Another way to do the top-down approach with you content (this is the way I do it) is to first see the review video (not the main one) and then move on to the main video. The review video will give a roadmap overview of the reading and put those questions in mind... Then the main video which is usually much longer would not seem very daunting. At least that's how I do it. I go review video - - > main video - - > EOC video. If I understood the reading and I want to review it later, I skip the main video all together.
I studied for L2 using only review videos cause I only had 3 weeks and a half to study, which were given to me full time. This was the exact process -> Study through review videos (which tackle the core of what you need to know) and do exercises with the aid of the Formula sheet. If the review video needs more explaining, go to the full video and jump to the part that is unclear. Again, 3 weeks and a half of study and I got 90th percentile. It's about the process, not the time.
I followed the top-down approach after listening to this video and that did help me retain the information better. Earlier I was going through all that information that was present in the CFA Level 1 module. I passed my CFA Level 1 exam in the November window of 2022, thanks to Mark's techniques.
Hi Dr. Mark, I passed my level III exam after my second attempt. Thank you so much for your amazing efforts. I owe it to you. What have I done differently this time? 1) I have practiced your online quizzes multiple times and read the answers. This helped me to retain the material and understand it well. The questions were not easy, some were challenging. 2) I have purchased your mock exams and workshop. The AM session mocks were brilliant, it's well-structured and helped me to know how much to answer, how to answer and how to score myself. The answers and the walk through videos on how to answer every single question, how to score it are so helpful. Other providers give a long "essay" answers which leave candidates confused and not sure how much to write or how, therefore, they waste a lot of time during the exam day and fail to answer all exam questions (a big reason why I failed Level III before). 3) I timed myself every time I took a mock exam. Timing is so critical in level III, it's not a big issue in level I or II but for level III for me it was a mental game, needed to read fast, plan the answer in bullet points and write/type fast. Again thank you so much. I can't thank you enough for the mocks and workshop. You are the best.
wow I didn't know you had a website to prepare ourselves, I just want to note one thing for Level I CFA there's a reading in FRA Non Current Liabilities there's a shortcut in BAII Plus you haven't mentioned, I just hope you practice with us in the video some of the questions. Thank you so much!
I took CFA level 1 two days ago and I must say I was feeling happy about how i performed. I demolished FRA thanks to your site! It didn’t only help me during the exam but also on a career level. Definitely going to subscribe for level 2 once results are out.
@@kaboramatshego-thabana1273 There is no breach of ethics. The course outline itself says there are FRA questions. The comment gave no more detail than that.
@@kaboramatshego-thabana1273 You will struggle with the ethics part of your exam if you were to take the exam today given what you just said!! please review ethics, do lots of practice questions.
Hello Dr.Meldrum, Could you please make a video discussing about career paths in financial field for students or freshmen being able to consider, and then make a plan for their future? Thank you sir
Dr. Mark, I am a student of yours who has been deferred twice for Level III, this last time on December 2nd (crushing). I'm going through your content and the material again, and it seems like I have seen it so much that its getting harder to retain/master again this third time around. Any tips for how to tackle this heading into the May exam? Thanks!
Write summaries of the content, of the questions. Do not learn. Look how at the channel: zoeunlimited - she worked through the CPA content. You have to be aktive. Write and rewrite. Learn what you do not know. Focus.
Hey. Having a lot of trouble with bonds. Is there anything I can do to make the subject more concrete? Easier to make sense of derivatives and equities. Bonds doesn’t stick
Do you think those who will take Level 3 now are in disadvantage in relation with the formula entry? Now they only take the final answer and give full credit or nothing. The alternative that they offer is entry the formulas through the program which would take a lot of time, and we do not have practice with that; the second alternative is to explain the process which one is following, which again it takes a lot of time in comparison to writing the formula with a pen, and again we never prepared to do that in our responses till now
I would like to ask at this stage one question professor. I’m reading the content for L2 my way and I’m attempting the CFAI EOC questions honestly and scoring around 80 percent of them correct all the time. Does this mean I’m going in a good direction?
Hi do you think there is an 'issue' with the reading repartition on your mocks? Like say I get 40% of TVM questions in quants. Or like no valuation question in Equity, or 60% of FRA questions on income taxes and long lived assets. Can that happen on exam day too? I hope its more 'smoothed' on exam day..
Do meditation, sleep, don't work, eat healthy and have fun. Relax your brain! Go for a walk, do a littel bit of fitness. No coffee, no energy drink. Good luck.
Dr. Mark Just did L1, and i would like to buy a section from your website for L2 in November before knowing my results of L1. what topic is the most challenging at l2? i will start in some weeks
Based on the number of candidates that have moved from one level to the next for the next scheduled exam, 94%. That will become more difficult to track now that there are multiple exams per year. However, in a few weeks, we will be introducing free upgrades to any candidate that fails using our service. This will allow us to track repeats since passes will be harder to track.
@@MarkMeldrum Thank you Dr. Mark. I am one of the unfortunate casualties of my first try at L2. I used your service and I found it to be very helpful, just fell short on exam day. Will you send an email or do a video about the upgrade? I greatly appreciate it.
Hello Sir...I was initially registered for Feb exam but now deferred it to future exam i.e July,Aug,Nov...But I haven't selected any of the exam yet after deferring it....So is there any last date for selecting July exam if I want to sit in July or the Early & Standard registration dates are applicable to us also..?
I cannot believe, i vd got diferred twice, from december to 25 february, than to 1 march, and Just 1 hour ago, ive got an email from prometric were they cancelled my exam on the first of march
@@mgnour it Just says due to unforseen circumstances (covid, Weather, Power outage etc) , and That they Will send another mail within 24 to 48 hs for to schedule another appointment
@@mgnour im from argentina, but the curious thing is That a friend is also giving With me in the same center, but on 27 february and he did not got cancelled
This top down approach is gold, I wish I knew of this earlier.
Thank You Sir ! I am glad to be learning under your guidance :)
Another way to do the top-down approach with you content (this is the way I do it) is to first see the review video (not the main one) and then move on to the main video. The review video will give a roadmap overview of the reading and put those questions in mind... Then the main video which is usually much longer would not seem very daunting.
At least that's how I do it. I go review video - - > main video - - > EOC video. If I understood the reading and I want to review it later, I skip the main video all together.
That’s a actually quite clever - never thought of it in that order.
Same!!!
Do u read the cfai curriculum?
I studied for L2 using only review videos cause I only had 3 weeks and a half to study, which were given to me full time.
This was the exact process -> Study through review videos (which tackle the core of what you need to know) and do exercises with the aid of the Formula sheet. If the review video needs more explaining, go to the full video and jump to the part that is unclear.
Again, 3 weeks and a half of study and I got 90th percentile. It's about the process, not the time.
I followed the top-down approach after listening to this video and that did help me retain the information better. Earlier I was going through all that information that was present in the CFA Level 1 module. I passed my CFA Level 1 exam in the November window of 2022, thanks to Mark's techniques.
Hi Dr. Mark,
I passed my level III exam after my second attempt. Thank you so much for your amazing efforts. I owe it to you.
What have I done differently this time?
1) I have practiced your online quizzes multiple times and read the answers. This helped me to retain the material and understand it well. The questions were not easy, some were challenging.
2) I have purchased your mock exams and workshop. The AM session mocks were brilliant, it's well-structured and helped me to know how much to answer, how to answer and how to score myself. The answers and the walk through videos on how to answer every single question, how to score it are so helpful. Other providers give a long "essay" answers which leave candidates confused and not sure how much to write or how, therefore, they waste a lot of time during the exam day and fail to answer all exam questions (a big reason why I failed Level III before).
3) I timed myself every time I took a mock exam. Timing is so critical in level III, it's not a big issue in level I or II but for level III for me it was a mental game, needed to read fast, plan the answer in bullet points and write/type fast.
Again thank you so much. I can't thank you enough for the mocks and workshop. You are the best.
Congrats on the pass. Next stop - the charter!
I tried Cicero method of remembering, during first level preparation. Helped a lot. Also the mind maps method is very useful too.
Thank you !
wow I didn't know you had a website to prepare ourselves, I just want to note one thing for Level I CFA there's a reading in FRA Non Current Liabilities there's a shortcut in BAII Plus you haven't mentioned, I just hope you practice with us in the video some of the questions. Thank you so much!
Thank you , exactly 😭😭
I took CFA level 1 two days ago and I must say I was feeling happy about how i performed. I demolished FRA thanks to your site! It didn’t only help me during the exam but also on a career level. Definitely going to subscribe for level 2 once results are out.
Man, happy for you man. But you might be violating ethics with that comment,just a kind reminder 😂😂🙏
@@kaboramatshego-thabana1273 There is no breach of ethics. The course outline itself says there are FRA questions. The comment gave no more detail than that.
@@kaboramatshego-thabana1273 This comment does not violate standard 7 because no material information regarding the test was disclosed.
@@kaboramatshego-thabana1273 You will struggle with the ethics part of your exam if you were to take the exam today given what you just said!! please review ethics, do lots of practice questions.
Just joking guys 😂😂 everyone wants to cut my head off I see. I'm good with Ethics that's in my top percentiles Level I and II.
This guy is a man of God. 🙏
Hi Dr Meldum,
I passed december 2020 L3.
I also passed 2019 L2 and 2018 L1.
Thank you very much for your videos.
Congrats on the three passes!
Hello Dr.Meldrum, Could you please make a video discussing about career paths in financial field for students or freshmen being able to consider, and then make a plan for their future? Thank you sir
Can we please get updates on May level 2 format and best strategy to approach the exam?
Dr. Mark, I am a student of yours who has been deferred twice for Level III, this last time on December 2nd (crushing). I'm going through your content and the material again, and it seems like I have seen it so much that its getting harder to retain/master again this third time around. Any tips for how to tackle this heading into the May exam? Thanks!
Write summaries of the content, of the questions. Do not learn. Look how at the channel: zoeunlimited - she worked through the CPA content. You have to be aktive. Write and rewrite. Learn what you do not know. Focus.
Hey. Having a lot of trouble with bonds. Is there anything I can do to make the subject more concrete?
Easier to make sense of derivatives and equities. Bonds doesn’t stick
Do you think those who will take Level 3 now are in disadvantage in relation with the formula entry? Now they only take the final answer and give full credit or nothing. The alternative that they offer is entry the formulas through the program which would take a lot of time, and we do not have practice with that; the second alternative is to explain the process which one is following, which again it takes a lot of time in comparison to writing the formula with a pen, and again we never prepared to do that in our responses till now
I would like to ask at this stage one question professor. I’m reading the content for L2 my way and I’m attempting the CFAI EOC questions honestly and scoring around 80 percent of them correct all the time. Does this mean I’m going in a good direction?
I mean yeah ofcourse you are.
Do check if your logic fits the answers though.
Hi do you think there is an 'issue' with the reading repartition on your mocks? Like say I get 40% of TVM questions in quants. Or like no valuation question in Equity, or 60% of FRA questions on income taxes and long lived assets. Can that happen on exam day too? I hope its more 'smoothed' on exam day..
Work on formulas memorizing it
I´m doing it in 7 days and I´m super nervous!!
Fighting
Good luck buddy
All the best
Do meditation, sleep, don't work, eat healthy and have fun. Relax your brain! Go for a walk, do a littel bit of fitness. No coffee, no energy drink. Good luck.
Thanks for the comments you people!
Dr. Mark
Just did L1, and i would like to buy a section from your website for L2 in November before knowing my results of L1.
what topic is the most challenging at l2? i will start in some weeks
Hard to say. Quant, Derivatives, Fixed Income, PM - all considered challenging.
Professor, in Linkedin i see you have a Ph.D. in philosophy, not finance? there is quant lessons in philosophy?
All PhDs are called Doctor of Philosophy. Ph for philosophy, D for doctorate.
@@MarkMeldrum ok) and what kind of Ph.d. you have?
Hi Dr. Mark,
What’s the pass rate of your students?
Best regards
I would like to know this
Based on the number of candidates that have moved from one level to the next for the next scheduled exam, 94%. That will become more difficult to track now that there are multiple exams per year. However, in a few weeks, we will be introducing free upgrades to any candidate that fails using our service. This will allow us to track repeats since passes will be harder to track.
@@MarkMeldrum God Status
@@MarkMeldrum thank you very much.
@@MarkMeldrum Thank you Dr. Mark. I am one of the unfortunate casualties of my first try at L2. I used your service and I found it to be very helpful, just fell short on exam day. Will you send an email or do a video about the upgrade? I greatly appreciate it.
Hello Sir...I was initially registered for Feb exam but now deferred it to future exam i.e July,Aug,Nov...But I haven't selected any of the exam yet after deferring it....So is there any last date for selecting July exam if I want to sit in July or the Early & Standard registration dates are applicable to us also..?
Not sure - but the longer you wait the higher the risk you don’t get either the center you want or the date you want.
@@MarkMeldrum Ok Sir Thank You Sir
I cannot believe, i vd got diferred twice, from december to 25 february, than to 1 march, and Just 1 hour ago, ive got an email from prometric were they cancelled my exam on the first of march
Did they mention the cancellation reason
@@mgnour it Just says due to unforseen circumstances (covid, Weather, Power outage etc) , and That they Will send another mail within 24 to 48 hs for to schedule another appointment
@@Astakard where ???
@@mgnour im from argentina, but the curious thing is That a friend is also giving With me in the same center, but on 27 february and he did not got cancelled