App/podcast level 3 -- Android

CFA Level III
#1

I will take level 3 in June. I am quite behind with my study schedule, if everything goes well I will finish to study the material for beginning of May and then start to review, with one week off from work at the end of May.

I have one hour lunch break and I would like to use it to study but I can use just my phone (it would not be practical to bring my laptop). Do you recommend any resource to use on your phone, which app is the best in your opinion?

Also, I spend around 40 minutes commuting to work every day, anybody has experience listening to cfa books or other resources?

I don’t mind spend money, so please feel free to recommend also paid resource if you think these are the best.

#2

Buy Schweser’s Audio notes.I get an extra hour of studying in everyday listening to the notes on my to and from work.

#3

Thank you for your suggest googs! How long are they? Are they divided in reading/study section? Is it possible to buy them separately?

#4

Yes, you can buy them separately. You cannot buy specific readings or sessions though. All or none.

They are split up into bite size chunks. And I think the total time to get through all is about 40 hours.

#5

Good to know, first time I am considering purchasing this especially for behavioral chapter and GIPS.

#6

I don’t see the option to purchase separately. Could you post the link for separately purchase of audio notes?

Sorry, now I see what you wrote.

#7

I’m tempted to plunk down the scratch for this. I ripped the audio off some Wiley video lessons for Level II last year for my daily commute during the last month before the exam and I found just listening to the concepts and discussions to be pretty helpful. My commute is about 8 hours a week so this could work out well. $250 bucks though. That’s a lot of post exam beer money. Decisions.

#8

They will discount if you know how to finagle about 10 to 20%. I’ve given them over 15000$ in past 3 years so I had some leverage lol

#9

Search YouTube for CFA Level 3 – there are upwards of 60 free videos from the major test providers there. Some, well over an hour. Build a playlist.

I listen to them in the car as audio lectures to help see the big picture. Have helped a tonne.

#10

I would discourage you from buying the audio or video packages. In the past, the audio portion was some guy reading directly from the study notes. The videos were slightly better but not by much as it was just instructors re-explaining what was in the study notes.

Instead of throwing more cash at the study providers, I recommend using some kind of note cards to reinforce the material preferably ones that you have created on your own. (Note: The flash cards I purchased (and subsequently quickly tossed aside) were copied and pasted from the study notes which led me to develop my own.)

#11

This isslightly creepy – but could just convert notes into MP3. Lots of freetext-to-speechservices.

#12

I tried that actually with level one. I think I bailed after 5 minutes if listening to a monotone computer voice. Schweser audio is actual guy reading to you and he utilizes expression. It’s much easier to listen too. He is actually a repair man, fixes washing machines, dryers and home appliances from what I was told. Interesting huh? Lol