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Schweser Public CAIA® Exam Blog
Welcome to the Schweser Public CAIA® Exam Blog. This blog was created to facilitate communication between CAIA® candidates about the exam.Available throughout the exam season, the Public CAIA® Blog is a great way to see what other candidates are thinking.What topics are they struggling with?What tools and strategies are they utilizing to prepare for the 2009 exam?
Check back often to view the latest entries posted or to post your experiences in preparing for the CAIA Exam.Here you will find the most recent articles, most recent comments, and previous articles.Click each article's title (or "View the full article") to see candidate comments or to post your own feedback.
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The mission of this Blog is to help CAIA® Designation candidates to understand and communicate about the CAIA® Exam.
By Derek Burkett, CFA, FRM, CAIA
The CAIA exam window is one month away. That means it is time to begin your final review. Do you have a study plan for the final weeks before the exam? If not, we have a few suggestions.
In the time between now and exam day, your goal should be to accomplish the following: practice what you have learned, assess your strengths and weaknesses, review key topics in the curriculum, and simulate the exam experience.
You likely have already been using concept checkers, SchweserPro, and...
By Derek Burkett, CFA, FRM, CAIA
For the March 2012 CAIA Exams, the CAIA Association has put together a Candidate Handbook for both Level 1 and Level 2 candidates. The handbook contains useful information related to exam preparation, the exam day experience, and what to expect once the exam is over. Below I have summarized a few key items that we often get questions about. However, I recommend you download and read the entire handbook, which can be found on the CAIA Association website:
By Derek Burkett, CFA, FRM, CAIA
We frequently hear from investment professionals who are considering the CAIA program, but are unsure of their readiness to become a Level 1 candidate. To help candidates assess their preparedness, the CAIA Association created the Foundations of the CAIA Curriculum (http://caia.org/caia-program/curriculum/foundations). This curriculum covers fundamental concepts in finance and serves as the base level of knowledge for candidates...
Archived Articles
Article | Started | Replies | |
| Final Review Season is Almost Here | 02/02/2012 11:39 am | 0 | |
| The CAIA Candidate Handbook | 01/25/2012 11:27 am | 0 | |
| Prerequisite Diagnostic Exam | 01/19/2012 10:53 am | 0 | |
| CAIA Association Errata | 01/18/2012 10:50 am | 0 | |
| Where do I Begin? | 12/19/2011 12:04 pm | 0 | |
| Getting Started | 11/21/2011 2:42 pm | 0 | |
| Attention CFPs, the CAIA Designation is for You! | 11/06/2011 10:00 am | 0 | |
| Level 2 September 2011 Exam Results | 10/26/2011 10:03 am | 0 | |
| Level 1 September 2011 Exam Results | 10/19/2011 3:50 pm | 0 | |
| Web Orders for March 2012 CAIA Products | 10/06/2011 2:09 pm | 0 | |
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