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NathanRonen · June 5, 2019, 4:27pm

dazman:

Gaming the CFA exam is something one should never do because there is no guarantee that any concept, topic or formulae will be on the exam – for example the exam could possibly have no Fintech question this year or no credit analysis models questions. On the other hand, you can have an item set on each. There is a shred of truth that new material is more likely to get tested on the exam than not; but there is no certainty. It’s gone both ways. FYI

FYI You need to study all the material evenly with the understanding that there is only 120 randomly drawn question and anything can be asked.

In your situation I’d: 1) review my notes/notecards/flashcards; 2) re-read Ethics in the CFAI curriculum books and 3) do my CFA Level II item set mock exam on my website which includes exam, answer key and me going over the questions and answers in greater depth. You’ve still got 10 days and not doing a different mock exam what you have already until then may be unwise. If you have any questions about my mock exam you can email me offline.

Hi Nathan, do you have a steer on the likelihood of CFAI wanting to test the new readings on L2 in 2019 - Fintech & machine learning in Quant, Credit Model Analysis in FI (specially about calculating CVA) to name a couple? My strategy between now and the 15th is generally revising every area, including those new readings, reading notes and redoing flash cards. I’ve done 10+ mocks so I think I’m match fit in that respect. I’ll tackle specific questions where I need to drum in a weak area. Cheers.

avannoord · June 5, 2019, 4:37pm

Pension accounting makes my eyes bleed. Any tips/tricks in your bag of goodies to help with the section, or perhaps make it more intuitive?

NathanRonen · June 5, 2019, 4:49pm

Hi. Thanks for your question. Your question is a bit broad and would be difficult and time consuming to type out everything here. If interested email me offline and we can hone in on what is troubling you and make it easier. This is an important topic at Level II.