Christian Cooper switch to Wiley Efficient Learning

FRM
#1

Hi all,

Just noticed that Christian Cooper will be releasing his 2016 materials under the Wiley Efficient Learning company.

I’m currently using that for the CPA and have found it to be very useful.

What has everyone thought about the Christian Cooper materials (if you’ve used them)?

#2

​​ ​Hi, Good Morning!

I ​have been using the FRM study course provided by Mr. Christian Cooper​ before his Switch to Wiley​ efficient ​Learning and his study material is the best as far as i am concerned, it’s precise and has made learning for the FRM more interesting and easy and even someone who comes from a non math ground like me has been able to understand tricky concepts without any trouble

Besides this, the excellent ​ personal ​ support from mr Cooper after i purchased the course is something which made me realize that i ​had ​made the right choice…also the Question bank softwa​r​e is just amazing… thousands of questions…which is unparalled when it comes to FRM test prep…

​and now with Mr Cooper’s switch to Wiley i am really more excited to use the new materials which includes videos too… ​

#3

I am planning to appear for both parts in May and with the introduction to the video lectures i feel it will be an amazing learning exprience …

#4

Just to warn you Wiley have an horrendous reputation for actually being able to release products in a reasonable time frame…at least for the CFA.

Every year there are numerous posts about Wiley pushing back their release dates…sometimes with material not coming out until March/April and the CFA exam is in June. To me that is a MASSIVE negative and the reason I would never use Wiley.

I can’t comment on their release dates for the FRM material, but saying as the CFA curriculum goes through only minor yearly changes compared to the FRM material (which often updates dramatically) I can only imagine the situation will be worse for the FRM.

Just a warning…make of it what you will.

#5

Hey @S666, couldn’t help but notice the time frame thought. Let me share why this won’t be the case with the FRM. For many years, GARP used to give the test prep providers the updates for the next year exam in December / February and created a problem just like you mention. Two years ago, I reached out to Chris Donahue at GARP and explained we really need the next year’s content months earlier. GARP responded and I’ve had the 2016 exam material since around October. I can also tell you that I am the author of all the curriculum and have already fully re-written part I and part II based on what GARP has told us will be covered in 2016.

As a matter of fact, Part 1 is being printed now and will begin shipping January 27. Part 2 has been re-written for 2016 but we are launching that one in March/April for the November exam to make the launch a smooth one for this year’s part 1 candidates. Thanks for the heads up, but there will be no delays as long as my name is on the front door! -Christian

#6

Hi Christian - will the online content for Part 1 also be available 1/27, or will that be released earlier?

#7

Hi Christian - thanks for the comment, I appreciate you taking the time out to give us your thoughts.

I should have caveated my previous comment by mentioning that with regards to the actual Christian Cooper provided materials I have heard nothing but good things - and if you truly believe that release timing won’t be an issue then I can see your Wiley tie up as being a positive thing for future FRM candidates.

I just recently sat for FRM Part 1 in November and used Schweser and Bionic Turtle as my two sources of material, along with 1 complete read through the official GARP text books.

I found Schweser to be lacking significantly in depth and difficulty, oversimplifying and glossing over many of the “tougher” concepts - I could imagine anyone using it as their sole source of material could have had a nasty shock come exam day. I wouldn’t recommend their offering to anyone.

With Bionic Turtle, I found the notes to be half decent (if a little sparse), with their videos semi-useful. But really the selling point of BT is their large and very in-depth practice question bank…they have a couple thousand if I had to estimate, and I went through them all about 2/3 times. After doing that I found the real exam to be rather easy in comparison and am extremely confident of a pass in the next couple of days (let’s hope I dont have to eat my hat).

The offical GARP material was dry as hell, with lots of information and deviations of topics that weren’t at all necessary for the exam. As a point of reference, it does a decent job - but as a stand alone “study guide” it is also severely lacking in my opinion. There are practically no practice questions and the material is painful to pore over.

So to get to my point - from what I have seen there is definitely a need for a provider who offers a great, comprehensive, exam focused study guide that actually tackles the difficult topics head on, along with a comprehensive question bank with 2000-3000 practice questions that actually represent the correct difficulty level of exam questions (or a notch above). These two things are, in my mind, the killer combination.

I will (hopefully) be sitting Part 2 in November (after CFA L3 in June) and will definitely take a look at the new Wiley/Cooper offering before making my choice.

Is there anywhere we can download a sample study session or something to get an idea of the flavour of the study notes or parctice questions?

#8

Yes, S666 there will be lots of samples available very soon from the notes and samples of the thousands of questiosn that will ultimately drive the product. Stay tuned!

#9

Hi Christian,

I am appearing for Level 2 in May 2016… Is their any way that you can release this material sooner?

Thanks,

Kavita

#10

LoL!!! and Great

Seems like success of Bionic Turtle or ChristianHCooper will be determined by what “S666” Purchases for FRM Level 2 cool!

#11

Hah, I’m really not sure I’m that special my good man… :wink:

#12

S666, You will not believe here even David Harper also posted thanking you! but suddenly where that post go now? !!!

#13

Is the 2016 Cooper material already purchasable? I looked thru the homepage, but couldn’t find anything to order the material. Appreciate any help.

Chendo

#14

Yeah I can highly recommend the Bionic Turtle forum for FRM related queries. Whenever I used it all my questions were always answered very quickly, often by David himself - he answers a great amount of technical questions on there with a fantastic level of detail. I often wonder where he finds the time to be honest…

So yeah, thanks for your help leading up to my Part 1 exam David…much appreciated!

#15

Hi Christian,

I am thinking about your materials for Part 2 but that will only become available in March according to Wiley’s website. I don’t have that much confidence in doing all the studying in two months or so of time. Is there a way to get the Part 2 2015 materials from your setup to get some type of head start? Also, can I purchase the Part 2 2016 materials now but have the login valid until November 2016 (more flexibility as I am doing the CFA too)? Thanks.

95Pat

#16

Will everything be available from Janaury 27th? I can’t seem to find out anything more about the materials.