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...
In an era where being in nuclear family is the in-thing, have u ever wondered what life would be like to live in a joint family. Just imagine a household, with members of 3 different generations sharing space, what would erupt is not just the difference in the value system but the difference in the way of life itself. While a letter from a female colleague stating 'with love' prefix before her name maybe just a caring remark for the current generation Software Professional Sridhar, it happens to be an incorrigible stain on the family for his pious Grandfather Sunderesan. While a causal bend to touch the feet is enough for Sridhar to show his respect, a complete 'horizontal-lying-on-the-floor' type traditional obeisance is the minimum requirement to receive the respect for his tradition driven Grandfather Sunderesan. If Sridhar is quick to retort, his Grandfather is quicker in garnering enough support through his intense emotions. In this kind of a scenario, t...
I had actually been asking this question for more than year now, “Can one be a good person”, so when I came across this book “the difficulty of being good” and flipped across it’s preface, I came to know that the book’s on Mahabharata and it’s relevance in our day to day life. No wonder that I gave it a try. The epic Mahabharata has an interesting claim, it boasts itself to be so extensive and comprehensive that it quotes itself by a phrase saying “What is here is found elsewhere. What is not here is nowhere.” I certainly would love to test the credibility of that phrase but just as I was thinking that, one of the chapters sprung up with the practice of polyandry in India, which is the practice of having more than one husband. I have heard of the practice of polygamy, which is the practice of marrying more than one wife happening in a lot of places in India but I never knew that polyandry was practiced in the stretches of Himalayas. By the way, if you are asking ...
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