I have been working as a commercial bank examiner for 5 years. My educational background is limited to a BBA in economics(highest level of math included calculus and introductory statistics which did not come naturally and I no longer have a good foundation to work with; no econometrics at all). I just purchased Part 1 study notes from Wiley and full texts from GARP with the intention of taking Part 1 in November. The first 8 lessons were no problem as they contained no math/stats/high level finance.
However, lesson 9(CAPM) was immediately challenging as there were many terms and concepts that were foreign to me(general equilibrium, efficient frontier, minimum-variance portfolio, tangency point, etc.) Even things like the symbols on graphs (symbols for rate of return and risk tolerance) required research to form a baseline understanding of the graph.
I am wondering now if I am in over my head. I was able to research each term I didn’t know and familiarize myself enough to keep going, but that is a time consuming process and may become overwhelming as I get into more complex subjects. I would love some advice from people on what their educational background is and what they think is a baseline for success in understanding exam concepts. Thanks in advance!