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Hi im gonna start my mocks on 20th April. Ik thats slightly late cause i have seen here that people have already started but I still have to complete my revision of econ and derivatives 2nd chapter and corporate issuers. My strategy is doing 10 mocks with 2 days gap in between meaning i’ll start on 20th apr and prolly complete around 17th may. My exam is on the 22nd. I’m gonna utilize the 2 day gap by picking out the weakest topic in a mock, read a lil from my notes, go through formulas and do a random mix of questions (probably uworld ones theyre pretty difficult). On the second day I’ll glance through notes and formulas and on the third day i’ll give another mock. Repeating it till i give 10 mocks and also individually reviewing a single topic each time. 18-21, i’ll focus on formulas, ethics and high weightage areas that i struggle in.

Is this a good strategy? If you have some advice lemme know. Also im working and was only able to do cfai end of chp questions once :(

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for some advice on a career pivot. I’m 29, based in Ahmedabad, and have 12 years of total work experience. I spent 9 years in various professional roles (started working at 17) and the last 3 years as an entrepreneur building my own ventures.

I’m currently looking into the CIPM (Certificate in Investment Performance Measurement) from the CFA Institute. I don't have a traditional graduation degree (Diploma holder), but I meet the CFA Institute’s professional experience requirements for entry.

A few questions for the community:

Freelance/Part-time: Is there a market for freelance GIPS (Global Investment Performance Standards) compliance or performance verification for Indian PMS/AIF firms?

Project Management: With 12 years of total experience (including 3 years as a founder), can I realistically target Investment Operations Project Manager roles in places like GIFT City after clearing the CIPM?

Value for Founders: Does this certification provide a strong enough "technical stamp" to help a non-degree holder land high-ticket consulting or management roles in finance?

Would love to hear from anyone who has taken a non-traditional path into investment operations. Thanks!

if anyone can share the exact eligibility criteria and the procedure, please do!

B.Tech 4th year(NIT KKR)

I just bought aswini bajaj classes for cfa level 1 and to me the classes just seems a lot.There are a lot of sections in individual chapters and i am afraid if i’d be able to conplete the syllabus by december.Since july onwards i’ll be joining a full time job. Doing all this to make my profile better for mba.

Hi everyone,

- I’m currently in my 1st year of B.Com (Hons) at DU (tier 2 college)

- Completed 12th with Commerce + Maths

- I’ve always been weak in maths, which makes me unsure about CFA

- I come from a middle-class background, so the CFA fees are a significant investment for me

My concerns:

- Is CFA worth pursuing in India as well as abroad?

- I’ve always wanted to move to the USA—does CFA help with that?

- How should I proceed from here, considering my background?

- Many people around me are pursuing CA/CFA, which adds pressure

- My first year is about to end, and I feel anxious about placements after seeing unemployment around me

I would really appreciate any guidance or honest advice.

taken help from chatgpt to make it short

Hey everyone

So I feel like it's too late for me to start my dead career I see because of people who are younger than me doing everything they have job's, interships , skills and everything

and I feel like i wasted my 3 year's doing nothing Means nothing and I am not going to lie my cgpa is also kinda worst 4-5 you can see and I know am not good at studying but right now I can't give up i actually want to learn everything , even if takes more time and I am not thinking to do cma , ca , cpa why because I don't want to do that i my one and goal is to do cfa and I am thinking not go for mba because but I see that without mba in India you can't Means ( not chance) to go into core finance roles/ jobs

but actual truth is first I have to find job because without any workx you can't do anything in real World so I am thinking do work+ study's but there is i don't know i should called luck or not because of Mom's ( brother) he's my mama when I talk to him about everything he's say don't think too much just Focus on your final exams but i know i going to disappoint him because of my low cgpa but he's tell me Just complete graduation I will look after that but I don't want to realy on him but let's see what happens!

there's 2 exams remaining of sem 6 exams after then what my next step is to gain knowledge about market

so here's plan

1. i will start preparing for :-

NISM-Series-V-A: Mutual Fund Distributors Certification Examination

( 20 apr to 20 may ) one month

2. NISM-Series-VII: Securities Operations and Risk Management Certification Examination. .

( 20 may to 20 June)

3. NISM-Series-VIII: Equity Derivatives Certification Examination.

( 20 June to 20 july)

4.NISM-Series-XV: Research Analyst Certification Examination.

( 20 july to 20 aug )

So that's my plan going to be i don't know is it should i really take 1 month prep or not so advice me something should i take 15 day's or 20 day's for exam's and one doubt is should I really give securities operations and Risk Management Certification Exam? and if someone wants to understand from scratches about what's stocks in the markets , stock prices , which News is important for about that and how can I track daily market from scratches Means about nifty 50 , sensex , top stocks , what are the actual stock real name and all which financial News should i follow budget, rbi , company results there any have youtube video's to understand and explain well everything if have please help I know this the dumbest path maybe i doing but I am fully prepared for everything now so that's it

give me honest advice/ response don't hold back at all give me opinions how should I do this and teach I am hoping best thanks!!!

I’m trying to understand beta more deeply in the context of CAPM, and I think I might be mixing up systematic vs unsystematic risk.

Here’s my current line of thinking:

•	Beta measures how volatile a stock is relative to the market

•	The market itself has a beta of 1

•	So if a stock has a beta different from 1 (say 1.5 or 0.8), I interpreted that difference as additional risk beyond the market

From this, I started thinking:

•	Since the market risk is “baseline” (systematic risk),

•	Any extra volatility compared to the market must come from the company itself

→ which made me assume that beta might be capturing unsystematic (company-specific) risk

But most explanations say:

Beta measures only systematic risk and ignores unsystematic risk

This is where I’m confused.

My questions:

1.	Why is beta considered purely systematic risk even when it differs from 1?

2.	Why isn’t the “extra volatility” (β ≠ 1) treated as company-specific risk?

3.	Where exactly does unsystematic risk show up if not in beta?

Would really appreciate a conceptual explanation rather than just definitions.

please mention whether you were working or still in college as well

Im joining a college this June, i plan on starting my cfa prep as soon as possibly and ive seen people say that 6 months of each level is more than enough, so is it realistic to clear levels in 2 years ?

I have finalised 4 options

Gaming

1. HP Victus Intel Core i5 14th Gen (24 GB/

512 GB 4050

Price- 75-80k

Gaming

2. HP OMEN Intel Core i5 13th Gen 13500HX - (16 GB/512 GB. 4050

Price- 80-85k

Non gaming

3. Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 Intel Core Ultra 5 125 H - (16GB/512GB ,)

Price - 55-60k

4. Mac m4 air 16/256 price 80-90k

Mac m4 air 16/512. Price 90-100k

But for mac will have to wait for sale or get it from dubai and i have never used mac so not sure about it

So please suggest me best laptop for MBA

Thank you

Anyone looking for CFA L1 Schweser Books at less than 50 % amount , contact me asap!

#finance #study #cfa #trend #cfainstitute #schweser #kaplan

I live in India , I am about to register for November 2026 attempt, I am thinking to use a foreign country adress specifically saudi arabia to SAVE GST cost, the address belongs to a father's friend, i have my all things college and everything here in india , i recently had applied for scholarship with my main email id and main phone number.. I just have a day or two to register. i seriously need some guidance from the person who had done this and I would appreciate your suggestions.. please help me

Looking for people who are appearing for L-3 in August.

I am struggling to prepare alone and I need some accountability partner who is in the same boat as me .

DM me if you are also appearing in August and want to study together.

anyone looking to get schweser l1 books at less than 50 % amount, dm me

Has anyone ever tried paying fees by their credit card after generating an invoice, by calling their toll-free number? Is the process smooth and effective? How many calls does it take to do so? Please take me through the process once. Thank you.

Same as Title.

I donot have money to buy a new course for cfa level 1 and im planning to self study.

I need free courses for level 1 - Is there anyone who can help me out 🥲 Any telegram link or course link will do wonders for me

Hey everyone,

I'm 17 (turning 18 this month), just completed my 12th and planning to join BAF. I've decided to pursue CFA alongside, targeting Level 1 in my second year.

My situation:

-Commerce without Maths background.

-3 hour total daily commute.

-Planning to start CFA Level 1 prep from now itself, giving exam in 2nd year.

Why BAF over BFM:

I specifically chose BAF over BFM because BFM's syllabus heavily overlaps with CFA curriculum — CFA already covers markets and finance in depth and goes even deeper. I didn't want to study the same concepts twice. BAF gives me deep accounting knowledge which CFA only touches on the surface — this way both complement each other rather than overlap. Strong accounting fundamentals should also help significantly in CFA's Financial Statement Analysis section.

A few questions:

1.Is BAF + CFA simultaneously manageable or is it too ambitious?

2.Any recommended CFA coaching in Thane specifically?

3.Any BAF students here who've done this combination?

thanks in advance!

Would highly appreciate if someone can share schewser pdf for CFA L1 had search a lot since morning one person here had shared it but his link expired so if anyone of your have please share personally

I was going to apply for November CFA but now I have changed my mind. So i have Ashwini Bajaj CFA level 1 classes. If anyone is going to purchase it then you can get it from me. I stay in Mumbai.

Amount is negotiable.

Running short on time, In minimum how many days it can be covered?

Pls suggest any good video lectures for it