jbaldyga

Band10sucksss Wrote:
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> @ trimoni....2 great insight in great detail...i
> wish if I smone cud hav posted it last year..may
> be I would hav passed too. I find my background
> pretty similar to yours..however I failed L2 with
> band 10..3 months is really a bad plan to kill L2.
> how much did u study for L2 and how much wud u
> suggest me to spend on it this year??

I studied in earnest from late December onwards and studied about 2-3 hours a night Monday through Thursday (took Friday off to ensure my marriage didn't collapse) and then studied Sat/Sun afternoons during my kids' naptime (which was anywhere from 1-2.5 hours). I finished reading with about 2 months to go and spent a month writing up notes. The last month was spent doing 4 practice tests and doing EOC questions in CFAI and trying to learn all the darn formulas. I found I knew the formulas well but didn't spend enough time USING them. I also read the CFAI texts for Ethics.

Importantly, I spent the majority of my time ensuring I understood the Equities and FRA materials (with a secondary emphasis on Derivatives and Fixed Income). I kicked butt in Equities and FRA but Derivatives and Fixed Incomes were middling results for me.