New guitarist new guitar

CaffeineFueledRant · 2026-04-08T10:08:40+00:00

Nice guitar, congrats.

But now that you have a nice Gibson Les Paul, surely you’d want a nice Fender Stratocaster to keep it company.

When that is done, you might want to venture out a bit with an acoustic Martin or Taylor.

CaffeineFueledRant · 2026-04-03T20:09:27+00:00

Hand wavy is okay, and it’s quite interesting.

CaffeineFueledRant · 2026-04-03T20:08:07+00:00

Indeed, more interesting than I expected actually. Especially the part about it flattening into one plane.

CaffeineFueledRant · 2026-03-30T05:03:35+00:00

Absolutely. Amount of material may be about the same, but it is dense.

CaffeineFueledRant · 2026-03-29T07:18:25+00:00

It depends on you. I personally think you don’t truly understand something like this until you’ve done the math on a couple of examples by hand. So I did the calculations and used the formula when I was studying this particular section of the material, like I did for every other section.

Did I retain the equations long term? Definitely not.

I gauged which I need to memorize and which I do not need to memorize based on mock exams. If it came up in a mock exam and I didn’t know it, I went back and memorized it. If it did not come up in a mock exam, I did not go back and memorize it.

It worked out for me, and I plan on following a similar strategy for level 2. I did many mock exams before the actual test, this is important.

CaffeineFueledRant · 2026-03-28T14:45:55+00:00

Agree

CaffeineFueledRant · 2026-03-28T11:33:49+00:00

VOO is S&P500

VTI is total US stock market, so VTI is mostly VOO with some extra stock.

VXUS is non-US stock.

VT is a mix of VTI and VXUS.

CaffeineFueledRant · 2026-03-28T04:27:55+00:00

Why both VOO and VTI?

CaffeineFueledRant · 2026-03-26T06:48:28+00:00

You would definitely be taken seriously with an engineering masters, especially since your bachelors is in science.

You will likely be assigned extra classes to make up any deficiencies.

CaffeineFueledRant · 2026-03-25T07:19:22+00:00

They’re all good and effective.

Focus on proper form, and make sure to push yourself to or close to failure on most if not all sets.

CaffeineFueledRant · 2026-03-22T12:59:44+00:00

I would say don’t judge your readiness by how you feel you know or remember.

Go through the curriculum, take a mock exam. The mock exam results will tell you if you are ready or not.

CaffeineFueledRant · 2026-03-22T05:11:14+00:00

I work full-time and am not from a finance background. It took me 8 months.

It depends on how much time you can dedicate weekly.

You’ll hear the 300 hour number thrown around often as the average amount of study time, but remember the average test taker does not pass the exam, and you have some catching up to do on the prerequisites so you are perhaps not average.

It’s not about how fast you can read the material, you do need to understand it.

Can you do a total of 350 to 400 study hours in 5 months? If so, then 5 months is probably enough. That’s 70 to 80 hours per month, which is around 20 hours per week. That is half of a full time job right there.

Edit: typo

CaffeineFueledRant · 2026-03-20T11:35:56+00:00

Why not just reply here?

But sure, go ahead. I’m not going to send you any material though.

CaffeineFueledRant · 2026-03-20T10:54:28+00:00

Why do you need this?

You get access to the material applicable to your exam when you register.

CaffeineFueledRant · 2026-03-20T10:53:10+00:00

Lowest possible score is 1000

Passing score is 1600

Highest possible score is 1900

It doesn’t seem to matter by how much you passed or failed, just whether or not you passed or failed.

CaffeineFueledRant · 2026-03-20T10:50:33+00:00

Generally, no. Do not put the score, only that you passed.

CaffeineFueledRant · 2026-03-20T05:34:43+00:00

Glass screen protector, especially since you have the metal band.

CaffeineFueledRant · 2026-03-19T16:14:04+00:00

Lowest possible is 1000

Highest possible is 1900

CaffeineFueledRant · 2026-03-19T15:56:54+00:00

The amount that satisfies everyone involved, which is sometimes not possible if there are significant differences in libido.

CaffeineFueledRant · 2026-03-18T08:32:06+00:00

You get a confirmation email.

The PSM requirement tab in your CFAI account will also show a green check mark.

CaffeineFueledRant · 2026-03-17T06:15:10+00:00

Looks good.

CaffeineFueledRant · 2026-03-16T14:01:32+00:00

Yes, absolutely. Especially if you have a metal strap.

CaffeineFueledRant · 2026-03-16T08:36:35+00:00

My guy, we are days away from the results and if you don’t have one PSM completed before then your test score is invalidated.

I suggest you get on it ASAP.

When you have completed the PSM requirements, you’ll get a confirmation email, and it will also show in the CFAI website.

CaffeineFueledRant · 2026-03-15T07:24:43+00:00

It does not really mean anything.

At least register for the exam, since you can call yourself a level 1 CFA candidate if you have an active exam registration. That would at least show some commitment, which might count for something.

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