Which Topic Are You Planning on Ignoring?

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Not which LoS, not which book. Which specific topic are you going to study remarkably less than the rest?

I havent decided yet, but its just not possible to master everything, so SOMETHING has to get sacrificed.
 
I agree with JoeyDVivre. Look at outlines for Level II and Level III, and you will see that all material is based on the material covered in previous levels. I have no clue what you can study less or ignore. However, if time is tight, then I'd focus on Ethics, FSA, Portfolio Management, Bonds and Derivatives...but then very few material is left to ignore, and I am not sure whether it can be big help, if someone is not well-prepared.
 
caspian, i always wondered how 2/3rds of L1 test takers managed to fail...thanks for clearing that up for me.
 
Corporate Governance is booooring.............but I will study it as well as everything else.
 
You didnt study quant and did fine on all three levels.....but joined the CFA discussion in Jan 2006 and you''re posting on the Level 1 board.

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So?

There are lots of people here who are charterholders and joined recently (e.g., me). The discussions are stimulating and it's rewarding to be around people studying intently for difficult exams. IMHO, charterholders posting on these forums adds lots of value to them.

Forget about the "not studying quant" thing. Look at wegowayback's post - 2/3 of the people taking this exam fail it. What makes you think you can be in the 1/3 and blow off topics? Many of the people who fail this exam are pretty smart and well-educated.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at Wednesday, September 27, 2006 at 04:02PM by JoeyDVivre.
 
Where did I say I was blowing something off? I said some items have to be studied less than others, and I stand by that. Obviously FSA is important so you put extra time into that. Obviously portions of economics carries less weight so I look at that a touch less. It makes sense.
 
Fine. I personally spent more time studying FSA than probably everything else combined because I didn't know anything about it prior to beginning the program. Some people here (Super I, JamesPucyk( would say that I don't know anything about it after completing the program.
 
quant im blowing off almost completly and ill revisit it if i go on to level 2. id say ive mastered fixed income, derivs, economics, ethics (compliance bkgrd), soon ill be finished with fsa.
 
I would say try to blow off FSA altogether, Joe just goes to show you that you may not even get an ounce of marginal benefit from studying it ;) and since the CFAI states you can get zero on any topic and still pass (it's correct, do the math), then I don't see the point, statistically you should get at least 25% on it and probibly incidentally score higher through the process from osmosis.
 
Well, Im not blowing off any topic at all, to be clear. I just cant "Focus" on every topic. Im spending a considerable amount of time on FSA and corp finance/portfolio mgmt (my strong points), but I have to pick something to look at less.

THe irony of my asking this question is that Im not going to blow anything off. Im going to study everything and Im not even sure why I asked the question.
 
Caspian, obviously what will work for you might not work for other people. Personally, I will not cut corners. I will study everything.
 
When I figure out what Im going to study less, Ill let you know, cause i know you're on the edge of your seat.

Stats might be it.
 
wegowayback Wrote:
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> caspian, i always wondered how 2/3rds of L1 test
> takers managed to fail...thanks for clearing that
> up for me.


if this forum had emoticons, i would definately use the :::rofl:: and ::thumbsup::
 
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