FinQuiz Schedule L2

FinQuiz STUDY PLAN FOR JUNE-2013 EXAM CFA LEVEL-IIStarting Date Exam Date 11/1/12 06/01/13 Total Topic Areas 10 18 Approximately 28 Weeks Exam Length Total Questions 6 Hours (Two parts of 3 Hours) Total Study Sessions 10 Item Sets (Morning) Total Time Available 10 Item Sets (Evening) (Till Exam) Topic Area Weights for the CFA Exam Topic Area Ethical and Professional Standards Quantitative Methods Economics Financial Reporting and Analysis Corporate Finance Equity Investments Fixed Income Derivatives Alternative Investments Portfolio Management S.S # 1-2 3 4 5-7 8-9 10-12 14-15 16-17 13 18 % Weight 10% 5-10% 5-10% 15-25% 5-15% 20-30% 5-15% 5-15% 5-15% 5-15% Week Dates Activity Curriculum Note / Curriculum Reading Study Session Reading 44 Topics Valuing Bonds with Embedded Options Fundamentals of Credit Analysis Term Structure and Volatility of Interest Rates Mortgage-Backed Sector of the Bond Market Asset-Backed Sector of the Bond Market Valuing Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities Fixed Income 1-2 11/01/12 - 11/15/12 End-of-chapter Questions FinQuiz Practice Questions Curriculum Note / Curriculum Reading 14 42 43 45 3-4 11/16/12 -11/30/12 End-of-chapter Questions FinQuiz Practice Questions Revision Curriculum Note / Curriculum Reading 15 46 47 48 16 49 17 50 51 17 52 53 Forward Markets and Contracts Futures Markets and Contracts Option Markets and Contracts Swap Markets and Contracts Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Credit Derivative: An Overview Derivatives 5 12/01/12 - 12/07/12 End-of-chapter Questions FinQuiz Practice Questions Curriculum Note / Curriculum Reading 6-7 12/08/12 - 12/23/12 End-of-chapter Questions FinQuiz Practice Questions Revision Curriculum Note / Curriculum Reading 11 3 12 13 Correlation and Regression Multiple Regression and Issues in Regression Analysis Time-Series Analysis Quantitative Methods for Valuation 8-9 12/24/12 -01/07/13 End-of-chapter Questions FinQuiz Practice Questions Revision Curriculum Note / Curriculum Reading End-of-chapter Questions 14 4 15 16 Currency Exchange Rates: Determination & Forcasting Economic Growth and the Investment Decision Economics of Regulations Economics for Valuation 10-11 01/08/13-01/18/13 FinQuiz Practice Questions Revision Curriculum Note / Curriculum Reading End-of-chapter Questions 54 55 18 56 Portfolio Concepts The Theory of Active Portfolio Management The Portfolio Management Process and the Investment Policy Statement Portfolio Management Process 11-12 01/19/13- 01/31/13 FinQuiz Practice Questions Revision Curriculum Note / Curriculum Reading 17 5 18 6 19 Inventories: Implications for Financial Statements and Ratios Long-Lived Assets: Implications for Financial Statements and Ratios Intercorporate Investments 13 02/01/13- 02/07/13 End-of-chapter Questions FinQuiz Practice Questions -------------------- Copyright © FinQuiz.com. All rights reserved.-------------------- 1 Week Dates Activity Curriculum Note / Curriculum Reading End-of-chapter Questions Study Session 6 Reading 20 21 22 23 Topics Employee Compensation: Post-Employment and Share-Based Multinational Operations The Lessons We Learn Evaluating Financial Reporting Quality Integration of Financial Statement Analysis Techniques Financial Reporting and Analysis 14-15 02/07/13 - 02/22/13 FinQuiz Practice Questions 7 24 Revision 25 Curriculum Note / Curriculum Reading 26 End-of-chapter Questions 27 8-9 28 FinQuiz Practice Questions 29 Revision 30 Curriculum Note / Curriculum Reading 10 31 32 11 33 34 11 35 36 FinQuiz Practice Questions 37 Revision 1 Curriculum Note / Curriculum Reading 2 End-of-chapter Questions 3 1-2 4 FinQuiz Practice Questions 10 5-9 38 Curriculum Note / Curriculum Reading 39 End-of-chapter Questions 13 40 41 Publicaly Traded Real Estate Securities Private Equity Valuation Investing in Hedge Funds: A Survey Alternative Investments Revision 1-2 Ethical & Professional Standards CFA Institute Research Objectivity Standards Prudence in perspective Ethics Cases and Standards Reporters Private Real Estate Investments "Guidance" for Standards I-VII CFA Institute Soft Dollar Standards Private Company Valuation Equity Investments Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct Return Concepts The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy Discounted Dividend Valuation Free Cash Flow Valuation Market-Based Valuation: Price and Enterprise Value Multiples Residual Income Valuation Mergers and Acquisitions Corporate Finance Equity Valuation: Applications and Processes Corporate Governance Capital Structure Dividends and Share Repurchases: Analysis Capital Budgeting 16-17 02/23/13 -03/07/13 18 03/08/13 - 03/15/13 End-of-chapter Questions FinQuiz Practice Questions Curriculum Note / Curriculum Reading End-of-chapter Questions 19-20 03/16/13 - 03/31/13 21 04/01/13- 04/07/13 22-23 04/08/13 - 04/22/13 FinQuiz Practice Questions 24 - 26 04/23/13 - 05/16/13 Attempt CFA sample exam Complete Revision of all Areas 27 05/17/13 - 05/22/13 Attempt CFA past papers Attempt FinQuizʼs Mock Exams 5/23/13 28 05/24/13 - 05/31/13 Attempt CFA Instituteʼs Mock Exam Final Review Actual Exam on June 1, 2013 2