标题: Difference between Schweser and CFAI books [打印本页] 作者: Mechanic 时间: 2013-4-4 05:20 标题: Difference between Schweser and CFAI books
I heard that there are some differences between Schweser and CFAI books (CFAI books cover more than Schweser notes). I only finished Schweser quants note and didn’t see a lot of differences. For anyone who had gone through all materials, are you willing to share what you know about the differences between Schweser notes and CFAI books? Are there a lot of differences or can I just ignore them since Schweser doesn’t feel that those points are not important enough to be tested? Since I don’t really have a lot of time to study, I didn’t plan on reading CFAI books.
Thanks a lot!作者: EastCoastJ 时间: 2013-4-4 05:22
All the fluff is gone, Schweser has everything that will be tested.作者: dotamasta 时间: 2013-4-4 05:26
I am using Stalla and CFA and feel that 98% of the *LOS* material on CFA is in Stalla. Anyone else feel this way?作者: gjcxc 时间: 2013-4-4 05:28
I used both for my L1 preparation and passed. I’ve heard of many people passing the exam with just the Schweser notes, so it is possible. However, unless you have an extensive finance background, I probably wouldn’t recommend ignoring the CFAI Text. One thing I’ve noticed is that there were some questions that came directly from the text (some in the “fluff” mentioned above).
Schweser is great tool to use as a study supplement, but I probably wouldn’t use it as a substitute for the text. The text will provide a deeper understanding of the information, and a deep understanding is what is needed for many of the types of questions you’ll see on the exam.
Just my two cents.
Regardless of what you choose to do, good luck.作者: Kiakaha 时间: 2013-4-4 05:30
The thing is with the amount of material in the CFA text, you probably will have a hard time remembering it…
I’m working on mastering what I know.作者: simeezee 时间: 2013-4-4 05:32
If you have a working knowledge of all of the material presented in Schweser or Stalla, you will be fine. There might be things in the CFAI books that aren’t in these abbreviated notes, but if you know 100% of everything in the notes, I can’t see you being disappointed with your results.
My $.02.
