Learning from CFA Material vs Schweser.Does it matter considerably? version, between, reading

BC_MBA_student

I am taking level 2 exam in June 2011. I have read e book version from CFA. I found it very exhausting to read. I'm thinking of reading Schweser materials. Do you think there is significant differences between CFA ebook and Schweser? The poin is: if I only read Schweser, do I have the same chance to pass the exam compare to if I read ebook? Thanks for your inputs. BR

scarecrow

yeah I wouldn't worry about it. The cfai only sends those out so you look important if you put them all in your book case in your office.

Newhuman

This has been covered 1,000,001 times on this forum, use the search

madaochenggong

@starbuk
I like your comment -d-

neil1234

Thanks guys..I'm planning to study equity and FRA from cfa first and then study from Schweser for others

genuinecfa

I had the same question bugging me for few weeks now.
For me it seems like first reading from CFAI is useful in many aspects. Particularly because, many of the concepts are not native to me in CFAI curriculum. And CFAI modules give good details for each concept that they explain on the spot. Whereas Schweser/Stalla gives just a revision list including most of the points in CFAI but excluding detailed explanation of the context in which those concepts are being discussed.

Hence, I am inclined more towards CFAI at first readings.After reading from CFAI , schweser makes lot of sense, in view of brevity and fast reading.However, CFAI readings are long, and I may not be able to sustain the slow speed for long term. May be using CFAI for all topics turn out to be a huge waste of time for me and can be fatal.

Still figuring out how to reconcile with both of them.

zephyranalyst

My reconciliation is doing Schweser for each chapter, then doing the schweser questions and the EOCs for that chapter. If I didn't absolutely kill it, I go and read the CFAI chapter too. Do a run-through on QBank and if that's above 85% I move on to the next chapter.

This way easy chapters get Schweser-only, and hard ones that will frankly require multiple reads get both books contributing.

I'm still going to have to sit down and look all this stuff over, but I'm working on making it through the first time, Reading 38, here we go!

I'm flipping trhough the rest of Equity, and REading 44 seems like a true monster. It's got LOS's going from a to t.