wizofoz

I disagree and sometimes think people recommend using the CFAI books in order gain an advantage over others. The reality is that at least 90% of what is in the CFAI is in Schweser, which is by far enough information to pass and is laid out in a concise and easy to understand way. The CFAI books on the other hand are long drawn-out text books. Even if you read 100% of the CFAI text there is no humanly possible way to retain the information and be able to determine what is important for the exam and what is not. I recommend reading schweser and using the CFAI texts as a reference and do all of the CFAI EOCs. I read all of the CFA texts and hardly retained anythihng until I went back and reviewed with Schweser.