Author: Jane Vessey

Publisher: Totalrecall Publications

Published: 2012-01-01

Total Pages: 530

ISBN-13: 9781590959770

TEST YOUR READINESS FOR THE 2012 CFA LEVEL 1 EXAM with This Q&A Workbook with 450 Practice Questions & Free Software Download Containing Unlimited Mock Exams The Level I Chartered Financial Analyst exam is well respected and tough, with only 42% of candidates passing it the first time. While many of the source readings covered by the exam are not overly complex, their breadth makes it challenging for candidates to adequately prepare. Identifying the most important concepts from the CFA readings/curriculum and testing yourself with lots of practice questions is a key part of your preparation. The author of this two-volume Q&A workbook helps you do both. Jane Vessey is a CFA who has spent 20 years in international investment management. From 10 years of professional experience in training CFA exam candidates, Jane knows the areas that you'll probably find most difficult--and has developed questions to test your own knowledge of them. This Volume 1 workbook includes the Preliminary Reading Assignments for 2012 CFA Level I, teaches you their basic concepts, and tests your understanding of them using these valuable features: 25 Concept-Check questions on each study session covering all learning outcome statements (LOS) and key concepts in the latest CFA curriculum. CFA-style multiple choice questions that ask for calculations, definitions, interpretation and comparison of concepts so you feel confident you're well prepared to sit the actual exam. Workbook arranged to simulate flash cards --two questions per right-hand page, with answers and brief explanations on the reverse page. Brief explanation of each correct answer PLUS references to it in both the LOS Reading and the page number/volume of the CFA Curriculum-available in no other study guide! Free Download of interactive testing software that draws from a 450-question database to generate unlimited randomized mock exams. First, use the tests to identify your strengths/ weaknesses to focus your study time. Then take lots of timed, simulated exams to gain confidence in taking the real exam under pressure. Get Volume 2 for 550 additional unique practice questions: ExamWise Volume 2 for CFA 2012 Level I Certification, ISBN 9781590959794. Both volumes provide nearly 1000 practice questions for less than $130, making this set the most competitively-priced CFA testing resource available. Jane Vessey, CFA, graduated in Mathematics from Oxford University and has worked in investment management for 20 years in London and Tokyo. She now manages a training company in the United Kingdom specializing in financial analysis/investment, lectures at leading business schools, and trains investment practitioners in top financial firms. Jane has developed online training programs for students taking the CFA exams and has taught CFA preparatory courses at a several universities for 10 years.