How popular is Stalla? 2010, register, question, material

spartanag07

I have been reading forums here for a while but couldn't register for whatever reason. Happy to finally be able to post here ;)

My question is how popular is stalla study guide here, I rarely hear anyone mentioning it, it's always Schweiser. Is schweiser so much better?

I am thinking about taking level 2 exam in 2012, I passed level 1 in 2010, I bought stalla books for 2011 but then things happened and i couldn't study this year. I am worried that since i haven't touched CFA material in a while it's going to be extra hard to start studying for level 2, when I already forgot most of the level 1 material.

Has anyone done that, skipped a year and then studied for level 2 and passed?

Thanks in advance.