lmao… love the live upate…
haha DD, can you expand on the question that was asked on Porter? I have been to a lecture given by Porter…he himself is a DB… in the CFAI material on Five Force…Porter’s last paragraphy is so egotistical and dbag’ish…
what does db mean?
this is the first question i can actually answer for CPK… DB - deush bag…
douche bag actually… 
Ditch, what did they review? Did they provide materials? How many people showed up? What kind of refreshments did they serve?
Ok, back at the dungeon. 1. Sandwiches, chips, cookies and water were provided. We ate during the 30 minute sales pitch/general exam info. Pitch was light as possible. 2. Materials were provided. A workbook with 20 problems is given, and we got through about 6 problems. Not only was the walk through provided, but also an expansion on how say, ANOVA relates to regression, R Squared, Adj R Squared, Hetroskadacity, Mulitcollin, Serial Correlation, etc. So each question took a great while to go through, it was a deep review. We went through a Quant, FI, Equity, Derivative, and FSA question. Each was a had a great deal of depth to the explanation. 3. 12 people showed up. The DB, while everyone is in business casual after work, one guy rolls in with ragged jeans, a hoodie, and ball cap. Ok whatever. Then during the small chit chat with the instructor about current market conditions, the guy chirps up, “What, you mean you didn’t short the Dow at the end of 07???” in a real mocking tone. Other snide remarks came likewise. He had to ask about a basic DDM question, and then chirped up, “What is Porter??” A few snickers erupted at this point. Finally, guess who won the drawing for the mock review session.
^you
I am guessing the DB…looks like he might need it more than you DD
i hope you won the drawing for the mock review session… “what is porter” - hilarious sounded like a good time… might consider going to the one in NYC no… anyone know when it is?
The DB won it. And yes, I bet he did need it more than me. It was well worth it for a free event. I now realized how screwed I really am.
About every 3 or 4 nights, i have one night where i feel like i am really screwed… lets just do as much as we can between now and the test… Now is the time we are gonna win or lose this thing… before you give up for the night, push yourself 5 more quality minutes… Every second counts
I bet they felt bad for him and rigged it… CFAdreams as I was reading your post…gonna fly started playing on my itunes shuffle play…coincidence? I think not
Question 1 - 104128 In its most recent quarterly earnings report, Smith Brothers Garden Supplies said it planned to increase its dividend at an annualized rate of 13% over the next five years. Analyst Clinton Spears has an annual return target of 15.5% for Smith Brothers stock. He decides to use the dividend-growth rate to back out another return estimate to test against his. Smith Brothers stock trades for $55 per share and earned $3.01 per share over the last 12 months. The company paid a dividend of $2.15 per share during the 12-month period, and its dividend-growth rate for the last five years was 9.2%. It looks like a 2 stage model, since the 13% growth rate will last for five years only. But the ans assumes 13% to be the long term growth rate. Why?
ditchdigger2CFA Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The DB won it. > > And yes, I bet he did need it more than me. > I wished you had won it bud. From what I have heard the Mock is very hepful. It’s around 3 hours of ‘exam-like’ conditions test and then rest 1.5 days each and every single question in that test (and related) is killed to brutality by Peter (in NYC). But it’s freaking ~$500 - does anybody know a good coupon to apply here from thier local CFA’s and other clubs?
You’ll get a coupon at the seminar for $50 off I think. I’m not interested personally, it would be great review but I can’t justify $500 at this time. Although that review was intense last night, each question was explained extremely deep and wide. Perhaps I’ll sign up when I’m in panic mode.
Did you have David H. facilitating the workshop there or was it Peter O.?
It was Aaron W, CFA, CPA, CFP Can’t think of his full last name offhand, but he was very sharp. He referenced AF a ton, itw as amusing.