Do I read the optional material ?

CFA Level I
#1

Hey guys in the CFA curriculum is it worth reading the optional material ?

#2

That won’t be tested, however it can help you to understand the following, so it is up to you.

#3

**** the optional stuff dont look at it and dont look back

#4

I would suggest to not even venture into the GIPS optional section.

#5

****** no…

#6

Light that **** on fire

#7

What about Appendix A for GIPS though? Appendix B and C are clearly labelled optional. Does that mean Appendix A content will be tested? Confused as usually Appendix material is simply reference material that you would assume to be optional.

#8

You should not. Waste of precious time.

#9

Whenever I saw the title “Appendix” I skipped it…maybe that’s just me but my thought process was that they aleady have so much material they are able to test on, the likelyhood of something so obscure from an appendix being so important was slim enough to warrant saving time by skipping it. If they did choose to dig up something like that on the exam well, c’est la vie…

#10

I also agree with you because if you are very clear in concepts then there no need to memorize appendix and glossary or even just to read it.