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About point number 5. Teacher! Hopefully I will be starting out as a Finance teacher by the end of Feb 2015. However, just to make it clear (and not waste time), does it make you eligible if you teach finance for 4 years (say at a college) to BBAs or MBAs? Also What kind of subjects in finance qualify. Assume I teach corporate finance or Portfolio or derivatives for 4 years will that be good or do I have to teach all the areas of CFA over time. Or anything else that I am missing
Also does teaching fulfill the requirement in point 4?

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Some people are like:
You are good at finance, you can do it.

Others are actually quiet opposite:

May be you should do an easier course (CIPM is often suggested to me)

Or Will CFA be beneficial to you

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Thanks @Sophie. Hope I can become part of the community in the long term 😉
 
That sounds like a good plan. It’s a relief to  know that I don’t have to memorize it all. But I am very unreliable to leave it to the last, will have to do it first and then do it once more at the end as well. The blogs you shared are great.

Thanks, helped a lot..

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tacheman said:

4. If you have a bachelors degree already that should work.

The problem is that in my country Bachelors is 2 years, but I guess CFA requires 4 years bachelors.

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Congrats @timbo @MM12 @BeanCounter @ravivooda @alta12 and others who have passed…  

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edulima said:

I think @d3v11_dare meant 18 in the morning and about 18 in the afternoon, which kinda makes sense.

Yes i guess thats the case..

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@rahul_ag the course is valid within a calender year. So notes for June 2014 are valid for dec 2014. There shouldn’t be any changes.

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Thanks @jessmat

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unfortunately failed..

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@edulima Didnt know its called ethics sandwich, but this makes ethics a little more acceptable. 

So you mean 30% on the questions in the curriculum and when I start doing practice sets then it should be 70% ?

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Hello @Syavash. Well, I will tell you that I am from Pakistan and the overall environment is a lot more skeptic about anyone thinking to do CFA in here. I had dreamed about CFA since I was like 19 but due to such views I could not start. Currently I am in my MBA (quality wise it may not be equal to an undergraduate course of a college like yours). Luckily, two semesters back I had a CFA qualified teacher for corporate finance course (he passed all levels in first go). I asked his views and he was the first person who said “why not” and he told me that if I study there is no reason why I should not clear CFA without any difficulty. In short, there is no reason why you should listen to any skeptic views and why you can not clear CFA. Its not a gamble. If you are committed and ready to work hard you will pass. 

Regarding the professional issue, even if they are, my view is that no one can be a professional in economics, accounts, derivatives and portfolio at the same time. They may have a slight advantage in terms of experience but on the bright side you have a lot more time. Finally, as far as I have understood, it does not matter what experience you have, its about the CFA course. You do it as advised here or similar forums and you should not worry about professionals.

  
However, do check whether you fulfill the entry requirements for CFA or not. I am not sure but in my knowledge the minimum requirement is 4 years bachelors degree.

Lastly, as I am new to this so I am not sure how others view this, but to me CFA is very possible and being a non professional is no issue.

Hope it helps.

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@edulima Makes perfect sense. Got it, Thanks alot. 

Keep on inventing such things, this will make things easier for people like me :smiley: 

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@christine yes I have more over 5 years worth education. I am just not sure which option to select while registering :smiley: 
No, on papers it is only one year of the US bachelor. Pass rates and difficulty level wise it may even be above US bachelors 😉 

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@Surangasa lol no. U took me wrong. Sorry for offending u, I was not trying to put any US course down, I was just trying to tell my dilemma. lol @ Piece of Cake. I hope its a pineapple one. 
 

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18 questions on ethics? Isnt ethics supposed to be 15% of the whole exam (like 35 questions or so??)

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by the way.. I have started making notes, but I am not sure here as well. As u have emphasized too much on notes.. do u mean shorter version of everything or notes of important things or just a summary..

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@Maverick thats what my view is about economics. I have studied economics as two courses. Micro is something I am much comfy with. Although I dont remember Macro as those courses I passed by majorly studying micro only :p Numeric section of economics is easy.. No doubt about that. 

@Pranav perfect, i should use your tip on theory. With Notes my prob is that I like making notes while studying. For some reason its very difficult for me to get my will to makes notes after reading something fully. 

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Just want to ask some clarifications please.
> How many pencils should I have in total, sharped, without having to worry about sharpening them during the exam?
> Can jackets and wallets be taken to the seats?

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Havnt received email yet :@ Does it signify any thing.. like why havnt i received it :'( 

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True cause following the sequence will mean you would get tired out of some topics and will want to do something you like more. Also, is it a good idea to concentrate on one topic area at a time or two or three. Like instead of doing ethics in a given time and then Quant, is it better to have a day for ethics then quant and keep on doing till both are done. 

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