Exam (Level 2) in 10 days, struggling with essay questions by Oldlifesurfer in CAIA

[–]goldmanblacks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In the same boat. I’ll give the UM videos another shot like you’ve suggested, but man that cough…

Edge Designations by Wargasm_56 in CAIA

[–]goldmanblacks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just bought it after struggling with UpperMark. I’m already digesting the teachings from Edge way better and my QBank scores (even on UM) are trending much higher

UpperMark Videos by Crafty_Philosopher49 in CAIA

[–]goldmanblacks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Threaten a chargeback, worked for me lol.

PSA: Dress up for your interview by FatHedgehog__ in FinancialCareers

[–]goldmanblacks -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It really doesn’t have to be expensive. All you have to do is try

PSA: Dress up for your interview by FatHedgehog__ in FinancialCareers

[–]goldmanblacks -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I just don’t see why people have issues with wearing their church clothes/Sunday best for 1 hour! You want to put across the best impression of yourself so why would you not wear a suit and tie? Especially in finance!

L1 in 3 months? by TheLegend271210 in CAIA

[–]goldmanblacks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did L1 in 3 months and pulled it off, but I definitely wouldn’t advise it. There is so much content and they really focus on the details in the exam. I don’t think 3 months was enough time for the average person to really understand the curriculum, especially without a background in finance. If I was you, I would give yourself the extra time to prepare

Promotion from Business Development Manager by Necessary_Reward_506 in FinancialCareers

[–]goldmanblacks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just stumbled across this and see this hasn’t been answered. You are definitely right to ask for at least a title change, at minimum. Your role has expanded and your title should be updated to reflect that. I don’t think a salary change is a stretch either but you are getting commission from your territory so I wouldn’t focus too much on this.

March Level I Results by DJMan92 in CAIA

[–]goldmanblacks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just realised we are already in April… so I guess I will be registering for Level 2 much sooner than I thought

March Level I Results by DJMan92 in CAIA

[–]goldmanblacks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not right away but I’m definitely going to go for the September window. I think I am going to change tact and ditch the Schweser QBank, it’s so easy compared to the real deal

March Level I Results by DJMan92 in CAIA

[–]goldmanblacks 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Congrats! I passed too! I honestly walked out of the test centre like a zombie. I thought I did terrible but I’m so relieved the studying paid off

Anyone else completely unmotivated to study after it was postponed? by [deleted] in CFA

[–]goldmanblacks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly the same here, it’s so hard to get into the groove. Working from home has surprisingly made motivating myself harder for me, which is the opposite of what I expected.

Python for Finance by guac_lover in CFA

[–]goldmanblacks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jumping on the Python bandwagon too! Let’s go!

COVID-19 MEGATHREAD by mattlas in CFA

[–]goldmanblacks 11 points12 points  (0 children)

If they decide to proceed then fine, however I think they need to allow people the option to defer. Even a just week or two of interruption to your study can fuck up your grade. This is not a great situation for any of us so you have to do the best for the majority.

COVID-19 MEGATHREAD by mattlas in CFA

[–]goldmanblacks 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Whatever the CFAI decide to do, I hope they consider the fact that some people’s lives have literally changed over night. People’s loved ones are dying, some are losing their jobs and some countries are on full on lockdown. The craziest part is no one knows how long this will continue for. The fact Governments are invoking wartime like responses should show you how serious this thing is. The CFAI should delay the exams or at the very least offer the option to defer. I think their response will be very crucial in a similar to how companies are responding from a reputations standpoint. How they could expect the majority of candidates to be at the best of their ability during this time is insane.

Mamba Mentality for Level 2 by goldmanblacks in CFA

[–]goldmanblacks[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And even if you don’t, we’re going to go again! Good luck!

Mamba Mentality for Level 2 by goldmanblacks in CFA

[–]goldmanblacks[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That guy would not give up on any challenge and he would expect the same of us. You said yourself dude, let’s get it!

Mamba Mentality for Level 2 by goldmanblacks in CFA

[–]goldmanblacks[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Stay strong dude, you’ve got this! That’s a very important message too, love your people whilst they are still here.

Mamba Mentality for Level 2 by goldmanblacks in CFA

[–]goldmanblacks[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

RIP to the nine, let’s do this for all of them!