Question for those who failed?

CFA Level II
#21

buy-side equity analyst, aced LI, but failed LII twice (pretty tough to find study time with 10-11 hour days and a family at home, but that’s what this thing is all about). But I’m not letting this thing beat me. Already registered for the '09 test.

#22

Financial Analyst IT industry, thus totally irrelevant with the CFA certification, failed L2 and possibly continuing due to pure ego!

#23

PM and RM with a Private Wealth Mgt firm in Bermuda…

#24

i dont see why this question is relevant. it doesnt matter what you do. i bet you passed didnt you?

#25

Chemical Engineer …

#26

Financial analyst in telecom

#27

buy-side investment analyst

#28

Is there a chance to pass Level 2 if you don’t work in the finance area ???

#29

I don’t. I passed. It takes a lot of hard work. If I tell you what I do, I think you will have bad thoughts about me :slight_smile: However, you may already have these thoughts.

#30

Whats the secret then …how much hours you plugged in. Are you working in the investment industry now. Its had to relate derivatives and fixed income,options etc if are not familiar with the industry ??? What kind of job do you have if you don’t me asking

#31

http://www.analystforum.com/phorums/read.php?1,820456

#32

quant17 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I’ll let you guess at the job title, but I work > within the energy industry. Me too, in terms of result and industry. I am in renewable energy. I think financial analysis is not your core responsibility.

#33

Front Office Multi-Asset Trading System Consultant. And I failed too…

#34

all in all this is a very scary thread

#35

How scary?

#36

Vice President, Proprietary Portfolio Manager, at top US investment Bank

#37

this is silly. not passing an exam does not mean you cannot do you job better than a guy who has cfa. pointless

#38

CJB001 - I agree … Seems like quite the opposite - people on this tread seem to have pretty good roles. I wonder if they would have passed if their knowledge was more theortical (CFA Style) and less commercial ?

#39

RCourtney Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > CJB001 - I agree … Seems like quite the opposite > - people on this tread seem to have pretty good > roles. I wonder if they would have passed if their > knowledge was more theortical (CFA Style) and less > commercial ? ^^^ l l l exactly! @ punterguy, that’s why this thread is scary…lots of people already in the roles who aren’t passing the exam, not because they can’t do the job but rather to RCourtney’s point about commercial (aka reality) vs theory (aka CFA)