Study Notes

Before I started this diary, I was surfing the web for information on the CFA exams, and the NZ CFA Institute mentioned Schweser notes. Looking at their website, I saw alot of products aimed to help with study towards the CFA exams. They ranged from study notes and flash cards to question banks, to video classes (like lectures). Then I looked at the prices....W O W.

I thought it would be a good idea to get some extra notes and (probably more importantly) have access to questions, in addition to the CFA curriculum. But I was very reluctant to part with such a huge amount of money.

I looked around some more and found analyst notes. They offer a free service as well as a pay service which is alot cheaper than others such as stalla or schweser. As well as study notes, they have questions for each topic and 6 mock exams. You can compare yourself to everyone else who takes them as well if you're competitive.

Personally I got the $99 version (for $89 with a $10 discount). This gives you online & online access to everything with the ability to print. If you have the net at home, I think you should just go for the $69 version which is exactly the same except you need to be on the net to access everything.

I haven't done any of the questions yet but I've looked at some of the notes on ethics and they seem alright and I'm sure I'll use them when I properly get into my studies. If you're looking for some notes and questions to help with your CFA level 1 or 2 exam studies, I do recommend you sign up. There's a free version which has some access with pop-ups so there's nothing to lose.

Has anyone got any of the study notes? And are they worth it? Let me know because I will need some good ones when I sit level 2 (I will probably end up getting analyst notes again). I'll only have 6 months to study and since it's harder then level 1 it could end up being the toughest of the lot...

218 days until the level 1 exam.