Hi friends, I had taken my CFA level 1 exam on June 08 and thought that my insight and perceptions on level 1 could help you all prepare better for the exam. * CFA material is pretty voluminous that’s probably because it’s designed to be a 6 month course. * Schwezer material is much more precise and more than enough for level 1 * CFA material or Schwezer material alone is not enough, you will need the full length question papers and question bank. * If you are able to solve about 2000 questions, then you should feel confident on giving the exam * The examination focuses on application of the concepts. * The problems are pretty simple if u know how to solve them, there would be no lengthy or complex calculations. * There are totally 10 sections and its better if you show competence in all the sections. (i.e) score at least 50% of marks in each section. Else you may have to cover if it up in other sections. * The total time given for examination is 6 hours which is split...
A stream of drainage can be converted to a free flowing river, a muck of stench producing stagnant pool of water can be converted to a beautiful lake or even a garbage filled section of landmass transformed to a beautiful garden. It's a transition from an point of undesirable and problematic state of affairs to a blissfully desirable one, an act all of us deeply long for. Apparently, the reverse is also true, all of us have been witness to a deteriorating environmental conditions to a place once recognized as garden city, our own Bengaluru. A beautiful landscape that was dotted with gardens, sported clean roads merged with sidewalk on both sides, wells that swelled with water and importantly possessed an efficient rainwater drainage system that seamlessly collected in low lying areas that formed large sections of waterbodies or even extended itself as a lake. Today, we have regressed ourselves in a steep downward spiral wherein water shortage is widespread and sadly created chemic...
Whenever a group of Giraffes feed on the leaves of acacia trees, scientists observe an interesting response, they release toxic substances into their leaves to ward off the feeding animal. An appropriate response to save oneself but the sequence of response doesn’t stop at that point, the respective acacia tree emits a scent called pheromones. It’s meant to alert the neighbouring acacia trees of an upcoming danger in the form of Giraffe and the community soon begins to release toxins in their leaves. It’s a classic example of a synchronised community at work, leading to a flip in our understanding that trees are sentient beings after all. When a caterpillar takes a hearty bite of a leaf, the damaged tissues around the leaf sends electrical signals on the negative impact. However, the signals are sent at the rate of a third an inch per minute which establishes the fact that they live on a really slow lane. More aligned towards Satyajit Ray’s mode of unhurried film making rather tha...
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