Which one to use for L2? Stalla vs. Schweser which, Hello, advise

marsilni

Hello,

Please advise which one you used for L2 and why?

Thx

zephyranalyst

I used Schweser for L1 only, except couple of reads from CFA books for ethics. I had a great experience with it and note taking / forumla sheet strategy seemed to work for me with Schweser.

I think I will combine Schweser + CFAI books - Larger weighted topics such as FRA, Ethics, and Equities I will do with CFAI Books, and others possibly with just Schweser. And of course doing EOC questions for every topic.

stockjaguar

^^^ Agree with the post above. I used Stalla for both L1 and L2. I passed L2 on the first attempt but the lectures other than Olinto and Hetherington (probably about 4 or 5 topics) were useless. I read all of Stalla's lecture notes, did all of the Passmaster questions and did multiple practice tests (I think I did 4 full practice tests in all).

I didn't read any of the CFA material and didnt do the CFA EOC questions, so you can pass using only Stalla. I plan to use Stalla again for L3 since I am already so familiar with their format.

bbtomato

Olinto did FRA (and perhaps 1 or 2 other sections I don't remember) for L2 the past 2 years. And I agree he's awesome, highly recommend for those who have trouble with FRA. David Hetherington (sp?) was also pretty good I thought. The other lecturers IMO aren't worth your time.

As for the books I don't think there is much of a difference in quality between Schweser and Stalla (I used Schweser for L1, Stall for L2), and if you are just getting the books I would recommend Schweser just because it is cheaper.

bdavi77962

It seems most of the people recommend Schweser, but I still cannot make up my mind, because I used Stalla for Level 1 and I felt they did a pretty good job.

I wish more people comment on their Stalla experience with L2 , what worked, what didn't. I thought Peter Olinto's video lectures were awesome for L1, does he teach L2?

Thanks