Mark Meldrum or IFT videos?
I can’t seem to decide which of the prep providers have the better lecture videos. I quite like Mark Meldrum’s videos (from sampling them on Youtube), but some of them seem too long.I would appreciate...
View ArticleCFA Level 1 - 10 Mock Exams to give away (PDF Format)
I have 10 mock exams to give away for the CFA Level 1 for December 2017. They are from Finquiz and Fitch Learning.. Pass along your email IDs and I will forward them to you.
View ArticlePrice and value
Hi, I posted the following message in an old thread but I do not see it appear on the main page so I post it again but as a new topic:I do agree with the definition of S2000magician (price is what you...
View ArticlePlease help me with these blue box CFA examples for Economics
From page 530, reading 13, example 3: #2:Spot rate (CHF/GBP): 1.4939/1.4941. Six months forward points: -56.6/-54.0The all-in rate that the dealer will be quoted today by another dealer to see the CHF...
View ArticleValuation Filter
Hello,I read this with regard to managing crash risk for carry trade strategies (in regards to FX).“when a currency falls below/above the band, the trader will overweight/underweight that currency in...
View ArticleDetermination of exchange rate by monetary policy
Dear all,In R13 subsection 6.2, one line is confusing me:“With inflexible domestic prices in the short run, any increase in nominal money supply results in a decline in the domestic interest rate”Why?...
View ArticleUnlevered Beta / Effective Tax Rate with Negative pre-tax Income
From a practical standpoint, what do you use for the Effective Tax Rate in the unlevered beta calculation if the firm has pre-tax losses?
View ArticleWhen to finish practice problems
Hello,Seems like there is alot of variation on this site, but when I should try to finish the readings by?I was thinking of finishing the readings by mid december, then work on practice problems until...
View ArticleHedge funds and alternative investments section
Hi to everybody,How is it that Hedge Funds are not part of alternative investments topic?Have you any idea?Thanks
View ArticleSchweser corporate finance - Blue Wave example
The example states Capital in year 1 of 400000, but isn’t it reduced by 100000 depreciation to 300000? Assets are given as 400000 in year 0 so is it the initial investment of the project?
View ArticleRequired rate of return=growth rate? CBOK Reading 30 practise question 41...
Hi,For the question on Venus company, in particular question 41 of CBOKExhibit 2, scenario 2 shows the growth rate of dividends; but the question does not explicitly state the required rate of return...
View ArticleIs Growth rate of FCFE equal to Growth rate of Net Income (CBOK Reading 31,...
Hi,In the CBOK reading 31 on Free cash flow valuation, practice question 11…The question provides the following info:“After three years, the growth rate of net income will be 8 percent and the net...
View ArticleI-Spread: CFAI Definition vs. Real World Application
CFAI define I-Spreads as 1) interpolated spreads, which reference a linearly interpolated yield. 2) Additionally, they are defined as bond rates net of SWAP RATES of the same maturities (according to...
View ArticleGoodwill
(can’t believe I’m not getting this but…)Could someone please explain me whats the difference between Goodwill in equity method and partial Goodwill (acquisition)?
View ArticleDetermination of exchange rate by monetary policy
Dear all,In R13 subsection 6.2, one line is confusing me:“With inflexible domestic prices in the short run, any increase in nominal money supply results in a decline in the domestic interest rate”Why?...
View ArticleUnlevered Beta / Effective Tax Rate with Negative pre-tax Income
From a practical standpoint, what do you use for the Effective Tax Rate in the unlevered beta calculation if the firm has pre-tax losses?
View ArticleWhen to finish practice problems
Hello,Seems like there is a lot of variation on this site, but when I should try to finish the readings by?I was thinking of finishing the readings by mid december, then work on practice problems until...
View ArticleHedge funds and alternative investments section
Hi to everybody,How is it that Hedge Funds are not part of alternative investments topic?Have you any idea?Thanks
View ArticleSchweser corporate finance - Blue Wave example
The example states Capital in year 1 of 400000, but isn’t it reduced by 100000 depreciation to 300000? Assets are given as 400000 in year 0 so is it the initial investment of the project?
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