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1483

Hi, everyone..

I am working in bpo industry from 3+ yrs. Due to some family problems I did not clear 12th in one go..i took 3 yrs to cleared it and that to through corrospondence..after that i did Bcom also through corrospondence then i got myself into bpo..after that again i gave one year gap due coz i did not have any resource at that time to study..finally i enrolled myself in pgdba in finance through distance learning...now it is going to complete.
Now pls tell me what shuld i do coz i want to go beyond this industry...whether i go for regular MBA or something else..so that i will get good package and career..

Need ur opinions plss.....am really confused what to do???????......

Thanks ..

1484

@ CFA candidates and seniors

Please help me out by providing the names and detail if possible of few trusted and renowned institutes that provide coaching for CFA level 1 in Delhi
This is very important as i do not have enough time to self study the entire material and need some guidence...please PM me with the detail...

Thanks
arjun

1485

me too looking for the same(coaching for CFA level 1 in Delhi and NCR ) please help
Also anyone from Noida giving June'08 L1 CFA was thinking for group study, not been able to complete the books yet

Thanks
Kushal

1486

Looking for CFA L1 Videos. pls forward me the link...TIA

1487

Hi,

Regarding your doubts,

1.After registeration CFA institutues do give you study material, this is the first year CFA institute has started giving study material.

2.As i told you this is the first time they are giving the material i can not answer your second question, but since the material is given from CFA institute itself i feel it shoud be more than sufficient to clear the exam.

3. In the past most of the students were referring to Scheswer notes, at present i am referring to the same notes.

4. Address for Mumbai for getting CFA Xerox Notes.

laxmi zerox centre.
opp mithibai college
Vileparle west
Mumbai
.Mr. Paresh 9819024256
Level 1 notes for Rs 1850/-

5. I am from mumbai..

6. You can buy the calculator from India it would cost you between Rs.2500-2900

I hope i was able to clear your doubts....

Take care..

Planning to take up the Dec 2008 L1 test. Profile: No finance BG or Work Ex.

Was going through the Schweser ebooks. Went through some 4-5 LOS in Finance Accounts, Corporate Finance and Economics. These are my assumptions and things I learnt:

1. Even with NO finance BG or Work Ex, you can understand the concepts.

2. The thing is so vast that I find it difficult to remember things even after reviewing the LOS 1-2 times after the initial studying.

3. I think ppl with no Finance BG might need 400-500 hours to learn & understand the concepts and hopefully pass the test.


Some doubts:

1. If I register for the test, do the CFA Institute give me Study materials?

2. Will that notes/study material be sufficient to clear the L1 exam?

3. Is Schweser notes sufficient to pass the exam?

4. Where I can get CFA notes (xerox) in Mumbai/Chennai? How much will it cost? Can anyone provide the telephone numbers of the shop?

5. Anyone preparing for L1 in Chennai? We can form a study group and maybe pool money and buy learning resources.

6. Where to buy calci? Is it better to buy in India or in the USA?


Looking forward for answers from you guys...

Thanks.
1488
Hey,
Question where is your center? becaz without passport u can only go to Nepal. Also do u do u have driving license? tht will also do
Thanks
SK
1489
hi puys, i need info from someone who has already taken LI
actually my passport is lost/stolen. and can't be re-made in such a short time.

now all i have is my voter I card issued by govt of india;
however the prblm's that it has my name's spelling incorrect.

can i change the spelling for now and revert back to the original spelling after the exam on my personal updates page? (can someone who has taken LI check if the profile page is allowing you to update?)

also does the exam ticket mention the primary contact address on it?
cause my voter i card has got that wrong too

i'm so screwed :(

Hey,

Question where is your center? becaz without passport u can only go to Nepal. Also do u do u have driving license? tht will also do
Thanks
SK
1490

Hi, i am having a serious time deciding the level of importance of CFA.

I have currently been selected for the MBA program at IIFT Delhi.
I have no work-ex, am studying at NIT-Bhopal, electornics and comm engg.
Very normal acads (90% 10, 85.4 12th, 8.5+ in Btech till now).

How much important is CFA for me?

1. I want to specialise in finance, and my only reason for doing CFA is to give me an edge over the others.
2. Is there something else cheaper option available? (not the indian cfa, some other course alltogether)
3. What would be the best way to go about an MBA in finance for me? What should i study and what should be my targets?

Thanks a lot, hope your inputs would provide me a direction to stick to.

1491

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SK

1492

can anyone please tell me when we will get the exact venue details and hall ticket(L1).... they had earlier mentioned last week of april... but i think they have missed it !!!!!!!!!!!

1493

Hi All
Singapore going people for CFA test.
The admission ticket has been published on site.
Has anyone applied for the accomodation over there?
Any inputs will be highly appreciated.

Thanks
Manu

1494

have not applied for accomodation yet.. but yeahh its high time need to do it.. the only issue is that all accomodation is simply too expensive.. at least 3 grand for a basic room...

1495

Hi,
Is there any hope that the December exam will be held in India?

1496

i m planning to enroll 4 cfa level1 dec2008.
can anybody suggest me the cfa coaching at delhi? i hav heard of bifm or ace3level...can anyone tell me which one is better nd y?? if one is having commerce background thn in dat case is there any need to take coaching 4 cfa? one more thing i wanna knw abt d jobs aftr level1...i hav read somewhere that aftr clearing level1 there r many job opporunities nd one could expect a salary of 6lac p.a so does the Indian company also hire ppl aftr clearing level1?? plz suggest me in this regard.

thankx in advance

1497

Hi puys, i m preparing for june LI.

finished FSA, Corpfin & PortMgmt and Equity and Fixed Income (about to finish).
I found them tough in the same order.
need advice which topic to start next.
any suggestions?

also can someone pls tell, which topics to stress most while revising?

1498
Hi puys, i m preparing for june LI.

finished FSA, Corpfin & PortMgmt and Equity and Fixed Income (about to finish).
I found them tough in the same order.
need advice which topic to start next.
any suggestions?

also can someone pls tell, which topics to stress most while revising?



Ethics, Quant and Derivatives should be covered next.

Except Economics (which is full 1 Schweser book), everything else should be thoroughly revised. Also, I would suggest covering most of the 6 exams in Schweser book 6 - they are really helpful and CFA exam questions are of similar flavor at times. Hope this helps.

Cheers!
1499

thanks kk for the help
i took a course in probability and stats last sem, so i am thinking to push quant a little further, also don't have my calci yet. planning to finish it in 3-4 days at around 15th may.

also, being an engineer, i am zukkkkkk... in economics. can you suggest something about it?

for now, i am reading all the core material and revising using Schweser pro Q bank. But planning to use schweser notes for Eco and quant since the time is short

How to tackle Ethics and Corporate Governance?
do we really have to mug them or only one(maybe two) readings would be necessary?

1500

L1 Guys,

Revision is very important for this exam. Covering all the material is just not enough. At times, mind goes completely numb looking at the exam question even though you have covered the topic. This has happened to me - learn from experience and please take the revision aspect very seriously!


also, being an engineer, i am zukkkkkk... in economics. can you suggest something about it?

for now, i am reading all the core material and revising using Schweser pro Q bank. But planning to use schweser notes for Eco and quant since the time is short

How to tackle Ethics and Corporate Governance?
do we really have to mug them or only one(maybe two) readings would be necessary?


Schweser notes are more than enough.

Make quick readings for Economics; don't spend too much time understanding complex concepts - just get the main idea, e.g., What various curves/graphs compare against X/Y axis, etc. Most of the Eco questions are very basic and can be cracked, e.g., elasticity calculation, difference between various types of competitions, etc.

For Ethics, practice as many examples as possible. Even though Ethics seems to be easy, the answer choices are very close and one needs thorough practice. GIPS is also important, there are always a couple of questions on it.

A careful reading for Corporate Governance should be sufficient.

Cheers!
1501

yeah i too realized that i'll have to revise thoroughly after taking a test yesterday. now on, i m specifically allocating some time every day for revising and question solving from the part i have covered.

also, what struck me was that Ethics has 15% weightage for just 4 readings. This is the most weighted topic area per reading in the whole course, and should not be ignored like that.

Alternative Investment is also 3% in just one reading, guess i am gonna attack them now.

1502

I start off with a book, do half of it, and then get bored qand start of with the next.. Donno whats happening.. anyways, good news is that now I have 1 Month without any office for studying.. I hope I'll wrap up the course by 20th may..

Will I be able to complete the 2 volumes of questions (Scheweser - not sure bout spelling) in 10 days?

Please guide me! Thanks!