retakers: how hard was GIPS last year(s) estate, really, returns, seeing, through

DarienHacker

just seeing if you really need to go through the nitty gritty.

also, were there any calculations in terms of dietz, composite cash weighted returns, real estate?

bkballa

don't ask, and there are plenty of retakers here.

strikethree

I haven't touched schweser since 2002, so no advice here. the eoc stuff out of the books is NOT bad, and some of them are previous years exam questions.

IAmNeil

i'm a multi-year test taker, so take it with a grain of salt, but my take is that gips is kind of a freebie. in years past, it hasn't been that difficult - very high level stuff to nail 10% of the exam.

they might give you a snapshot of their returns, some language at the bottom, and maybe a vigenette to go with it. you'll have to pick up what is wrong with the returns, the disclosures, and story.

that's what i'm hoping for ... now if they ask some real estate question, i'm like a turtle on it's back.