Elan Guides- Very Good

[confused2010]

I used Elan Guides exclusively for level II. Their delivery schedules are haywire but thats about their only flaw IMO.I used only CFAI for ethics for the rest it was Elan.
The notes were comprehensive, in depth and very well written. Almost all areas and subtopics were well covered by them. After reading their notes i found i could solve almost all CFAI EOCs.None of the topics were skipped or skimmed over.Pensions for example was beautifully explained. Overall the notes were comprehensive and covered the material well.
their videos i used sparingly for lack of time. one video i remember was for Portman. long but very good. i had tried to read it from the text but couldnt get it. After watching the video i found i could grasp most of the chapter.
their practice questions were not in the item set format but good.
sadly mocks came very late. did manage to solve both in the last week. would have liked them earlier. they were hard and focussed on areas i thought weren’t that important.
Overall a good experience with them except for delivery schedule which they should sort out this year.
So for me Elan with select CFAI BB and EOC= Pass

 

[Haji]

confused2010 wrote:
I used Elan Guides exclusively for level II. Their delivery schedules are haywire but thats about their only flaw IMO.I used only CFAI for ethics for the rest it was Elan.

I’m a retaker and starting early. I saw a post the Elan delivery schedule (http://www.elansguides.com/docs/L2-AVS-2014J.pdf), but read on the forums that they don’t stick to it.
A few people have mentioned the Elan materials are great, but the delivery schedules are haywire. Can anyone who has used Elan comment on when materials were promised and when you actually got them? Thanks.

 

[Itsonlikedonkeykong]

They were late in releasing practice questions for some subjects and the second mock exam. However, I think 2013 was their first year doing Level II. Since most of the material is the same this year, I’d expect them to release their stuff much sooner this time around.
Their materials really are excellent. If I were you I would email them and ask for assurances that they will release on time. Tell them that you will expect a refund if they don’t meet their commitments..simple as that.