The Journey Ends....

Check out my score below. How the heck did I pass??! The morning was a disaster just as I expected. I attribute my passing score due to ethics above 70%. My CFA journey began in Dec 2002. Throughout the process, I have learned so much and probably lost a few years of my life but being part of this program has even helped me make a career change into finance with no MBA. It has been a mixed bag of emotions. I even quit at one point (took 2006 off). My journey officially ends today. No more waking up at 6am in the morning and studying 2 hours before work, no more studying after work, no more saturday afternoon sessions at Coffee Bean, Starbuck or Peets and definitely no more missed Memorial Day weekends. As happy as I am today…I think I was even more ecstatic when I finally passed Level 2. Good luck all. Essay Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% 1 Portfolio Management - Individual 36 * - - 2 Portfolio Management - Individual 9 * - - 3 Portfolio Management - Institutional 36 - * - 4 Portfolio Management - Asset Allocation 17 * - - 5 Fixed Income Investments 13 * - - 6 Alternative Investments 11 * - - 7 Portfolio Management - Risk Management 17 - * - 8 Portfolio Management - Execution 14 - - * 9 Portfolio Management - Monitor&Rebalance 9 * - - 10 Portfolio Management – Performance Eval. 9 - * - 11 Portfolio Management 9 * - - Item Set Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% - Alternative Investments 18 - - * - Derivatives 18 - - * - Economics 18 - - * - Equity Investments 36 - - * - Ethical & Professional Standards 36 - - * - Fixed Income Investments 36 - * - - Portfolio Management 18 - - *

Good job sticking with it ten. My scores are pretty similar to yours on the other side with a 10 band. I’ll get it next yr.