Material weight distribution

[Usif]

Hi,

Would someone break down to me the weights allocated to each study season/topic?
I.e. the number of questions expected on each topic.

Thanks.

 

[jamespucyk]

It's all in the study guide, but I've since memorized it so here goes:

15% Ethics
12% Quant
10% Econ
28% FSA and CF
10% Equity
10% Fixed Income
5% Derivatives
5% Alternative Investments
5% Portfolio Managemnet

Just as a side note has anyone noticed the most "efficient" study sessions are FSA/CF, Ethics, Alternative Invesmtents and Portfolio Management, they take up about 40% of the reading but account for 53% of the final mark.

 

[Usif]

I agree. And thanks. Didn't really go through the study guide yet. I have done reading so I want to focus my study on the most effective areas in the material (highest weight/most probable questions)

However, since FSA weights 28% of the total exam, what area's in FSA (i.e. CF, Tax, FIFO/LFIO), Quant, and Eco should we focus our attention to?

What material is low profile (usually questions do not appear from)

Thanks guys.

 

[jamespucyk]

Anything and everything in the LOS can and probibly will high profile.

The exams do focus on a few major things, i.e. one year they threw a dozen taxation questions on, other years they just love off Dupont and then there is the ever constant LIFO/FIFo from what I hear. Economics does have a bit to do with Foreign exchange and the olbvious other material, Quant is relatively simple, from the people i talk to. Read the back posts, there are many with past level 1 candidates recanting their experiences. But expect anything, for instance last year I heards GIPS got hit hard.

Bottomline, there are no guaranteed short cuts, just study your ass off and try to master EVERYTHING!