Changes in the CFA Level I Curriculum from 2012 to 2013

For the year 2013, the CFA Program curriculum for CFA Level I has seen minimal changes from 2012. Ever since the CFA Program curriculum was launched, I dont think there has been a year during which the curriculum has retained as much of the previous years content as it has this year. Thats obviously great news for those of you who are retaking the exam in 2013 and for those who, for whatever reason, were unable to sit for the exam in 2012 and will be studying towards the 2013 test. Ethics, Quantitative Methods, Economics, Corporate Finance, Portfolio Management, Equity and Derivatives are pretty much exactly the same in 2013 as they were for 2012. Two FRA Readings (Non-Current Liabilities and FSA Applications) have seen minimal revisions, while one FRA Reading (Financial Statement Analysis) has been deleted. One new Reading (Fundamentals of Credit Analysis) has been added to the Fixed Income Section. One new Reading has replaced the old Reading on Alternative Investments.

While this is great news for those of you who studied some parts of the curriculum in 2012, we at lan Guides still have our work cut out for us. Aside from adding to our practice questions and improving all our products to ensure optimal curriculum coverage, we plan to redo a lot of our videos. As you may know by now, Peter Olinto, a true sage of the CFA Prep industry has joined us as joint lead CFA video instructor. Do sign up for our free trial offer (no credit card required) to access all the Quantitative Methods readings, videos and quizzes for free. Once youve experienced for yourself how our study products are better than any others on the market, choose one of our study packages and join us. Orders placed before August 31 receive electronic and printed versions of our study materials, and free shipping as well. Those of you who are retaking the exam are entitled to our 40% Passeverance discount (even if you have never used lan Guides before). Email us at info@elanguides.com for more info on discounts. We look forward to working with you. Regards, Basit I Shajani, CFA CEO and Content Head

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Changes in the CFA Level II Curriculum from 2012 to 2013

For the year 2013, the CFA Program curriculum for CFA Level I has seen minimal changes from 2012. Thats obviously great news for those of you who are retaking the exam in 2013 and for those who, for whatever reason, were unable to sit for the exam in 2012 and will be studying towards the 2013 test. Ethics, Quantitative Methods, and Corporate Finance are pretty much exactly the same in 2013 as they were for 2012. The entire Economics section has been changed. The old Readings have been replaced with three new Readings (Currency Exchange Rate Determination and Forecasting, Economic Growth and the Investment Decision, and Economics of Regulation). One FRA Reading (Employee Compensation) has seen some revisions. Three Equity Readings (A Note on Valuation, Industry Analysis and Valuation in Emerging Markets) have been deleted. Two Alternative Investments Readings (Investment Analysis and Income Property Analysis and Appraisal) have been replaced with Two new Readings (Private Real Estate Investments and Publicly Traded Real Estate Securities). One Fixed Income Reading (General Principles of Credit Analysis) has been replaced with One new Reading (Fundamentals of Credit Analysis). One Derivatives Reading (Using Credit Derivatives to Enhance Return and Manage Risk) has been replaced by One new reading (Credit Derivatives: An Overview). Two Portfolio Management Readings (A Note on Harry Markowitzs Market Efficiency and International Asset Pricing) have been deleted.

Those of you who are retaking the exam are entitled to our 40% Passeverance discount (even if you have never used lan Guides before). Email us at info@elanguides.com for more info on discounts. Do sign up for our free trial offer (no credit card required) on our website to access all the Quantitative Methods readings, videos and quizzes for free. Once youve experienced for yourself how our study products are better than any others on the market, choose one of our study packages and join us. Orders placed before August 31 receive electronic and printed versions of our study materials, and free shipping as well. Note that we will be increasing our prices on August 31. We look forward to working with you. Regards, Basit I Shajani, CFA CEO and Content Head.

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