this is the most neutered board in years

I have to agree with stevenevans. Before I get into it, let me say that I have been on this forum for the past 3 years. Although I don’t actively participate all the time, and have not in a while, I do appreciate all the help these discussions have provided me in the past. So a collective thank you to all.
That said, I think everyone is being overly paranoid. Recreating the exam and discussing topics that were tested are two very different things. Before the exam everyone felt free to talk about anything and everything in the curriculum. Now it seems it is ALL OFF LIMITS.
I doubt the CFAI’s intended purpose is to completely halt discussion on their curriculum after the test. Seems a little fascist to me. We’ve all been studying the same material for the past 6 to 9 months and its natural to still have questions on topics whether they were tested or not. Just don’t be an idiot about it and don’t do anything to put the integrity of the test at risk. I think we can discuss what we want to discuss as long as it’s done in an ethical manner.
 
ChrisV Wrote:
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> I have to agree with stevenevans. Before I get
> into it, let me say that I have been on this forum
> for the past 3 years. Although I don’t actively
> participate all the time, and have not in a while,
> I do appreciate all the help these discussions
> have provided me in the past. So a collective
> thank you to all.
>
> That said, I think everyone is being overly
> paranoid. Recreating the exam and discussing
> topics that were tested are two very different
> things. Before the exam everyone felt free to talk
> about anything and everything in the curriculum.
> Now it seems it is ALL OFF LIMITS.
>
> I doubt the CFAI’s intended purpose is to
> completely halt discussion on their curriculum
> after the test. Seems a little fascist to me.
> We’ve all been studying the same material for the
> past 6 to 9 months and its natural to still have
> questions on topics whether they were tested or
> not. Just don’t be an idiot about it and don’t do
> anything to put the integrity of the test at risk.
> I think we can discuss what we want to discuss as
> long as it’s done in an ethical manner.
In that case….why don’t you kick off the discussion. Haha. I didn’t think so.
 
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I think we can discuss what we want to discuss as long as it’s done in an ethical manner.
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you do not know what you want to discuss “ethically” is right per the CFAI, and whether you may get banned / banished bcos of that “ethical” discussion. Our interpretation of ethical vs. how it is regarded by the institute does differ on many points, subtle though it may seem.
So – you do so at profound risk to yourself, esp. when you are so close….
 
Yeah, right nerds.
It is so strange that those that did not post anything at all to the run up to the exams are the ones putting us to task about not discussing questions. If my memory serves me right, CFAI says it is unethical to say “Ah! GIPS was tested this year!”.
Okay. So if I go ahead and then ask what should be the correct answer for the question asking about the real estate valuation in the AM question, can I hold my head up and say “No, I did not explicitly say that GIPS was tested but I only asked about real estate valuation and therefore not did not violate”?
Come on guys! Is there anybody out there who is willing to discuss any topic that was not tested in the exam at this moment? Anyone?
 
There is a difference between getting clarification on a process or formula in the curriculum that may or may not have been on the test, and making a sad attempt at self gratification through asking a public forum what their favorite number is or some inane comment on a fictitious sports fact. The later is not an attempt to understand the material at all, it is only self serving and an attempt to bend ethical practices - which in itself is against the standards. If you remember correctly it is the intent of the action that makes it a violation. If you truly were interested in learning the material you would post a new, fictitious question on the forum and not deliberate on actual items that were tested. Yes, this may indicate that the subject was tested, however it is only an indication to an outside party who could only make assumptions on whether it was tested or not. Further, to that extent, the outside party wouln’t have any idea of the format of the actual question or it’s parameters.
In closing, If you have questions on the material please post a genuine question regarding that subject, tested or not. Otherwise, find another way to indulge your self-interests elsewhere.
Appologies to all who have been professional and use this forum with respect.
 
I’m not putting anyone to task. I’m making a point. The paranoia that surrounds the exam and any kind of discussion about it is absurd.
 
FinNinja Wrote:
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> There is a difference between getting
> clarification on a process or formula in the
> curriculum that may or may not have been on the
> test, and making a sad attempt at self
> gratification through asking a public forum what
> their favorite number is or some inane comment on
> a fictitious sports fact. The later is not an
> attempt to understand the material at all, it is
> only self serving and an attempt to bend ethical
> practices - which in itself is against the
> standards. If you remember correctly it is the
> intent of the action that makes it a violation. If
> you truly were interested in learning the material
> you would post a new, fictitious question on the
> forum and not deliberate on actual items that were
> tested. Yes, this may indicate that the subject
> was tested, however it is only an indication to an
> outside party who could only make assumptions on
> whether it was tested or not. Further, to that
> extent, the outside party wouln’t have any idea of
> the format of the actual question or it’s
> parameters.
>
> In closing, If you have questions on the material
> please post a genuine question regarding that
> subject, tested or not. Otherwise, find another
> way to indulge your self-interests elsewhere.
>
> Appologies to all who have been professional and
> use this forum with respect.
there are two instances of extreme embarrassment on this board
1. begging of CFAI past exams that can be found by doing a simple google search
2. the lack of ethics by the very set of people who signed a confidentiality agreement less than 72 hours previously
but this does not define the board on a whole, it is made up of helpful and knowledgable professionals
 
wasn’t there an example scenario in Reading 2 where a member violated the CFAI Standard by disclosing the topics that were tested and the once that were not?
Obviously, the people on this thread revealing and exhorting others to reveal didn’t read it!!!
 
pimpineasy Wrote:
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>
>
> there are two instances of extreme embarrassment
> on this board
>
> 1. begging of CFAI past exams that can be found by
> doing a simple google search
> 2. the lack of ethics by the very set of people
> who signed a confidentiality agreement less than
> 72 hours previously
>
>
> but this does not define the board on a whole, it
> is made up of helpful and knowledgable
> professionals
+1
Can’t beleive the number of people making a number 2 on this forum this year!
 
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