow
Not leaving myself as much time as I would have liked, but I plan to put in 2 hours after work each day and a good deal of time on weekends. I will be using the Elan Ultimate Prep Package. Anyone else just start/not started studying for L1 yet? I just graduated with a Finance degree in May and did extremely well in all of my finance/econ/stats/accounting classes and am working in fixed income now so I think I should be in a good starting position.
Good luck everyone!作者: evolsteevol 时间: 2011-7-11 18:32
Good luck to you! I just started studying about a week ago (and no background in finance)...I think we'll have enough time to be well prepared. You have an undergrad in finance, so I'm sure a lot of the info will be review.作者: lc26mizzou 时间: 2011-7-11 18:32
I just started my studying 2 weeks ago for the December exam. I also graduated in may with a minor in finance. I've found that even after studying finance for 4 years it's going to take a solid and consistent effort to retain all the material for the exam. Quant is a good place to start. Good luck!作者: leadcfa 时间: 2011-7-11 18:32
BryGuy,
Good luck to you and studies. I have schweser prep, but thinking about using more of Elan once I'm done with schweser, probably the mock exams and practice questions. Using schweser/elan, then CFAI to work out any issues/problems. My biggest weakness is probably Econ, its just been too long since I've studied these curves. Long Run vs Short Run demand and supply curves and which way they go, prob my biggest weakness on this entire exam.作者: Londonrocks 时间: 2011-7-11 18:32
@Jason
My study materials took a day to process and two days transit time. I live in the Northeast, US. In the meantime, you should really lay out your planned schedule and set study goals for each week. Having everything organized and ready for when the curriculum arrives will help reduce the stress you feel once you see the size of the it.作者: Benjiko 时间: 2011-7-11 18:32
Graduated in may with finance and am registered for December. Have had the books for a month but just got serious about reading them. Im going to give the CFAI material a shot first for about the next month, if im not kicking ass ill probably buy elan or something of the sort.
This is my first attempt at Level 1 and i have high hopes seeing as i have been studying much of this material for the last 4 years.作者: Matori 时间: 2011-7-11 18:32
Hey Good Luck Everyone.
I signed up last night for the CFA in December. I graduated in May 2010 with my master's degree in economics. I have minimal experience in finance, but I am excited to learn! I have a fairly solid understanding of Math and Economics so I hope that helps.
I plan on doing an intensive 16 week study session starting this week, however I am waiting on my study material. (does anyone know how long it takes for them to mail it to you? I am currently located in the NJ/NY area.) I know online you can print the first chapter so I will begin that way.
My study plan is going to be; read the CFAI material chapter by chapter, followed by a review of the "Schweser Video Classes." (16 in total) making my whole study session 16 weeks. Followed by a remained of 2 weeks or so review. I currently work an average of 40 hours a week so I believe I should be able to maintain this workload.
This is my first attempt at the CFA exam so if anyone has any suggestions / words of inspiration please feel free to share.
> In
> the meantime, you should really lay out your
> planned schedule and set study goals for each
> week. Having everything organized and ready for
> when the curriculum arrives will help reduce the
> stress you feel once you see the size of the it.
+ 1
My CFAI books took about a week to arrive (1 day to process, then shipped to Toronto).作者: kmf229 时间: 2011-7-11 18:32
I have just started studying for Dec L1, I am using Elan and starting with Econ.
Ski2Much Wrote:
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> Im going to give the CFAI material a shot first for about the
> next month, if im not kicking ass ill probably buy
> elan or something of the sort.
> i have high hopes seeing as i have been studying much of
> this material for the last 4 years.
I've studied much of this material in my underdrad as well; the biggest frustration/change for me is that the CFAI treatment of individual topics is much more dense/detailed than any of my course texts dealing with the same material.
At this point, it's difficult to assess whether that extra detail is really necessary or just overly-descriptive.作者: ramzes 时间: 2011-7-11 18:33
ravinsu Wrote:
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> Good Luck. I am also writing L1 this december.
>
> I prefer watching the video first and then read
> the CFAI material for that reading. Really works
> for me.
> But then, I used to be that guy who listened to
> the prof lectures in school and did well in exams
> with minimal reading. Might be different for
> someone else.
Hi Ravinsu,
I figure that if I watch the video first I am going to cheat when it comes to studying the CFAI notes and just skim through them rather than actually read and try to understand every detail. MY main goal is going to be to understand the notes fully and then use the video as a review or in case I am having trouble understanding any of the material.
I am actually pushing my studying back until starting on Thursday, have a job interview coming up and would like to keep my mind focused on one thing at a time.作者: farrukhsadiq 时间: 2011-7-11 18:33
determined Wrote:
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> Sometimes I don't feel like I am retaining all of
> the information and at other times I feel that
> some of it is sticking. I can't really offer any
> advice because I am a first time candidate. I
> found that I am struggling a bit with Quant but
> only the areas of Hypothesis testing with the
> t-distributions, z-distributions, F-statistics
> etc. Should I keep going and review it later? I
> just don't want to spend too much time on one area
> especially if it's only worth 2 or 3 questions on
> the exam? (I mean for Hypothesis testing, I know
> that Quant has at way more questions than that)
> Can anyone here who has taken the exam already
> give me some advice.
I'm going through these same issues, but of course have not studied long enough and have plenty of time left. Will probably have to go over the material a couple of times before it all stocks. I think the first time I finished econ and quant only about 65% of it stuck. I'm pretty strong in FSA, FI, EQ, Alt, PM. Econ and hypothesis testing probably my main weakness. Hypothesis testing, the main issues right now are just knowing WHEN to use a certain table. It's easy to use the table, but just finding i guess the key words in the question, to find the right table to use. Still have 4 months. Gonna check out Elan's hypo testing freebie
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> Thanks, I feel better knowing that others are
> going through the same thing. I agree with you on
> the tables. I think I read somewhere that for the
> most part they provide the relevant tables for the
> questions in the exam, meaning they will provide a
> small table in the question that it relates to. I
> am hoping that's the case.
Yes, it is the case from what I hear. Which should help some. Let me know your strategy for Econ. There are so many graphs to remember.作者: Beatnik 时间: 2011-7-11 18:33
I started Last night with the CFAI books and plan to get the Elan guides soon.作者: eagles_dare13 时间: 2011-7-11 18:33
Started today and will be using Schweser notes. MBA/engineering background.
I think i'm going to do my study plan tomorrow! gl everyone!作者: manasib 时间: 2011-7-11 18:33
Registered for level one on December and just started studying last week! I graduated with a economics degree and have the Elan Ultimate prep package. I find the hardest part to be sitting down and focusing for two or more hours consistently everyday, but I'm forcing myself to do it.
Once I started studying, I feel like 4 months of time isn't really enough. Anyone else feel the same? =/作者: sdada 时间: 2011-7-11 18:33
JDiegelmann Wrote:
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> I'm taking some extra time with Quant myself,
> because it plays a role in so many of the other
> sections. My biggest issue is hitting 2 hours a
> day, every day. It's exhausting but the only way
> to complete the material in time for the exam with
> adequate preparation.
+1 its not really hard material, just a lot of it. Did 50 pages last night after work of schweser FSA section, cash flows, going through all the ratios types, dupont, extended dupont, EOC's, worn out. Gonna have to go over this material multiple times to remember it all. I work about 10 hrs, then get home and study 3-4 hrs when I get home. Must be efficient with time.
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