May 1, 2013

FWD: Kind like some people write this up.

Many thanks to the author, whoever that is.


Study Session  Reading No as per CFAI Importance ( SOURCE BPP Study Guide) Weight (Source Finquiz) Where is study session Usually Tested in Morning/Afternoon Session  (SOURCE BPP Study Guide )
Study Session 1 Reading 1 Very High 10% 2 Item Sets in Afternoon Paper
Reading 2 Very High
Study Session 2 Reading 3 Low
Reading 4 Low
Reading 5 Low
Reading 6 Very High
Study Session 3 Reading 7 High 5-10 % Usually ( but not exclusively) tested in the morning session . You can expect to have one question relating to this study session
Reading 8 High
Reading 9 High
Study Session 4 Reading 10 Very High 10-15% Always tested in the morning session . You can expect the first question of the paper to be on IPS for an individual investor , followed by a question on selecting the most appropriate strategic asset allocation for the individual .
Reading 11 Moderate
Reading 12 Low
Reading 13 Low
Reading 14 Low
Study Session 5 Reading 15 Very High 10-15% Always tested in the morning session . You can expect one question on the IPS for one type of institutional investor ( pension funds , foundations , endowments , insurance company or bank )
Reading 16 Moderate
Reading 17 Low
Study Session 6 Reading 18 Moderate 5-10 % Can be tested  in either paper of the exam .
Study Session 7 Reading 19 Medium Likely to be tested as a small part of large structured response question or as part of an item set
Reading 20 Low
Study Session 8 Reading 21 High 5-10 % Will be tested in morning session . Most probably will be tested with selecting a suitable portfolio for an individual investor / institutional investor
Reading 22 Low
Study Session 9 Reading 23 Very High 10-20% generally tested in the afternoon session . But has sometimes appeared as a question In the morning paper
Reading 24 Moderate
Study Session 10 Reading 25 Very High predonimantly tested within the item set section
Reading 26 Low
Study Session 11 Reading 27 High 5-15 % generally tested in the morning paper , but has sometimes appeared as an item set in the afternoon paper
Study Session 12 Reading 28 Low This study sesiion is low priority .and Infrequently this material is tested
Reading 29 Low
Reading 30 Low
Study Session 13 Reading 31 Moderate 5-15 % Alternative Investments are generally tested as part of a larger IPS question in the morning paper and can also be tested as item set in the afternoon paper .
Reading 32 Low
Reading 33 Low
Study Session 14 Reading 34 High 5-15 % Generally tested as part of a question in the morning paper but could also appear as an item set in the afternoon paper
Reading 35 Moderate
Study Session 15 Reading 36 Moderate 5-15 % usually tested in the afternoon paper as an item set but is sometimes tested in the morning paper . Emphasis is on understanding how derivative transactions canreduce portfolio risk
Reading 37 Moderate
Reading 38 Moderate
Study Session 16 Reading 39 Moderate 5-15 % This study session is likely to be tested as a structured response question in the morning paper . The area most regularly tested in comparing and contrasting different rebalincing strategies
Reading 40 High
Study Session 17 Reading 41 Moderate 5-10 % most likely in afternoon session
Reading 42 Low
Study Session 18 Reading 43 HIgh 5% You can expect one structured response question in the morning paper


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