Buddy…
Dude!
oh no, here we go again…
You’re wrong about the cheat sheets, CFAI has announced an initiative to move towards a more eco friendly paperless system. In pursuing this goal, candidates are not allowed to use a “cheat sheet” per say, but will be allowed to write secret sauce notes on both forarms and hands. Due to post lunch sleepiness, the afternoon session will also consist entirely of True / False questions. Candidates are instructed to leave their ability to detect satire / sarcasm at home as it will not be permitted in the testing site.
CFA level 4 iss due in 2009
Pass rates jump to all-new highs among ponies…
I heard about that CFA Level 4, Apparently in additional to a written portion, as well as the standard multiple choice portion they included the song and dance format of testing. With your choice of material relating to a particular LOS item, you must create a song and dance discussing the issues and concerns related to that LOS. These will be graded by a panel of Judges who will vote on your selection. In the final selection process, the testing will be aired on National Television in which Millions of teens will call in to vote for you to pass your exam. Be prepared for blogs and fanclubs dedicated to you, as well as the promise of a signing bonus to an IB job with a BB for being the top candidate.
In the interest of keeping the program exciting, the new format adopted will be “WHO WANTS TO BE A CFA”, with one minor modification from the popular format; ‘phone a friend’ will be replaced with ‘fax a friend’ (since phone conversations can be herd by other candidates and have the potential of creating distractions) candidates will be allowed to send & recieve one fax in each session. ***Disclaimer*** Standard rates apply, taxes and other surcharges not included. Must be 18 years or older and upon verification must submit proof of legal residency of the faxing/exam taking country. Must not take exam too seriously and be willing to be counted among the percentage of candidates who will fail and provide the numbers for high failing rates. Void where prohibited.
Isn’t part of Level 4 the electronic version of the exam too, much like the Series 7?
There is also potentially in the making, “Are You Smarter Than A CFA-Holder?” You’d get to answer questions from the following categories: 1. Ethics 2. Quants 3. Economics 4. Financial Statement Analysis. 5. Equity+Corporate Finance 6. Fixed Income, Derivatives and AI 6. Portfolio Theory. If you are not sure of your answer, you can seek the help of peeps who are preparing for the CFA. kUDOS to you if you can answer the questions!
CFAI will be hosting the game show “Whose Designation Is It Anyway’s?” effective Spring-08. All the registered candidates will be asked to choose from either FSA or Ethics to act on and after clearing the initial rounds of major-monsters, they distribute some brownie points for singing/acting/mimicking topics relating to Equities/FI/Derivatives/PM. CNBCFA would be telecasting this event live on June 6th [9-12 and 2-5]. Tickets to the Madison Suqare Garden available at your local starbucks. Come one come all for this Mega Event sponsored by ‘HB - a graphite pencil company’ - Dinesh S [I seriously have no work]
I heard MTV is going to run a stint of True Life: I’m Taking the CFA. It is described as a wildly exciting show where they followed an eager lad in pursuit of his charter. Watch as he studies…goes to work…and studies…goes to work…and studies…and studies…and drinks coffee…stops showering…loses all human contact…gains 50 lbs. They managed to come up with 350 episodes (an hour each!)…imagine that.
cfasuicide, That gave me a good chuckle. I think only young CFA candidates / charterholders will ever truly understand the experience of the final weeks leading up to the exam. If my parents could have seen me, I looked like some weird junky chainsmoking oustide like a mother only to go back inside and resume studying with a scraggly @ss beard surrounded by empty starbucks cups and wearing the same clothes I’d been wearing to study after work for the past two weeks.
Haha, glad you found it amusing! The sad part is that I would not put it past MTV to do a show like this and have the guys girlfriend dump him halfway through because “he has no time for her”, have him go through an epiphany because of it and turn gay, and learn life lessons all while he studies his way to victory or something ridiculous like that. Screw the CFA, I’m going to write my own MTV pilot.
CFAsuicide I think you missed your calling. You should be writting for Chappelle’s Show or something. That was hilarious! Whats next? VH1’s Behind the CFA Charter…
People rarely get my dry sense of humor so I’m happy this is going over well! I toyed with ‘America’s Next Top [CFA] Model[er]’ hosted by none other than the ~fierce~ Ms. Tyra Banks but…couldn’t come up with enough witty comments to go along with it… I obviously have way too much free time right now at work…
My sarcasm levels hit their highs after a long study period. It adds some color to this (usually) black and white message board.
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Los, it has gone too far. First time i’ve heard about GMAT as a prerequisite for CFA.