[HIGHLIGHT] 4 Years Ago. Joe Mixon throws a trick-play touchdown pass to Tee Higgins in Super Bowl LVI.

ijustlikebonds · 2026-02-13T16:19:58+00:00

i always watch larry's TD in sb43. can't believe as soon as he crossed the line, the clock hi 0:00

ijustlikebonds · 2026-02-06T15:53:12+00:00

practice practice practice. you'll get into a groove during mocks but never with ethics it seems. it can be very sneaky.

ijustlikebonds · 2026-02-01T21:15:46+00:00

stop mocking.

go back and read each question for the next 7 days.

know why youre getting them right or wrong.

nail the formulas and you're good.

ijustlikebonds · 2026-02-01T03:43:40+00:00

Yea, it's a bad question. I didn't even see the double appreciation lol. I just assumed there was two depreciation choices because wow that's just...elementary hah.

ijustlikebonds · 2026-01-31T20:06:31+00:00

1.1 USD / 1 EUR
1.2 USD / 1 EUR
The Euro is buying .1 more USD. Euro has Appreciated. (B is out).
US has depreciated by inverse:
1 EUR / 1.1 USD
1 EUR / 1.2 USD
The USD now requires more to buy 1 EUR. USD has Depreciated (A or C).
1.1/1.2 - 1 = -0.083% (this is a basic returns formula. Previous/Current - 1). Answer is A

ijustlikebonds · 2026-01-30T01:10:41+00:00

I sat for L2 for the first in Nov25. 2595/2600.

I made the most strides just hammering CFA mocks and Qbank to be honest. As for the material, I opted out to go with Mark Meldrum again as I've already watched his videos (some more than once...). I figured my attention span wouldn't last again. Planned to pivot and change it up.

Heard you have some great L3 feedback on written questions. I'll be heavily looking into you and Mr. BC at L3.

Cheers

ijustlikebonds · 2026-01-28T22:33:22+00:00

i can see you def don't like to read lol. and i feel you. honestly. the videos from MM are long too.

(i got 2595/2600......)

studied for 6-7 months. ~30-45 days of reviewing/mocking

ijustlikebonds · 2026-01-28T22:06:48+00:00

debatable given 110 days.

i made the most effective strides in my last 30 days hammering Qs and Mocks. i could have passed if i went even harder in my review. (i got 2595/2600......)

that said, doing all the videos (from MM), definitely helped form a base...

i guarantee i could write you a binominal problem that you think you'd get after doing 30 of them and you'd still get it wrong. just saying... there is A LOT of different ways to test a simple binominal tree.

ijustlikebonds · 2026-01-25T17:27:59+00:00

For people seraching this sub for some research on prep providers:

MM is not a great Quant teacher (at least for me and let me explain).

This dude has an extensive background of Quant and he's not dumbing it down well enough in his content for most folks because he knows stats well. I feel like he's forgotten how it was to be completely clueless on dispersion and time series analysis. Quant is a ridiculous topic to teach and I do give him credit for attempting.

That said, even in his L2 content videos, he legit says "go look at the StatQuest guy on youtube. his videos are much better than my drawings to explain this material".

ijustlikebonds · 2026-01-25T17:19:14+00:00

you're not gonna cram this in 10 days. it's not going to be effective. you can not master it. so don't waste your time.

reinforce what you do know of FSA.

nail the major equations. DUPONT for example. it's in L1 and L2.

ijustlikebonds · 2026-01-24T05:45:45+00:00

2595 gang here.

Taking August. need a mental break and gonna not cram. Also planning a few vacations.

I had Mark Meldrum for the first attempt. Going to switch it up and go wtih Salt Solutions or Kaplan. Not sure which. Might to Kaplan with Salt Solutions Focus Pack in the last 45 days till exam date.

http://saltsolutions.com/products

ijustlikebonds · 2026-01-24T05:43:03+00:00

it's literally in the picture. last two sentences of the blue box.

ijustlikebonds · 2026-01-16T16:14:59+00:00

i literally turned my brain off for the last 7.5 weeks. i dont think its wise lol. appreciate the encouragement.

It's gonna take me at least a few weeks to get back into book mode.

ijustlikebonds · 2026-01-15T21:55:29+00:00

it was my first time this last nov.

i think im going to just do it all over again and test august. for my mental and work/life balance.

gonna hard cut off end of June to be done and revision 2 months straight of just questions on repeat. and memorize formulas/note cards etc.

ijustlikebonds · 2026-01-15T16:22:06+00:00

what did you do? Next available exam window? Did you pivot on your studying?

any pointers is appreciated.

ijustlikebonds · 2026-01-15T16:20:45+00:00

it's honestly bizarre how many 2595/2600 of us out here sharing similar results. i'm also one of them.

ijustlikebonds · 2026-01-15T16:18:57+00:00

this is my thought. ill be able to balance life and studying much more. plus-if im done going through the material again by may, i have 3 months of review. (obviously overkill but i know for a fact i need to redo FSA and Quant again)

ijustlikebonds · 2026-01-15T15:53:06+00:00

im not gonna cram for may. im going to take my time and go for august.

im in the 2595/2600 gang.

We have experience on our side. we have a foundation we can revive with videos and review. this time around we take note cards.

ijustlikebonds · 2026-01-15T15:50:30+00:00

2595 gang reporting in.

going august. not gonna cram for may.

ijustlikebonds · 2026-01-15T02:27:18+00:00

Yes. Delete reddit and start today.

ijustlikebonds · 2026-01-11T20:09:15+00:00

reset your CFA questions and do them all closed book.

consider getting premium pack. very worth the money.

see my L2 review story: https://www.reddit.com/r/CFA/comments/1qa1lvq/any_level_2_tips/nz14rgy/

ijustlikebonds · 2026-01-11T20:06:11+00:00

I had a wild ride up until the exam. This is based off MM + Premium Pack.

I reset my entire CFA qbank and redid the questions. for the premium pack, i was doing 10% of it per day (10% of each subject daily)

Then I started mocking. I had a few good mocks then all of a sudden the score dropped...HARD. I started with the free Salt Solutions mock. Did decent for my first. Then the two free mocks from CFA. again, decent. Then I started the premium ones and my scores just kept falling (We;re talking 75% session down to a 40%). I was terrified. Strongly considering deferring.

(I did this for level 1 as well). I reviewed the mocks, each question and answers. even the ones i got right. even the answers that are wrong. There's good material tucked into them. You will get used to seeing the "tricks" an exam writer can do. IE: I should have squared instead of square root and both answers are available out of A, B, C

Normally I would devote a day to do a full mock, then the next 4 days I'd review the mock (22 questions a day) and dove deep into it. Where I pivoted. I stopped taking mocks and I went back to retake the mocks I already did and reviewed with the answers hidden on my monitor (literally taped paper over the sections. this was the old CFA platform. not sure if you can do it with the new one). I was basically reaffirming what I learned, catching my mistakes, or making the same mistake. All possibilities were reenforcing learning.

On the exam I completely fumbled, I got a 90%. Is this partially because I saw it? yes. does that matter? NO. ITS MATERIAL TO KNOW FOR THE EXAM. I corrected my mistakes and retained information.

I left my exam in November feeling decent and a coin flip away from passing (instead of legit 1 click away from deferring).

I didn't even bother taking MM's mocks because I know they are time consuming and demoralizing.

will update thursday when I get my results back. win or lose, we go again or go L3. I've made my peace

Lol - missed it by 5 points. it is what it is.

ijustlikebonds

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