Getting bored of MicroECON move, interested, something, material

dirk01

I am getting extrememly bored of the MicroEcon section.
I thought the best is to move to something I am interested in such as Portfolio Management.
Anyone have any advice or strategies for going through the material when we get tired of one topic?

malbec

My advice, if you don’t like economics, is to find a new field. Finance is nothing but applied economics. Good luck.

cv4cfa

effreyj wrote:
If you think Micro Econ is boring wait until you get to financial reporting…
^haha

bchadwick

as an economics major in college, micro econ was the class i just did cause i had to and never thought of again,  but it is important to know and understand,

AndyNZ

In college, the only time I went to econ class was on the 1st day, midterm and final
Solid A, piece of cake

Zesty

Not sure if this helps but I also got really bored of Econ.  There’s a lot of reading, it’s pretty easy, but just carries on and on.  
The good news is that Econ and FRA are probably the dullest and longest sections to get through (in my opinion at least).  Quant was long but I didn’t get bored with it.
Just get stick through and get it done.  The other subjects are all pretty bite-size and I found myself flying through them.  I wouldn’t skip around between subjects though since all of econ kinda ties in with itself.

bdavi77962

iteracom wrote:
In college, the only time I went to econ class was on the 1st day, midterm and final
Solid A, piece of cake
wow, you’re so cool.

dvilayphet

The microeconomics is tough to get through but its much easier once you get past fra, just keep fighting through.

hanvinh

aaronhotchner wrote:
My advice, if you don’t like economics, is to find a new field. Finance is nothing but applied economics. Good luck.
I haven’t started the material yet BUT, as an MSc in economics I would like to say that this is plain bad advice. Although finance is building upon economics the two fields are nothing like each other. Basic micro-econ can be boring and easy but don’t think that the investment world has anything to do with it. (I assume we all understand the forces of supply and demand without having to go through an eco 101 course).
So patience and good luck with the rest of material

tobeornottobe

There is a high correlation between the facts that you cite wikipedia articles and give questionable advice when it comes to academic material. And to make a case in point, while you would have to derive autocorrelation functions for time series in an economics course, you probably are only going to be asked to interpret the numbers during the CFA course. Yes, there is a world of difference in terms of techincality and interest.