CFA_Halifax
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short and sweet my friends:
- if you've studied hard, the exam will be easier than you expected (and the schweser exams were)
- GIPS and corporate governance will be on it, and in a fairly big way. Don't skip them
- alternative investments has just as much as weight as derivatives. The CFAI carves up the 30% I believe it is for Asset Valuation evenly by study session. Just because has 5 or whatever readings DOESN'T matter. It may not exactly be equal, but AI's are going to be tested harder than preps have prepared you I'm betting. If your weak on them and on the fence, give them a good look this evening
- time isn't as big a factor as you think it will be, pace yourself
- if your running out of time, and going in descending order, DO portfolio management...skip derivatives or whatever your weak at, but do these easy last 6 questions!
- remember sunk costs (not just in capital budgetting), if you have a weakness, skip and come back at the end...or only give it say 3 mins. Remember you already have a 25% probability if you guess, cross out one or two and those odds aren't bad.
- the key to ethics is always disclosure and viewing clients as simple and unsophisticated. Hence treat them with care. With ethics your responsibilities to clients come first, the capital markets next, your employer next, and your own personal interests come dead last!
OK, I guess that wasn't short. Best of luck all, and see you in LII in August!
- if you've studied hard, the exam will be easier than you expected (and the schweser exams were)
- GIPS and corporate governance will be on it, and in a fairly big way. Don't skip them
- alternative investments has just as much as weight as derivatives. The CFAI carves up the 30% I believe it is for Asset Valuation evenly by study session. Just because has 5 or whatever readings DOESN'T matter. It may not exactly be equal, but AI's are going to be tested harder than preps have prepared you I'm betting. If your weak on them and on the fence, give them a good look this evening
- time isn't as big a factor as you think it will be, pace yourself
- if your running out of time, and going in descending order, DO portfolio management...skip derivatives or whatever your weak at, but do these easy last 6 questions!
- remember sunk costs (not just in capital budgetting), if you have a weakness, skip and come back at the end...or only give it say 3 mins. Remember you already have a 25% probability if you guess, cross out one or two and those odds aren't bad.
- the key to ethics is always disclosure and viewing clients as simple and unsophisticated. Hence treat them with care. With ethics your responsibilities to clients come first, the capital markets next, your employer next, and your own personal interests come dead last!
OK, I guess that wasn't short. Best of luck all, and see you in LII in August!
