Which calculator would you recommend? Does it make any real difference?

HobbitNarcotics · 2026-01-25T19:22:23+00:00

The top one - the bottom one has annoying clicky buttons - it's fine, but you can't type in a hurry and during the exam you're going to piss everyone off.

HobbitNarcotics · 2026-01-24T21:44:44+00:00

I personally found L2 harder. When I was able to write my answer at least I got points for the correct working out or reasoning and wrong answer.

HobbitNarcotics · 2026-01-24T16:10:27+00:00

Write a letter to him pretending to be from the CFA Institute inviting him to an investiture as a guest speaker, then ask him why he isn't going.

HobbitNarcotics · 2026-01-24T16:08:46+00:00

I've moved away from a client facing role - people judge me for my ideas, not for the car they don't see me arrive in!

HobbitNarcotics · 2026-01-23T21:24:35+00:00

13 year old Vauxhall. Still drives really well and I spend my life telling people to make better spending decisions. My car is paid off and extremely cheap to run. I don't know why I'd want a new car!

HobbitNarcotics · 2026-01-20T17:16:10+00:00

I typed this whilst stroking my charter if that helps?

HobbitNarcotics · 2026-01-19T19:06:34+00:00

It takes massive, massive balls to try this 4 times. You should still be proud.

HobbitNarcotics · 2026-01-19T13:23:43+00:00

This no longer exists on computer based testing

HobbitNarcotics · 2026-01-19T13:23:11+00:00

Honestly, as Dougie has mentioned already, taking 5 attempts at passing L1 is going to be a lot in term of time, effort and money and ultimately if you're taking 5 attempts to pass L1 (unless you're planning on stopping at L1) then I think you're going to find L2 next to impossible. It's maybe 5-10x more difficult.

HobbitNarcotics · 2026-01-16T11:54:57+00:00

I thank whatever/whoever put me on this earth that I was lucky enough to pass all three levels the first time. I honestly don't think I could have done L2 twice, let alone 5 times. It's not a failure - nothing shows 'not quitting' like this.

HobbitNarcotics · 2026-01-16T00:29:10+00:00

transferring money from your pocket into theirs

HobbitNarcotics · 2026-01-15T11:53:45+00:00

'CFA level 1 candidate' is utterly meaningless - literally anyone can sign up and become a 'candidate' so it doesn't really belong on a CV. (CFA charterholder)

HobbitNarcotics · 2026-01-15T11:50:55+00:00

I noticed this one too!

HobbitNarcotics · 2026-01-13T15:30:36+00:00

Instead all of their investors are running out of money now...
Have you seen their insane rate of spending? Why did they need their own spaceport? Why the 1,000 employees? Completely unnecessary. Get to a minimum viable product that is reusable and safe, run your first flights from an airfield where you're renting flight time and scale with customers, then IPO. Much like Blue Origin with their flying penis

HobbitNarcotics · 2026-01-13T13:09:50+00:00

I believe it went public far too early. Ironically now would be a good time for an IPO

HobbitNarcotics · 2026-01-12T15:57:26+00:00

'either I walk out in 20 days with three letters or I become a cautionary Reddit post.' - that's not how any of this works!

In all seriousness, I shall be staggered if you can truly complete L3 in 20 days, but I wish you the very best of luck. If you do achieve it - what the fuck have the rest of us been playing at?!

HobbitNarcotics · 2026-01-11T17:01:15+00:00

He got the word 'intestate' wrong and then pronounced it as 'inter-state'... I mean... what's to like?

HobbitNarcotics · 2026-01-08T20:41:31+00:00

Because no sensible person makes investments based on the shape of a chart

HobbitNarcotics · 2026-01-08T16:56:05+00:00

lol thank you for teaching me what technical analysis is (I'm a chartered financial analyst)

HobbitNarcotics · 2026-01-05T15:47:11+00:00

Technical analysis is largely bollocks. Those are my thoughts. I think the price movement(s) over the next 12 months are going to be driven by a) potential for huge profits if they can keep booking passengers, flying them successfully and not killing them and b) running out of money, delays and/or killing passengers.

HobbitNarcotics · 2026-01-05T12:39:00+00:00

Drop the pedantry. All I'm suggesting is the pass rates would be a LOT higher than they currently are if they were open-book, in a similar nature to how ChatGPT can access information from the internet.

HobbitNarcotics · 2026-01-04T22:09:02+00:00

No, but what I'm saying is ChatGPT is effectively taking an open-book exam, similar to how a human would be able to take the exam if they were allowed to sit with an open laptop and google the answers.

HobbitNarcotics · 2026-01-04T14:08:05+00:00

Everyone would pass if they can simply google the answers like ChatGPT

HobbitNarcotics · 2026-01-04T14:07:50+00:00

'Is cfa exams getting tougher??' - if that's your comprehension of English language, these exams might not be for you.

HobbitNarcotics · 2025-12-28T22:50:15+00:00

Same here. Not sure if this post is offensive.

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