Last time I checked the General Discussion Board you couldn’t even help a guy who wanted to know if his girl was the one. I was very relieved to see that someone gave him the fart-during-dinner tip.
Joey, I looked up some of your posts and they tend not to be on the *uplifting* side…I note you recommended that one gentleman try dying before the exam to get his refund… You have an er… odd sense of humor…I am beginning to see…
best advice is to seat ur a*s in front of those books and Qbank. The forum should be the least of ur worry there is nothing more to say.
relentless Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Joey, I looked up some of your posts and they tend > not to be on the *uplifting* side…I note you > recommended that one gentleman try dying before > the exam to get his refund… You have an > er… odd sense of humor…I am beginning to > see… I think you should reread that post. Anyway, nice job irritating me. That will probably be very helpful to you in your quest to pass the exams.
relentless Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Joey, I looked up some of your posts and they tend > not to be on the *uplifting* side…I note you > recommended that one gentleman try dying before > the exam to get his refund… You have an > er… odd sense of humor…I am beginning to > see… Okay now you’re just being funny. If not, trying reading the CFA stuff a bit more careful! BTW; we ARE still looking for a volunteer!
mcf Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > xck2000, where did you get that breakdown. It’s > different that what i’ve seen to date. http://www.cfainstitute.org/cfaprog/courseofstudy/topicareaweights.html I got it from there. I hope it’s not changed and they didn’t update that portion of the site or something 
I’ve been basing my studies on that.
relentless Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Joey, this is a support and advice forum, not a > place to knock people down. Everyone is out here > trying to do the best job he can and pass these > exams. That is a given. Perhaps you feel you can > hide under the cloak of anonymity and treat people > in an online forum in ways you wouldn’t dare > attempt with your colleagues or family members. If > you read my post, you will see that I am just as > committed to taking this exam as all the other > folks out here, and that I was soliciting support > and targeted advice from the forum. I certainly > do not have to apologize for that. I am also sure > that any advice I get will be extremely helpful to > others who read the posts. Moreover, one does not > just “pick up the books,” as you say. Everyone > needs a plan of attack, and those who have taken > the exam are probably the best sources of such a > strategy. Completely wrong relentless, this individual did not do everything they could to pass the test. I agree with joey completely. Secondly relentless, the fact that you think joey is posting in annoymity (click on his screen name dumb@ss) or unhelpful (just ask anyone in a L2 or L3 forum who the most helpful member is) just show how clueless you are. He’s the most senior member in this forum, yet you lecture him on what the forum is here for, that’s rich. I think that once you actually sit through an exam and see how many people get weeded out that actually try, you’ll change your perspective. In addition, I think that Joey was in fact being very helpful, perhaps if someone had been helpful and realistic to this kid with no hope for '08 earlier in the process he may not have wound up where he is.
relentless Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Joey, your comments which I cite infra are > unmitigatedly negative, sarcastic, insulting, and > unhelpful. They are teeming with baseless > assumptions about someone you don’t even know. I > am willing to give you the benefit of the doubt > and assume that you are of the “stick” mentality > when it comes to supporting others. (I myself am > a firm believer in carrot, as you might have > guessed by now.)In return, I ask that you please > take my points above into consideration. We are > all here to help others to do well and to do well > ourselves on the exam. We are not here to make > others feel poorly. If a person puts a post up > with the word “desperate,” I should expect that > you would not knock him down further. PERIOD. > > > "I am very motivated " > Except not as motivated as everyone else who > started months ago > > >“and ready to do whatever needs to be done.” > Well, unless that involved hard work like studying > for some reasonable number of hours to learn a > body of material. I like this quote too where the LI candidate starts off with big words to try to sound ‘more smarter’ than the PHd in Stats.
Thx, Black Swan.
i like how the first word in his list starts with unmitigatedly. There should be a drinking game to see who can say that word the fastest repeatedly. And anonymity? I was able to find who JDV was with a simply Google search. I don’t think he’s really hiding. Even his supposely baseless attacks actually have merits. Try asking an intelligent question, he’ll be all over it to help you. (not sure anymore… )
All else aside relentless, if you are truely motivated and can spare at least 4-5 hours a day cramming Schweser notes concurrently with the LOS Quizzes in QBank you may be ok. Not an easy task in the least. Joey is alright. One big suggestion of his is to stay of AF for extended periods of time which I agree with. Hanging out in L1 Forum is not very helpful in my experience unless you have a specific item you need clarity on.
Look, I am just saying a really basic thing here, and I don’t understand why people are all over me. I am simply saying that being helpful and supportive to others is a hell of a lot better than knocking them down, being critical and UNMITIGATEDLY (yes, that is the apt word here) negative. Taking this exam should be a fun and educational process, something to lift people up in their career and knowledge base, not a military boot camp. I am personally in this to succeed and enjoy the process. And, frankly, advanced degrees do not serve as confirmation of good manners or intelligence. As a holder of several of them myself, I know precisely what advanced degrees represent and do not represent, in terms of personal evolution. I can’t attest to Monsieur JDV’s intelligence or lack thereof, but he is most certainly lacking in tact and sensitivity towards other human beings. It is a good thing that his identity is out in the open, as I may well challenge him to a duel, man to man. Why not, Joey…winner buys the loser a beer…
When was the CFA ever about manners? And if you don’t think this is like a military boot camp and you expect it ot be fun, I would advise you to walk away now, because you have no grasp of what this is about.
Swan, believe me, next to writing a PhD dissertation, answering multiple choice questions and knowing that there is one right and/or best answer sure looks good. I can only speak for myself, but I have really enjoyed the material I’ve been working on so far (FSA).
i agree with both pov’s. studying for cfa is like a prison and a vacation at the same time.
relentless Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Swan, believe me, next to writing a PhD > dissertation, answering multiple choice questions > and knowing that there is one right and/or best > answer sure looks good. I can only speak for > myself, but I have really enjoyed the material > I’ve been working on so far (FSA). Who am I to argue with someone who’s read a portion of FSA? But on a serious note, I’ll put down the swords for a minute and ask what area, although I’m going to go ahead and remain skeptical unless you provide verification.
relentless Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Look, I am just saying a really basic thing here, > and I don’t understand why people are all over me. > I am simply saying that being helpful and > supportive to others is a hell of a lot better > than knocking them down, being critical and > UNMITIGATEDLY (yes, that is the apt word here) > negative. Taking this exam should be a fun and > educational process, something to lift people up > in their career and knowledge base, not a military > boot camp. I am personally in this to succeed and > enjoy the process. > > And, frankly, advanced degrees do not serve as > confirmation of good manners or intelligence. As a > holder of several of them myself, I know precisely > what advanced degrees represent and do not > represent, in terms of personal evolution. I > can’t attest to Monsieur JDV’s intelligence or > lack thereof, but he is most certainly lacking in > tact and sensitivity towards other human beings. > It is a good thing that his identity is out in the > open, as I may well challenge him to a duel, man > to man. Why not, Joey…winner buys the loser a > beer… That’s not my usual stakes for duels.
relentless Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Swan, believe me, next to writing a PhD > dissertation, answering multiple choice questions > and knowing that there is one right and/or best > answer sure looks good. I can only speak for > myself, but I have really enjoyed the material > I’ve been working on so far (FSA). You’ve really enjoyed it thus far…well, it’s been how long since you started studying exactly? You seem like you have enough intelligence to stop procrastinating and start reading the books. Sometimes there are no easy answers in life - and this is one of them. Lets say you jumped onto a Marathon forum (it’s patriots day, what else do you expect?) and asked about a month in advance how one could train effectively to run the 26.2 mile race in a good time? Think about it. We’re obviously not putting on our running shoes to study for these stinking tests…but it’s relatively the same “training” experience. You obviously do not have enough time to “enjoy” the material nor should you go about asking other people “how best to study and pass”. You know the circumstances…you’re well behind the pack with this one. Maybe you should think about your own study habits and figure it out yourself how best to pursue this monster. Nobody is going to give you the magic system.
relentless- my question is why you’re spending so much time on the forum responding when you should be studying…?
jalmy8 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > relentless Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Swan, believe me, next to writing a PhD > > dissertation, answering multiple choice > questions > > and knowing that there is one right and/or best > > answer sure looks good. I can only speak for > > myself, but I have really enjoyed the material > > I’ve been working on so far (FSA). > > > You’ve really enjoyed it thus far…well, it’s > been how long since you started studying exactly? > You seem like you have enough intelligence to stop > procrastinating and start reading the books. > > Sometimes there are no easy answers in life - and > this is one of them. Lets say you jumped onto a > Marathon forum (it’s patriots day, what else do > you expect?) and asked about a month in advance > how one could train effectively to run the 26.2 > mile race in a good time? Think about it. We’re > obviously not putting on our running shoes to > study for these stinking tests…but it’s > relatively the same “training” experience. You > obviously do not have enough time to “enjoy” the > material nor should you go about asking other > people “how best to study and pass”. > You know the circumstances…you’re well behind > the pack with this one. Maybe you should think > about your own study habits and figure it out > yourself how best to pursue this monster. Nobody > is going to give you the magic system. Yeah, but if someone comes on the marathon website and says “I’m a 10-K specialist traing 60-80 miles/wk, thinking of moving up, any advice on trying out a marathon in a month?” - I’ve got lots of good advice