Berkshire Hathaway meeting notes PART DEUX
by Supersadface on
Roughly the first half of the day. I’ll upload as long as battery life holds out. Continue reading
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Berkshire Hathaway meeting notes PART ONE!
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Note: This is uploaded fast, to get it to you fresh. I’ll edit later. This is the pre-meeting notes - jump to my next post for Q&A. Continue reading
I Make Less Than My Twin?
by brokecfa on
I went to the same university as a co-worker who has the same job title, and we started working at the same time (first jobs). Continue reading
David Swensen on Asset Allocation Strategy (video)
by Wendy on
Kinda interesting. 21 minutes long. Continue reading
Introduction To The CAIA Designation
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The San Francisco Chronicle posted a new article on the CAIA program in comparison with the CFA program. Continue reading
CFA, FRM .......... and CAIA?
by ab04 on
I’ve completed L2 CFA and L2 FRM and I’m considering CAIA L1 after writing CFA L3 in June 2012. Does anyone have (or is completing) all 3 designations? With the competitve job market and a lack of actual financial analysis experience, I feel the need to obtain some more letters to seperate myself from the pack. Continue reading
The Superinvestors of Graham-And-Doddsville
by chad.sandstedt on
More than 25 years ago Warren Buffett wrote an article about the investment performance of the disciples of Ben Graham and David Dodd. It is a timeless piece about value investing and having a disciplined investment methodology. Continue reading
CAIA Association Awards New Charters
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Congratulations to the 550 CAIA candidates that were awarded the CAIA charter! You have earned it. Continue reading
How to Ace Your Next Exam (Hint: Eat Oatmeal)
by chad.sandstedt on
Today’s Wall Street Journal has a good article with some tips for acing your next exam. Here are 4 things you can do to improve your chances on your next exam: Continue reading
My rant against CAIA (and certifications in general)
by wallstreet123477 on
I work in what you would call an alternative investment fund. I hope you understand I want to be vague about my profile as I’d rather not be identified.
I took the CAIA. Not because I needed it, but mainly because the senior partners / directors (or whatever you want to call the big cheese at my firm) all have it and were very, very insistent (in a kind of stupid and naive way, imho) that we underlings should have done it, too. I figured it couldn’t hurt, because it was - supposedly - relevant to my work and they were paying for it. Continue reading