[CFA Prep Diary] I’m starting a CFA prep diary for the December L1 exam!
I failed the June L1 exam and I am starting studying for the December exam. During my studies, I will keep a diary, what have I studied and what have I achieved during that period.
If you want to follow and contribute your thoughts, this is the link - http://bit.ly/CFA-Passion-CFA-Exam-prep-diary
August 22, Dear Diary: Started to read Econ today; fell asleep.
August 23, Dear Diary: Tried to continue with Econ today; fell asleep.
August 24, Dear Diary: Continued with Econ today; fell asleep.
August 25, Dear Diary: Gave Econ one more shot before . . . ZZZZZZZZ
August 26, Dear Diary: Crap, CAPM formula is killllllingggggg me
December 3
Dear Diary, I can’t take it anymore, I’m going to get my rusty hacksaw and get it over with. Then I’m going to be a plumber and make the big bucks!
Don’t be like this guy:
“5 Million Dollars. 10 Years. This is the story of my journey.”
… Let’s just say that this guy hasn’t updated his blog since 2010.
Haha, no, it won’t be anything like that. It’ll have a more structured approach and detailed step-by-step study explanations … don’t worry 
Anyway, I have written the second part of my diary - Choosing the Study Materials
Many candidates on forums and groups claim that Schweser is the best. I trust them since Kaplan is probably the biggest educational company in the world. I am just wondering - is it abbreviated curriculum really something I need?
You can check it out here - http://bit.ly/CFA-Passion-Choosing-Study-Materials
PS - Did you use Schweser? What materials are you using?
I think this could end up being a waste of your valuable time. You could be using that time to study for the exams instead. If you are looking for a break from studying, do something unrelated to the CFA exam like exercise, etc.
Haha, thnx Giuls21 for yout thoughts but it doesn’t take much to write this and I think it can really help others. So, no worries
This is the third part - Prep Kick-off!
September has come! It is time to start. I like this structured approach, just like I am managing a project. I am wondering does it make sense to build a project time line, but let’s see that after a few readings…
You can find the blog post here - http://bit.ly/cfa-passion-exam-prep-kick-off
Please, do comment and join the conversation! Thnx!
Good Luck…
It’s been quite a while. But, the new blog post is here. It’s about Corporate finance.
You can read the blog post here - http://bit.ly/CFA-Passion-Corporate-finance-kick-off
Have you already passed the CF part? Is your pace faster than mine?
Well, I’m almost over with the Corporate finance part so my overall progress is quite alright.
You can read the next post in my Diary here - http://bit.ly/cfa-passion-corporate-finance-almost-done
How are you guys standing currently? C’mon, I wanna know!
I have started economics, still left on ethics and derivatives which I target to finish by 20th October. After that i will start exam practice on full throttle.
So, I have passed the Portfolio management section, but a lot of Corporate finance stays ahead of me. At this point, I know that I have a lot to do but don’t know if I’ll make it.
New diarry post is here - http://bit.ly/cfa-passion-corporate-finance-still-not-finished
Where are you? Have you passed the corporate finance section?
Great! I’m still on the Corporate finance section, have to speed it up a little!!
Yes! I have passed the corporate finance section. Finally!
New diary post is here - http://bit.ly/cfa-passion-corporate-finance-completed
Economics volume is next! A little more than a month till the exam - feeling confident now!
Dude! Wish someone wrote this last year when I took the exam! These are the problems every candidate faces!
I have passed 60 pages of the Economics section, so new diary post is here - http://bit.ly/cfa-passion-economics-back-to-school
It’s gonna be a rough week ahead!
I am 2 weeks behind my schedule and a little bit a panic :(. There are 3 topics I need to cover Economics, AI and Derivatives which might take me about 10 days including practicing questions ( I am on the 2nd round). Economics is really painful for me 
I don’t even want to think about it. Last time I worked on it was 5 months ago and it was really struggling
I am thinking of spending lunch time to study as well, starting from this week. In week days I had only 3 hours in the evenings but sometime it is not very effective when working on CFA materials after long and exhausting hours @ office. If I am done everything by the 7th of Nov, do you think 4 weeks are enough for revise, practice and mocks? Do I need to take about 15 days off work before the exam ? I am afraid they would grant me no more than 10 days
guys i have finished reading full material and re-read probability and stats as thats my weak area,now i am worried about how to revise and how to do practice exams?
Yeah, so my Monday was aweful and probably Tuesday will be as well … I reviewed my plan and I’m quite a lot behind …
You can read my new blog post here - http://bit.ly/cfa-passion-study-track-lost
I should really step up the pace!!
@TheLakeHouse - Well, maybe taking some time off work to just concentrate on the CFA would be a smart thing to do. In my opinion, you have to endure - especially Economics (it’s not that hard).
@Waleed - From my point of view, I’m not nearly as ready to revise. But, I will try to review the materials (brief and fast reading of them) and then just practice, practice, practice!
I restarted Economics since Monday. Surprisingly my reading speed is much higher than expected. I quickly covered 6 readings and did some concept checker questions in 2 nights (just finished the 6th one a couple of mins a go) . uhm, I guess that somehow I have been getting used to studying so I found it not that hard as 5 months ago when I was back to academic materials after 5 years :). I hope to get the topic done by this Thursday and move on with practice questions on Friday and Saturday. Sunday is for outdoor activities, AI and Derivatives :). Next week, I will submit my annual leave application.