cfa official curriculum or schweser study notes?

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hi ,all. nice to meet you here.

i have reg 2007 june level 1 exam. and plan for prep after Nov.

which one is better to use? official material or schweser study notes?

any recommended mock exam ?

thanks you all for advice
 
Hey,

I am Rani, I will be taking up CFA June 07 Level I ................. ur email address please
 
I am also taking the June 2007 Level I exam and will start preparing beginning of November. I spoke to a friend who took the exam five years ago, and she said that all she studied were the Schweser notes and passed the exam! However, since I have enough time, I have decided to buy the official CFA books, study them thoroughly, and then buy the Schweser notes to practice more problems to become good at problem solving (hopefully!). The reason I want to study both the book sets is because instead of just being able to solve problems, I want to make sure that I have an in-depth understanding of the materials that I am planning to devote most of my life into; especially since I do not have much of a background in Finance or Investment Management at this point (I have a BA and MA in Economics)! Like I said, since I have ample time, no harm can come out of it. My friend who studied only the Scheweser notes also said the same thing to me -- study both if you have time. By the way, ironically, she does not work in anything even remotely related to CFA or asset / investment management and she told me that she took the exam just for the heck of it since the company where she used to work was paying for it and everyone of her colleagues were taking it and she did not want to "lag behind".

The gist of all this, if you just want to pass the exam or otherwise have enough experience/background in the investment profession, I don't think you have anything to lose just by studying the study notes. I have seen this same advice coming out of many other successful, veteran test-takers in this board. But like I said above, you will only benefit if you study both sets. May be I will see you along the way in this board. Good luck!

-Ron-
 
hi, i will be taking the exam too this june 07.

some say schweser is good if you have a good finance background.some say stalla is more comprehensive. i am a cpa working in an audit firm. for guys who have taken the exam of the same background as i have, which is more suited? would appreciate any thought on this
 
i think the consensus is do both..i think thats what i will be following too.

Still trying to figure out which ones better between Schwester / Stalla.

Appearing in June 07 too..havent really done much yet besides ordering official curriculum.
 
maverick_s Wrote:
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> hi ,all. nice to meet you here.
>
> i have reg 2007 june level 1 exam. and plan for
> prep after Nov.
>
> which one is better to use? official material or
> schweser study notes?
>
> any recommended mock exam ?
>
> thanks you all for advice


hi. i can be contacted @ :
[email protected]

a/w to see u all.

I will use schweser anyway, since i'm enrolled in a MFE prog nxt fall.
 
I have reg for the June 2007 exam, I have an Engg backround, and I have no contacts with financial background. I have a lot of doubts and questions, so it would be nice if you could share your email address so that I can write to you and clarify some of the questions
 
analystlevel1 Wrote:
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> I have reg for the June 2007 exam, I have an Engg
> backround, and I have no contacts with financial
> background. I have a lot of doubts and questions,
> so it would be nice if you could share your email
> address so that I can write to you and clarify
> some of the questions


same here.
many engr switching line now.
nice to have a buddy like you.
so here is mine
[email protected]
looking forward to your msg
 
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