Posts by Andrew Stotz
One of the Biggest Influences on Your CFA Score: Personality
Becoming a CFA Charterholder is all about the three exams. And the required 48 months of work experience. And the 900+ hours of time in blood, sweat, and tears you’ll spend studying. But mostly, it’s the exams. All of these elements—and the exams—make the globally recognized CFA Program the highest standard of measurement for assessing…
Read Full PostMistake #2: Underestimating Expenses Causing Unrealistic Profit Forecasts
Welcome to the second installment of my Top 9 Valuation Mistakes blog series. In today’s post, we’ll examine Valuation Mistake #2: Underestimating expenses causing unrealistic profit. Let’s just quickly remind ourselves of the full nine valuation mistakes that analysts are in danger of making. The Top 9 Valuation Mistakes Overly optimistic revenue forecasts Underestimating expenses…
Read Full PostImprove Your CFA Exam Score
If you were to ask anybody who has ever taken the CFA exam, they would tell you one thing, it is hard. Since 1963, when the first exams began, on average only 42% of exam takers have passed Level 1, 46% for Level 2, and 57% when it comes to Level 3. However, this does…
Read Full Post#1 of the Top 9 Valuation Mistakes: Overly Optimistic Revenue Forecasts
During my career, I built highly complex and detailed financial models early on as an analyst, but I later realized that the increased complexity surrounding such models rarely translates into increased accuracy. This series of articles is somewhat inspired by that revelation: I’m going to expand on the Top 9 Valuation Mistakes and reveal how…
Read Full PostWhat to Expect on the CFA Level 3 Exam
Two exams behind you and one of the final CFA hurdles lies ahead in June 2019. As you’re no doubt aware, you only have one chance each year to sit and pass the CFA Level 3 exam. Those of you who are keen to get registered can do so from mid-August of this year. Then…
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