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Summary: Mediocre Prep. Tool
Review: CFA Basics would be best utilized by a potential CFA candidate who has not partaken in formal education for over five years and needs a quick review of finance basics.
This book is definitely not a good 'litmus' test of the caliber of matter you must conceptualize during your candidacy. If the material presented in this text was difficult for you to conceptualize you may be better off investing in something other than the CFA's rigorous charter process.
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Summary: not worth....
Review: I agreed with the other reader. This book is really not worth the money. This book might be useful for high school students, but definitely not for college students, particularly for the people who are good at math.
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Summary: Mixed feelings...
Review: I just finished reading this book and want to share the impression.I expected more. It is simple, sometimes too simple. I can hardly imagine the person with non-finance background which can leard much of it. Much more reading and study is necessary.
It can be helpful to people whose mother tongue is not English (like me). It is something that is better to read than not to read, but for this purpose it is slightly overpriced ...
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Summary: Big Rip Off - Stay Away
Review: If you are planning on taking the CFA, DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS BOOK. Although it is marketed as a CFA guide, it is not.
As the small font states (but you do not see on the web site), this book has materials that are so basic they are to be read BEFORE you study for the CFA exam. Actually, if you learn anything new from reading this book you should be thinking about enrolling in a GED program rater than taking the CFA exam.
Don't waste your money, and simply buy the books that AIMR recommends.
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Summary: IT IS A V GOOD PRE
Review: It is a very goor pre for cfa it will teach you every thing about PRE-CFA and it is not for cfa level one.
but you will have a background to start level one review
CFA IS NOT EASY GOOD LUCK
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Summary: not worth....
Review: This book does a great job reviewing all the basics of business, accounting, finance and statistics at a beginner's level. The book is very easy to follow-especially if you have a little business background, but at the same time teaches you quite a bit in a short amount of time. It took me about 10 hours to read the entire book and work all the problems at a leisurely pace. If you are looking for a book that will fill in a lot of gaps in a short amount of time, I would definitley recommend this book as an introduction to your CFA level 1 studies.
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Summary: Worth the effort to read
Review: This book does a great job reviewing all the basics of business, accounting, finance and statistics at a beginner's level. The book is very easy to follow-especially if you have a little business background, but at the same time teaches you quite a bit in a short amount of time. It took me about 10 hours to read the entire book and work all the problems at a leisurely pace. If you are looking for a book that will fill in a lot of gaps in a short amount of time, I would definitley recommend this book as an introduction to your CFA level 1 studies.
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Summary: Invaluable for a Starting Candidate in the CFA Program
Review: This book is simply an exceptional warm up for candidates that are entering the CFA program. It is a must read. The material is straight-forward, high-level, and clear. CFA Basics is obviously not intended to replace the core materials in the CFA program; however, it is an outstanding complement. It is also a quick read.
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Summary: Invaluable for a Starting Candidate in the CFA Program
Review: This book is simply an exceptional warm up for candidates that are entering the CFA program. It is a must read. The material is straight-forward, high-level, and clear. CFA Basics is obviously not intended to replace the core materials in the CFA program; however, it is an outstanding complement. It is also a quick read.
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Summary: A solid starter book to the Level 1 CFA exam
Review: This book was very helpful in providing a 'warm-up' related to the business and financial concepts relevant to the Level 1 CFA exam. The book is obviously not meant to replace the 'recommended readings' in the CFA program; however, the book does help a candidate transition into the recommended reading materials by providing a comprehensive high-level overview of concepts covered in Level 1 (accounting, economics, corporate finance, capital markets, portfolio theory, and quantitative methods) in a very easy and reader-friendly fashion. This book can be a valuable read for a candidate just prior to diving into the recommended AIMR reading materials.
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