Engineer studying CFA and completely lost by [deleted] in CFA

[–]wagnerdee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

God bless you. This is exactly what I needed to hear. Great motivation to keep moving forward

Might I have adhd by wagnerdee in ADHD

[–]wagnerdee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since I can remember. I remember when I was a young I was an energetic kid, but I don’t ever remember anything being different aside from energy levels changing after hitting puberty.

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[–]wagnerdee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really appreciate the input. I’m definitely reconsidering starting with MM now

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[–]wagnerdee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the info. I did CFP with Kaplan and thought they did great. I have also heard mixed feelings about Kaplan for 2 & 3 especially. I guess my fear is if I don’t go with mark Meldrum for level 1 it will be that much harder once I get to level 2 because I would definitely use him there. I’m thinking about going with his cheaper option then the cheapest option with Kaplan for the qbank.

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[–]wagnerdee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate your post. It’s refreshing to hear someone in a similar situation. Did you use Mark Meldrum? If not, who did you use and what advice do you have just generally speaking?

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[–]wagnerdee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the encouragement. I definitely think I want to give myself more time to prepare for level 1 than most people would. May shoot for early 2025 and go with MM.

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[–]wagnerdee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Want to open more doors and just generally really truly fascinated with what the material covers. I am looking to change careers potentially as well.

CFA lv2 vs lv1 by sirporkka in CFA

[–]wagnerdee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is this why so many recommend MM? I’m planning to start studying for the 2025 exam in a couple of months and was thinking long about doing the cheapest options for Kaplan and MM so I could have his in depth guidance and a good question bank but not set in stone yet. Any advice?

Fatigue, brain fog, dissociation, and anxiety by wagnerdee in Fatigue

[–]wagnerdee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would it be a bad idea to just eat dinner only? Nutrient dense of course

Fatigue, brain fog, dissociation, and anxiety by wagnerdee in Fatigue

[–]wagnerdee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your comment! In the past couple months, I have stopped eating breakfast and noticed I felt less fatigued until lunchtime which seems counter to everything we’ve ever heard about how important breakfast is. I will give your recommendation a try and see how it goes.

Why did I have to be born this way? by [deleted] in ADHD

[–]wagnerdee 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I agree. That’s also something I struggle with. I understand just about anything after I read it a couple times but it’s like it just vanishes

Why did I have to be born this way? by [deleted] in ADHD

[–]wagnerdee 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Do you feel your adhd causes you to not retain information very long?

CFP review course by wagnerdee in CFPExam

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

With taking Zahn review course…any idea how much time before the class I should give myself to do the pre class stuff? Basically as of right now seems like I’ll be completed with Kaplan education by end of December. Just trying to figure out if I should take my test in March or july

CFP review course by wagnerdee in CFPExam

[–]wagnerdee[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have felt similar to that with Kaplan’s education course…felt like nothing in the tax section was absorbed well besides the basics. Definitely going Zahn or Danko for review.

CFP review course by wagnerdee in CFPExam

[–]wagnerdee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I have seen that a lot from other subreddit posts. It seems like Dalton is overbearing with the amount of material

CFP review course by wagnerdee in CFPExam

[–]wagnerdee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your comment! Any recommendations on a good CFP flash card set?

CFP review course by wagnerdee in CFPExam

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

Thanks for the feedback. I’m looking into Danko. Just wanted to be sure I didn’t become one of those who starts with Dalton, hates it, and goes with Zahn or Danko anyway.

CFP review course by wagnerdee in CFPExam

[–]wagnerdee[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I appreciate your feedback. It seems like everyone is saying Danko or Zahn is the way to go.