Appreciation thread for S2000magician sir

CFA Level III
#1

Hi

I sincerely want to say my heartiest thanks for all your time in the forum, At times when I was confused with any situation and confusion only compounded after posting it in AF, untill your post pitched in. Irrespective of my result, I want to appreciate your kindness, time and effort !!

#2

+1 for his help too

cpk123 as well

#3

CPK, Magician and Janakisri… All three have been fabulous… Thank you!

#4

Completely agree! Thanks guys!

#5

+1

#6

+1

#7

Thanks, guys.

I’m in some good company here.

#8

s2k if you’re in the east coast, you should hit up a road course event with me!

#9

+1!

S2000’s clear explanations of, err, some things, really helped me out in a couple of AM questions.

EDIT: S2000, FWIW, I hope Kaplan takes note of the goodwill and cheer you are spreading about their program by your unselfish help to all candidates.

#10

Yup. Agree with everyone here. Thank you, S2000, for your great inputs!

#11

Agreed. Huge thanks to the regular posters

#12

Sorry: Southern California.

#13

All about magician from a thread in Level 2… My respect to you sir!! S2000magician wrote:

Here’s the short bio (the stuff overlaps; I’m not 170 years old):

  • Bachelor’s in Accounting
  • Bachelor’s and Master’s in Math
  • 30 years in software development (numerical control systems, navigation, traffic control, optimization, portfolio analysis, bond market simulation, oil processing plant design, computer-aided design, Monte Carlo simulation, database development)
  • 10 years designing EFP warheads
  • 6 years analyzing mortgage-backed securities
  • 12 years in project risk management
  • 20 years teaching university mathematics
  • 9 years teaching finance (CFA review courses (all levels, in Los Angeles, Irvine, San Francisco, Washington DC, Atlanta, Vancouver, Toronto, Windsor ON, London, Paris, Geneva, Zürich, Frankfurt, Moscow, Kiev, Singapore, Malaysia), asset allocation, international finance, cash flow analysis)
  • 9 years teaching project management (risk management, cost management, quality management, problem solving and decision making)
  • 20 years as a professional magician
  • Member of the 2012 US TREC team: rode in the 2012 TREC (equestrian) World Championship in Mafra, Portugal
  • CFA charterholder
  • Member of the Academy of Magical Arts (Magic Castle), Hollywood, CA

The usual.

These days I mostly teach CFA courses, consult in risk management, write software, ride horses, and do magic shows. I’m recovering from surgery to replace my right ACL which I tore one week before the TREC World Championship in Mafra (I rode almost non-stop for just over nine hours after I’d torn it), and getting in shape for the next World Championship in 2016 in Spain.

I got my charter in 1999, having studied with Schweser for three years; my Level I review course was taught by Carl Schweser, and my Level II course and Level III course were taught by Andy Temte (who succeeded Carl).

#14

Fortunately, you gave proper attribution, so you’re not guilty of plagiarism.

wink

#15

I forgot to say hello during the SF Seminars, but thank you Magician! S2000magician had posted on the S2000 owners club forum S2ki.com, it was a deciding factor on me becoming a candidate. I am now awaiting my Level 3 results a few short years later!

#16

It was beastly hot in our classroom in San Francisco: I taught in shorts and a t-shirt on Saturday and Sunday. Sorry I missed you.

Best of luck to you!

#17

CFAI teaches us all that, doesnt it… After three years if I dont do that, then no point devil

#18

cheeky

(How’s that for my 2,000th post on AnalystForum?)

#19

lol good job on the 2000th AF point. But sadly their is some post that gives you 2AF points.

you will get there =P

#20

Buzzkill.