Monday 31 January 2011

Stalla Mock Exams Schedule

Here is a schedule for Stall Mock Exams with Live Seminar for CFA June 2011. The locations are for USA.

http://www.stalla.com/cp/final_review_seminar.cfm

How Not to Give the CFA Exams!

I have been reading my previous posts. My blog could well have been titled how not to give the CFA Exams! No schedules, no focus, no determination shows through!

If I cant get things like focus and determination right by June 2011 - what a bl**dy waste of time!

Sunday 30 January 2011

Studying Again - 125 days to go for June 2011 Level 1 CFA

Generally feeling depressed after stumbling at the first hurdle...

Started preparations just about. Starting from Quants this time.

Hoping to finish Study Session 2 and some portions of SS-3 by Tuesday. Readings 5 and 6 over and 7 and 8 to go! Maybe do Reading 9 too by Tuesday.

Passing the CFA exams is definitely not going to be a breeze. Have got off from the roller coaster I was planning to take and end the exams in a blaze of glory! Preparing for a nice long drive...hopefully not too slow!

If you want to enroll for Analyst Notes - here is the link. The site has a nice list of questions for every readings, Study sessions and topics as well as 10 mock exams when the exams get near.


Analyst Notes

Tuesday 25 January 2011

CFA Exam Dec 2010 Level 1 Results

I feel my heart's settled at the bottom of my gut.

Even though I knew that I was going to flunk this time - I was still hoping for a scrape through. All in all it was the 100hrs less effort that counted.

Yes, I failed.

Score Band 6

All scores down the middle except Alternative Investment and Equity Investments.


Just such a colossal waste of time. Have to do it all over again :-(

This time the pass rate is 36%. That is quite steep. No excuse though. It was payoff for those hours wasted playing farmville.

Want to access the CFA results online?

Go to the official CFA Institute website at

http://www.cfainstitute.org/cfaprogram/exams/Pages/cfa_exam_results.aspx

Wednesday 5 January 2011

Time Has come To Study

It is sure time again to start studying for the June Exams! I would have started long back - if I knew what I was supposed to be studying for - Level 1 or Level 2!

Holidays, New Year all over - Back to the books - from today!