ruchita

You kinda remind me of me.

I studied actuarial studies at uni for two yrs before dropping it for finance. After I graduated, I was a business analyst for 5 years at a financial services firm (but not really applying any finance/investments knowledge). I studied CFA cause it was challenging and it may lead me to better opportunities. I'm currently 2/2 and will enroll for lvl 3 2012.

It's hard to ans ur questions on the iPhone but essentially:
- try avoid solely studying with the cfai text. Each book is approx the same width as the first one. From memory economics is a book on its own and so is accounting. You will save heaps of time getting a hold of Schweser notes.
- hardest and most important topics for someone of ur background is prob accounting, equities and derivatives. But this is all relative.
- I dont work in the industry so can't specify on cfa numbers but I wouldn't say a dime a dozen.
- as u r making at least 3 yr commitment, and 1000+ study hrs, u better b sure this will b worth it. A lot of ppl here will be bias and say go for it. But just ask urself where u want to b in 5 yrs time.