Topic Weighting Analysis

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Hey there. So as the only <50 I had in L1 was Econ which I suck at. I wanted to see what to expect from L2 as they have the variable amounts. Based on the last 5 years econ has always been 5%, along with quant. Not sure if the formatting will work here:
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Basically over the last 5 years. FRA & Equity have ALWAYS been 20%. Corp, Ethics & Derivitives are always 10%. Econ & quant are always 5%. And the remaining 20% is split between Alt/PM/FI with it being FI @ 10% for 3/5 years, Alt & PM @ 10% 1 year each.
 
It’s a dangerous guessing game because just when you think you’ve guess what they’re going to ask you they switch it up. New readings typically get asked, and keep in mind for fixed income it was 5-15% before last year when it changed to 10-20%
 
Ah very true. I was MAINLY concerned with Econ in this analysis as it is what I am by far the worst at. Aside from that I won’t really be making a schedule around anything, just know ill probably skim Econ and plan on bombing that again and making up the points elsewhere.
 
I found Econ to be much easier than Level I tbh. Focus on the cross currency problems, understanding covered/uncoverd interest rate parity, fisher relationship and monetary policy.
That should get you 50-70%
 
Good points made thus far. It’s wayyyyy too early to play the topic weighting guessing game. That’s for like the final month and you’ve identified your biggest weaknesses. And like the previous poster said, you may find the L2 readings easier to grasp than L1. That was my experience as well.
Don’t psyche yourself out before you even open the books :)
 
+1 on Econ.
Triangular arbitrage and interest rate parities and other topics in Econ are much easier than what was on L1. I remember fretting about aggregate demand amongst others which were way harder than L2.
I do recommend watching videos to learn. Schweser is good, but any video that shows how to solve problems with hand i.e the instructor solves the problems writing it out will help immensely.
I used Wiley, but from the sample video that I saw from Arif, he does the same thing. Try solving problems along with them and you *probably* should not have any problems.
 
Thanks for the tips everyone! Will make sure not to mail in Econ for L2 and give it a fair shot. If there are points to be had, might as well try. Interesting to hear most think its easier than L1, would you say thats due to it being less material overall? It was farrrr too much material for such a small % of the points in L1.
 
Definitely agree Economics was way too much material in L1. I spent so much time going through it.
L2 I basically skimmed Derivatives and figured I would bomb it. Ended up with <=50%.
Economics should be a pretty easy >70% topic. It’s not as long either as L1.
As stated above, give everything a fair shot, take some of the section practice tests CFAI offers, see where you’re at, and then figure out where to spend the most time revising.
 
I would recommend to study derivatives well and not get discouraged by the apparent difficulty. It’s a quite straightforward/mechanical topic: If you understand it, you’ll get 80-100% (in contrast to FRA or Ethics, in which you can easily bomb a set even with relatively good understanding).
On Econ I agree, it’s likely only 5% but 5% that you can get good points on with limited effort.
 
I took L2 in 2013 and i was surprised when i found out another Alternative Investments item set on PM.. You never know those are variable they might throw you two item sets Econ in the AM to bluff you i wouldn’t guess here as there is no fixed and honestly they like to throw a curve-ball. You might get Ethics 15% who knows?! - I agree with your analysis- but it won’t judge based on past exams how to nail Economics as you bombed it in L1, L2 is different you will find Eco more interesting- not theroy much but neat and well-written, but again dont give it too much concern, but 5% it does such a difference and i won’t skip anything.
Good Luck for the beast aka L2
 
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