Hi All
Iam a new member here.
Iam a MBA presently working with a Bank. Iam iterested in knowing about CFA, how do i register for the exams.
Is CFA fro CFA Instiitute or ICFAI India is best.
DO i need to pay the fees in dollars or can i pay it in pounds and INR.
If i want to take the exams in Dec shall i register now. Is 6 months enough or should i brus up things and take the exams in June 10. which should be a better option.
Would look forward to get your guidance. thanks
hiiiii hv done bsc in maths.i dnt hv prior knowledge og financei m planning to pursue int cfa.i will b grateful if anyone can plz tell me will it b beneficial fr sum1 lik me wd a science background. i m of a view tat only commerce ppl r pursuing this course..
Hi,
Well your view is totally wrong.. because you would find plenty of Engineers appearing for CFA exams.... I am one example for you.... well if you want to pursue CFA you need to be sure that you are interested in finance... because it will take a lot of your time and money... so if you are interested in financial analysis... it doesn't matter whether you are an science graduate or a commerce one... only thing is if you are from non finance background you need to give some more hours for studying......
Hope that helps..
ashi01 Sayshiiiii hv done bsc in maths.i dnt hv prior knowledge og financei m planning to pursue int cfa.i will b grateful if anyone can plz tell me will it b beneficial fr sum1 lik me wd a science background. i m of a view tat only commerce ppl r pursuing this course..
hey esahihoonmain.. how to know if u r interested in finance?? we never knew engineeering wasnt for us but still we did it. 😉
So there is the catch... you should not repeat the same mistake twice....
munish4130 Sayshey esahihoonmain.. how to know if u r interested in finance?? we never knew engineeering wasnt for us but still we did it. ;-)
hey dude, i am from Pune and planning to appear for L1-Dec-09. Let me know howz the studies going!!!
Cheers
Nayan
Started with Corporate Finance...Working Cap and Cap budgeting were very easy
..trying to do Cost of Capital in office but not able to concentrate:banghead:...Most of my friends are studying after office...moi planning to finish 1 los everyday...by finishing I mean thoroughly studying each concept, leaving no or very less room for error...wht say
Hi , can somebody tell me what is the procedure to change the exam date for CFA and how much extra fees we have to pay for the same.
Hi,
You cannot change the exam date...
pmishra3 SaysHi , can somebody tell me what is the procedure to change the exam date for CFA and how much extra fees we have to pay for the same.
Hey Friends n CFA gurus.. Plz help me out.. I got the schweser books a week back still 2 get d calci.. Am planning 2 give L1 this december.. But i dont know from where 2 start 2 start.. Whenever i open any of those 5 books everything jus bounces over my head(not good player of short pitched stuff).. Guys jus tell me from where 2 begin? How much time should one give 2 each book? And wats d ratio of marks for each book? Its jus 190 odd days left n not even started.. Guys help me out!
Thanx
Hey Friends n CFA gurus.. Plz help me out.. I got the schweser books a week back still 2 get d calci.. Am planning 2 give L1 this december.. But i dont know from where 2 start 2 start.. Whenever i open any of those 5 books everything jus bounces over my head(not good player of short pitched stuff).. Guys jus tell me from where 2 begin? How much time should one give 2 each book? And wats d ratio of marks for each book? Its jus 190 odd days left n not even started.. Guys help me out!
Thanx
Well my situation is somewht like yours...I am working full time thus can't devote much time...my strategy is to finish at least 1 LOS everyday....there are approx 80 LOS in schweser and I am planning to finish it in next 100 dayz...and next 90 dayz will be practicing weak areas revising strong ones....btw i ve finished Corp Fin next would be quants as they say quants is the building block of other concepts....
hi all
I could see in this thread dat a lot of people uses schweser books. is it very helpful than the books provided by CFA institute? Plz reply. I am giving L1 in this dec.
Thanks & Best regards
hi all
I could see in this thread dat a lot of people uses schweser books. is it very helpful than the books provided by CFA institute? Plz reply. I am giving L1 in this dec.
Thanks & Best regards
schweser notes have covered all the concepts in a very concise manner, and almost covers 95 % of the entire syllabus ...i know many friends who have cleared L1 by only relying on shweser notes, without even referring to actual books ...so depending on the time crunch u gotta decide which resource to begin with ....CFA books have very elaborative explanations for every concept ..
i suggest u begin with shweser notes and as n when u need more clarity on topics fall back on CFA notes ...but in the end do take up practice questions / problems for every reading from CFA books ...
Hope this helps...
schweser notes have covered all the concepts in a very concise manner, and almost covers 95 % of the entire syllabus ...i know many friends who have cleared L1 by only relying on shweser notes, without even referring to actual books ...so depending on the time crunch u gotta decide which resource to begin with ....CFA books have very elaborative explanations for every concept ..
i suggest u begin with shweser notes and as n when u need more clarity on topics fall back on CFA notes ...but in the end do take up practice questions / problems for every reading from CFA books ...
Hope this helps...
Very true...but what I read in this forum is that for ethics you must go for CFA books and for all other topics schweser is enough....
hello everybody over here
I m thinking to go for cfp n cfa level 1 program which is under post graudate diploma in financial planning n wealth management from indian school of business n finance,delhi.I gave managment exams,but didnt score very well in tht so i got call from b grade business school.This course sounded good to me as i was thinking to do mba in finance.So can any1 give me gud suggestion for d same.M very confused sud i take dis course or not as much awarness i not seen in india.Wat is its scope abroad.N i thought to do correspondance mba or ms in finance.So sud i do or not N if den wich course n from where it will be best to take.Will be thankful for ur useful suggestions.
N also i m from non finance background.
hello everybody over here
I m thinking to go for cfp n cfa level 1 program which is under post graudate diploma in financial planning n wealth management from indian school of business n finance,delhi.I gave managment exams,but didnt score very well in tht so i got call from b grade business school.This course sounded good to me as i was thinking to do mba in finance.So can any1 give me gud suggestion for d same.M very confused sud i take dis course or not as much awarness i not seen in india.Wat is its scope abroad.N i thought to do correspondance mba or ms in finance.So sud i do or not N if den wich course n from where it will be best to take.Will be thankful for ur useful suggestions.
N also i m from non finance background.
I wouldnt comment on any college but I feel that if the content of both programms are same then why waste your money and time for learning 1 thing twice....a MBA finance + a cfa l1 guy would have more knowledge then you...i suggest you wait for 1 year, give cat another shot and join a college that can give you a decent placement...meanwhile you may start studing for cfa l1 on your own...
amit_2007 SaysWell my situation is somewht like yours...I am working full time thus can't devote much time...my strategy is to finish at least 1 LOS everyday....there are approx 80 LOS in schweser and I am planning to finish it in next 100 dayz...and next 90 dayz will be practicing weak areas revising strong ones....btw i ve finished Corp Fin next would be quants as they say quants is the building block of other concepts....
So what would be the order of study? I mean which topic to start first and so on.. Am very poor in quants..
al_coholic SaysSo what would be the order of study? I mean which topic to start first and so on.. Am very poor in quants..
You may start with eco if you are not good in quants....I started Corp Fin as I have done MBA Fin and i am quite comfortable with it...next I ll be doing Quants it is always better to do tough thing first and offload your worries :-)...I suggest you start with whatever topic you are comfortable with, just keep ethics last...
amit_2007 SaysYou may start with eco if you are not good in quants....I started Corp Fin as I have done MBA Fin and i am quite comfortable with it...next I ll be doing Quants it is always better to do tough thing first and offload your worries :-)...I suggest you start with whatever topic you are comfortable with, just keep ethics last...
Is there any specific time table that i can follow?.. I know am asking for too much.. Ppl who ordered books directly from schwser were provided with a time table of sorts.. Can somebody upload it here?
Thanx
Hi
You do not need to have work ex to give the CFA exam. You can get the work ex afterwards also.
Yes your 3 year degree would qualify as well.
And yes you can use any one's credit card. All that the institute cares is that the money is paid. They dont care from whose credit card the payment comes.
Best of luck with the exam dude !!
Thanks a ton.......i really appreciate ur help....i mean it