I think that once a year anyone who actually passes and / or crushes this exam should be allowed to boast to his / her heart’s content. The purpose of this forum is to help us pass the exams – not to achieve balance in life or solid portfolio management results; there are other places where we strive for and are evaluated on those criteria. Here it’s all about the exam and if, on August 19th, someone wants to say I AM A GOD AMONG MEN BECAUSE I CRUSHED THIS BEYATCH, then so be it.
Just bumping this thread… As I feared, I was unable to hold up at level III. Just too much granularity in the scoring. Essay #2 crushed nearly everyone. At least I held up on the multiple choice. Good luck to anyone who passed Level II this year in this group as well. Level 3: Pass The table below illustrates your subject matter strengths and weaknesses. The three columns on the right are marked with asterisks to indicate your performance on each question or topic area. Essay Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% 1 Portfolio Management - Individual 26 - - * 2 Portfolio Management - Individual 9 * - - 3 Portfolio Management - Institutional 24 - - * 4 Portfolio Management - Institutional 11 - - * 5 Economics 19 - - * 6 Portfolio Management - Asset Allocation 10 - - * 7 Equity Investments 17 - - * 8 Alternative Investments 15 - - * 9 Portfolio Management - Risk Management 16 * - - 10 Portfolio Management - Monitor&Rebalance 15 - - * 11 Portfolio Management – Performance Eval. 18 - - * Item Set Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% - Derivatives 18 - - * - Economics 18 - - * - Equity Investments 36 - - * - Ethical & Professional Standards 36 - - * - Fixed Income Investments 36 - - * - Portfolio Management 18 - - * - Portfolio Management - Individual 18 - - *
Was all>70% on L1 and all>70% on L2 except for that damn Econ… worst thing is I can’t remember what the questions were! Hmmm maybe I sould retake L2 … there’s a thought Level 2: Pass The table below illustrates your subject matter strengths and weaknesses. The three columns on the right are marked with asterisks to indicate your performance on each question or topic area. Item Set Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% - Alternative Investments 18 - - * - Corporate Finance 36 - - * - Derivatives 36 - - * - Economics 18 - * - - Equity Investments 72 - - * - Ethical & Professional Standards 36 - - * - Financial Reporting & Analysis 72 - - * - Fixed Income Investments 36 - - * - Portfolio Management 18 - - * - Quantitative Methods 18 - - *