Do you plan to read Material marked as "OPTIONAL"

CFA Level II
#1

Or do you think that reading optional material is a waste of time?

#2

since it will not be tested I strongly recommend to read it all!

#3

i have read some of it since some of it is interesting. plus some of it is related to the required reading and actually helps give you a deeper understanding. some of it is way out of the ballpark though so i ignore that

#4

thanks. I’m not putting much thought into it.

#5

Of course not … will be lucky if I read all the sections that are not ‘optional’

#6

I read most of the option sections until I got to the last couple books where like half the material is optional. Use your discretion, if it’s a short <5 page option section, I would read it, if its longer than that, it might be more effective to skip it and save your brain waves for testable material.

#7

Don’t think I’ll have time. And even if I did it will not be tested anyway; I’d rather spend all of my time and energy nailing the stuff that I need to know.

#8

NO.

#9

mike, what I find interesting is how you know which ‘optional’ bits are interesting and which you ignore before reading it?

#10

“NO don’t read it, we’re not here to learn, just to pass tests!!!” I think unless you’re short on time, reading them couldn’t hurt