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[2013 CFA Level 2 Group]

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[ammarm89]

Hi, my name is Mohammed Zaman. I recently graduated with my bachelor's last summer. I'm from NYC and plan on taking my level 2 exam in June. I am taking a different route with the topics and starting with fixed income and derivatives, since those seem like the most quantitatively difficult topics. I'm hoping this strategy will allow me to remember the harder formulas since I'll have more time for them. Finished fixed income and I'll be done with derivatives in 3 days, having some trouble with swaps but working it out now. Then i'll follow the regular schedule. Looking forward to meeting the rest of you.

[artybohra]

Hello everyone, my name is Arty Bohra. I am glad to join this group and hope that it will benefit us clearing out questions and doubts.
I am from Dallas, Texas. I did my MBA major Finance and at present candidate for CFA Level 2 ,2013. Beside study m looking for job opportunities in USA. I am done with FRA, FI, QM, PM CF . My plan is to cover all the readings by March, so that have enough time to review and practice. All the best!!!

[jehanzaib.zafar]

Hello ... I'm Jehanzaib Zafar and I'm working at Magnus Investments in Karachi. We are retirement plan advisers but we only deal with corporate clients. I am working with Engro, Pakistan Tobacco and Sanofi Aventis.

[i.vassil.iordanov]

Hello,

My name is Vassil Iordanov and I am from Toronto. Finished my bachelor's 1 year ago and am writing the level 2 CFA in june. Currently Working at TD Bank as a retail investment consultant. Good luck to all.

[GirishaPillai]

Hi all, I am Girisha from Austin, Texas.  I am just starting to prepare for Level 2 from tomorrow on wards. Do anyone of you have any study schedule/preparation recommendations for late starters like me? I am sure we will have more new joiners once the level one results get released in two days. 

[ca.kirannair]

Hello,

 

Greetings to all !!!

 

This is Kiran Nair from Pune,India.I am working with KPMG.Pune.I have just cleared my Level 1.

[ivan81]

Hi All,

my name is Ivan, I am Italian but I work in Germany for a power utility.

I am an engineer working in the renewable energy space but very keen to learn finance related stuff. My plan is to finish all the readings by end of March, so that I can spend more time practicing and memorizing all the material. Ciao!

[abufahad84]

hi.. my name if fahad... i am currently a cfa level 2 candidate and working in National Bank of Pakistan.

[lijojose1]

Hi, my name is Lijo Jose. I work for a Brazilian asset management firm, in its London office, and I work in asset gathering. I've started with Fixed Income and Quant, and plan to do Derivatives next (these are my really really weak areas so intend to get them out of the way early). Then I will move to my really weak areas - i.e. all the remaining ones. :)

 

All the best! Not too long to go!

[umairskhan]

Hi,

haha!! very nicely put there Lijo!! I am Umair Khan...engineering background somehow developed an interest in finance etc..here at manulife financial in Toronto, Canada.

 

I have a question for Sir Arif about the quizes. It may have been mentioned elsewhere in his lectures but I would like it to be reiterated for everyones sake. The questions on your Quizes, how closely do they mimic actual CFA Level 2 exam questions?

 

I haven't seen Scheweser Level 2 material but level 1 material was pretty useful (secrect sauce etc for quick revision) although I will add that your youtube vidoes were really the meat and drink for my level 1 prep. Appreciate your comment!!

 

Thanks!

uk

[Arif Irfanullah]

We've tried to model our quiz questions on  the curriculum and past  CFA Institute mock exams.  Having said  that,  the more practice you do the better.  Do all the curriculum questions.  In the last month I'd like you do past CFA Institute mock exams (they are excellent practice).  If  you still have time you can also do Schweser practice questions.  

[Arif Irfanullah]

I like your humor, Lilo. Hopefully in the next few months we'll take  care of your 10 weaknesses.

[unclebut]

Hi I am Chris, aspiring level 3 candidate so I need to pass level 2! Living and working in the financial industry in Jamaica.

[lijojose1]

Thank you, that will be great!

 

[shah.n.amar]

My name is Amar Shah, I work as a financial adviser for retired military
officers.  I just started to become serious about studying for level 2
since I just past level 1 in December.

 Best of luck to everyone!

Amar

[Igor]

Hi I'm Igor.  I recently passed the L1 CFA exam in December and i can say that I couldn't have done it without Arif Irfanullah's help.  I want to thank you for your contribution to my success! Consequently I bought the L2 videos because of the value that you have brought to my L1 exam.  I work here in Fort Worth, TX as an Investment Consultant at TD Ameritrade.  It's nice to have a group here that we can chat and share questions/ideas.  Great to meet you all!

[Robert Andersson]

Hi everyone,

Great to see people from so different parts of the world!

Myself I'm a Swedish guy and I moved 1.5 year ago with my company to Hong Kong to open up our first branch. Here I'm responsible for our Risk Control function and work with everything from market/liquidity risks to operational risks. I decided to take the CFA to broaden my knowledge (I studied applied physics with specialization in math/quant finance) and of course in the long run hopefully get better job opportunities.

/Robert

[vaibhavapj]

Hi
I am working as a faculty in a management college in Delhi,India. Just cleared CFA L1 in december. Hoping to clear CFA L2 in june 2013 with help of Arif sir videos

[Sheikh]

Hi, this is Sheikh. Took Level 1 this Dec. By the help of Allah, cleared it.

[uk]

Hi,

Looking for some feedback on Question 9 (part b) from Reading 11 on the 2013 curriculum Quant section if someone's done it. What I don't get is why they don't use 4.243 (standard error) direct to calculate the interval and instead use 4.57 (which I don’t know how they come up with). Maybe I am missing something I should already know or maybe I am worrying too much about one lil question J ...any sort of feedback is welcome...attached the file for those who may not have access to the material..

 

Thanks!!

 

[Robert Andersson]

I haven't read this material yet, but I think you are confusing things, 4.57 is the square root of the result 20.884. SQRT(20.884) = 4.57 which is as they say the standard deviation of the prediction error.

[shashindra20]

Hi everyone!!!im shashindra from Sri Lanka....I have a question ...Please help me out if possible...Its on employee compensation example 4 question number 3 in the curriculum.when calculating the equity component for the increase in 1% increase in health care cost trend why do they only consider the increase in obligation.The increase in expense also impacts equity.Is it because the expense is included in the obligation??

thnx!!

[shashindra20]

Dear Sir

In equity- free cash flow valuation example 9 why don't we add back depreciation when arriving at FCFF? According to the formula we have to add it back....Please be kind to reply my question.

Regards
Shashindra

[Sagar Shah]

Hi,

Woooah !!! I am way behind the schedule compared to all of you here. Looks like everyone has already done everything n I have just finished Equity Investments.

I am Sagar Shah from Mumbai, India. I am about to finish my management studies. Giving L2 in June 2013.
So see you around.

Stay in touch.

Regards.

[lalit gupta]

 
 Hi All,

 This is Lalit from Australia, I am working as an Accounting Analyst at Mercer and currently preparing for June 2013, CFA level 2 exam.

 Keep in touch with updates.

 Cheers
 Lalit

[Sukyee Wong]

Hi, I am Shirley from Calgary, Canada. iI just cleared the level 1 in January. Looking forward for discussions with you in the forum.

Thanks,

[Reha Vashist]

Hi There everyone !
It feels as if I am the last person to start so late !!! Please suggest some game plan ! Its really called for :) ! Wish you all happy studying and All the very best
Reha Vashist

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[Ahmad Aly]

Hey guys, I know it is a bit last minute. I have started studying for level 2 since the beginning of April and aim to complete the course by mid may. Good luck preparing for the exam. 

Regards, 

Ahmad Aly.

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[Lijo Jose]

Wow! and good luck! Will you be able to share with us your study plan? 

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[navneet kumar]

I have completed 7-8 topics (excluding Ethics , AI and half Eco) from Kaplan once (Equity twice and FRA also twice). Have done only the Schweser questions at the back of the chapters. Plan to complete the rest of the topics and one revision by May 15 and then attempt a few mocks. Can someone please let me know if Schweser is enough to pass as I had read that one needs to practice EOC from the CFAI material. I do not have the time to attempt those.

[Ahmad Aly]

I am using Arif Irfanullah's videos to prepare for my exam. He has based it on the curriculum so its quiet helpfully. The practice questions at the back of the chapters are exam like so one should attempt those. I plan on doing the mock exams once I am done with all the chapters and see which topics I have issues with. Hope this helps. Good luck with the exam. 

Regards, 

Ahmad Aly.

[abufahad]

navneet if u lack time then try doing EOC rather than scheweser questions

On Tuesday, April 16, 2013 4:57:58 PM UTC+5, Navneet wrote:

I have completed 7-8 topics (excluding Ethics , AI and half Eco) from Kaplan once (Equity twice and FRA also twice). Have done only the Schweser questions at the back of the chapters. Plan to complete the rest of the topics and one revision by May 15 and then attempt a few mocks. Can someone please let me know if Schweser is enough to pass as I had read that one needs to practice EOC from the CFAI material. I do not have the time to attempt those.

On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 5:11 PM, Lijo Jose <lijo...@yahoo.com> wrote:

Wow! and good luck! Will you be able to share with us your study plan? 

On 16 Apr 2013, at 12:11, Ahmad Aly <ahmad...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hey guys, I know it is a bit last minute. I have started studying for level 2 since the beginning of April and aim to complete the course by mid may. Good luck preparing for the exam. 

Regards, 

Ahmad Aly.

On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 2:33 PM, Reha Vashist <vashis...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi There everyone !
It feels as if I am the last person to start so late !!! Please suggest some game plan ! Its really called for :) ! Wish you all happy studying and All the very best
Reha Vashist

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[M Fazmir]

Hi Everyone !

I'm Fazmir it's a great pleasure to join this group. I'm a member of the Institute of CA of Sri Lanka and currently working as the Senior Financial Analyst for a Holding Company in KSA. I'm enthusiastic and willing to interact with all of you to discuss, clear my doubts on the subject matters.

Peace...

[Nupur Aggarwal]

Hello,

I am Nupur Aggarwal, preparing for L2. I live in Boston and work with Motorola as a Market Research Analyst. I used IFT's free lectures and videos for L1 and now hoping to get same help to crack L2. 

Good luck to everyone and looking forward to the coming months.

-Nupur