I used schweser for CFA level 1 & 2 and found it great and I passed both exams fairly. I registered for the FRM part 1 in november but I feel the schweser review notes are pathetic. Even for those topics which are common between CFA and FRM, schweser did a very Poor job in it’s FRM material. And it assumes that the user has some serious knowledge in mathematics/statistics. I’m disappointed. Just want to know what you all feel?
100% agree. Passed all 3 CFA levels with Schweser and just cannot believe how horrible they are for the FRM. I don’t get it…
i don’t have much problem with the Schweser notes and am certainly happy they don’t go to much details regarding the maths as it saves a lot of space (disclosure: I am an MSc in mathematics student).
I agree re Kaplan Schweser, they aren’t as good for FRM as CFA, but from what my girlfriend says, the Bionic Turtle material assumes a greater amount of prior knowledge on maths/stats than Kaplan. My only guess on why Kaplan are so weak on the FRM vs CFA is, the FRM material changes more often, the exam is twice a year so they have less time to update/revise their material plus, the FRM is a newer designation so Kaplan have had less time to get to grips with it and hone their material to the best format. I’m sure all the providers will improve with time. I’d also liek to think that GARP will get better at weeding out their own errors - they are a bit flakey given that they are an institution that sets itself up as building an awareness of risks!