Table of Contents Link ExamWise® Volume 1 CFA 2008 Level I Certification With Preliminary Reading Assignments The Candidates Question And Answer Workbook For Chartered Financial Analyst Authors Jane Vessey, CFA M. Afdal Pamilih, CFA David Stewart Published by TotalRecall Publications, Inc. 1103 Middlecreek Friendswood, TX 77546 281‐992‐3131 TotalRecall Publications, Inc. This Book Sponsored by The Center For Financial Certification, Inc. Portions Copyright © 1999‐2008 by TotalRecall Publications, Inc.. Portions Copyright © 2005‐2006 by Pegasus, Inc.. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976, No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical or by photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission of the publisher. 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In particular, never ending thanks to: Carol Lee, Mary Elizabeth, Sophia Victoria, David Todd II David Stewart ExamWise® Volume 1 CFA 2008 Level I Certification With Preliminary Reading Assignments The Candidates Question And Answer Workbook For Chartered Financial Analyst BY Authors Jane Vessey, CFA M. Afdal Pamilih, CFA David Stewart Jane Vessey Jane Vessey manages a training company in the United Kingdom specializing in financial analysis and investment. She is a visiting lecturer at Cass Business School teaching classes in asset management and valuation. She also teaches a CFA® revision course at ISMA (the business school at Reading University) and is an associate at a leading London financial training company where she teaches courses covering investment management and related topics. She has developed online training programs for students taking the CFA examinations and teaches CFA courses for UKSIP (the UK Society of Investment Professionals). Jane graduated in Mathematics from Oxford University, United Kingdom, and is a CFA charter holder. She has some eighteen years experience working in the investment industry, starting out as an equity analyst before becoming an investment manager. She was based in London and Tokyo and took responsibility for managing equity portfolios invested in the Japanese and other Asian markets. In 1990, Jane moved to Indonesia and established and ran an investment management operation on behalf of Mees Pierson. She took responsibility for all areas of the business, including investment, operations, marketing and administration. While in Asia, Jane was involved in providing training to capital market participants and state officials and teaching in courses provided by local universities. M. Afdal Pamilih Afdal has 18 yearsʹ experience working in the finance industry. He started his career with J.P. Morgan, and then with County NatWest Government Securities, in New York specializing in the development of quantitative products for foreign exchange and fixed income markets. After returning to Indonesia in 1989 he was responsible for the development of investment services and subsequently treasury management for leading banks in Jakarta. Afdal has developed web‐based training programs for the CFA examinations and has wide teaching experience, including instructing at the School of Management, University of Surrey, United Kingdom. He obtained a MSc in Mathematics from the University of Texas at Arlington and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (ʺCFAʺ) qualification. David Stewart: David Stewart has extensive experience in venture capital and business structural reorganizations. As president of a private client broker dealer firm, he has business valuation and project valuation experience on the venture capital side and portfolio management on the asset management side. His analysis, commentary, books, and study guides have appeared in the financial management, securities, and exam prep industries. David has collaborated with experts in the field to produce the 2001 through 2006 editions of this study guide. His extensive research into the CFA exam program and past exam histories, field work, and consistent review of CFA Institute information allows him and his co‐authors to deliver high quality and up to date information. About the Book: ExamWise Volume 1 For CFA Level I Concept Check Q&A Workbook With Preliminary Reading Assignments is designed to give you plenty of practice questions to test your readiness for the CFA exam. It offers 400+ concept check questions based 18 exam study sessions that cover the Learning Outcome Statements and their associated CFA Assigned Readings. For additional practice, there is an accompanying free download test engine that generates multiple mock exams similar in design and difficulty to the real CFA exam. The questions and explanations have references to the page number in the related Reading and to the related LOS. Use this workbook to test your understanding of the basic concepts covered in the CFA Readings and identify your strengths and weaknesses. Then you can move on to more advanced study materials to sharpen your weakest knowledge areas. This book is divided into Study Sessions (1 – 18) that cover the 76 Learning Outcome Statements and the associated Assigned Readings. Appendix A (Exhibits 1 – 4), is a collection of exhibits and flow charts for condensed reference and review, including examples of accounting statements, puts and calls, PE breakdown, and financial ratios. The 18 2008 CFA Level I Study Sessions breakout is as follows: Ethical and Professional Standards 1. Study Session 1: Ethical and Professional Standards Investment Tools 2. Study Session 2. Quantitative Methods: Basic Concepts 3. Study Session 3. Quantitative Methods: Application 4. Study Session 4. Economics: Microeconomic Analysis 5. Study Session 5. Economics: Market Structure and Macroeconomic Analysis 6. Study Session 6. Economics: Monetary and Fiscal Economics 7. Study Session 7. Financial Statement Analysis: Introduction 8. Study Session 8. Financial Statement Analysis: Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash 9. Study Session 9. Financial Statement Analysis: Inventories, Assets, Taxes, and Debt 10. Study Session 10. Financial Statement Analysis: Techniques, Apps, & International 11. Study Session 11. Corporate Finance Portfolio Management 12. Study Session 12. Portfolio Management Asset Valuation 13. Study Session 13. Analysis of Equity Investments: Securities Markets 14. Study Session 14. Analysis of Equity Investments: Industry and Company Analysis 15. Study Session 15. Analysis of Fixed Income Investments: Basic Concepts 16. Study Session 16. Analysis of Fixed Income Investments: Analysis and Valuation 17. Study Session 17. Derivative Investments 18. Study Session 18. Alternative Investments Equity Investments: Securities Markets Online Information: 1. What is CFA Institute http://www.cfainstitute.org/aboutus/index.html 2. CFA Program: http://www.cfainstitute.org/cfaprogram 3. The Code of Ethics (Full Text) http://www.cfainstitute.org/centre/ethics/code/ The Standards of Professional Conduct Standard I: Fundamental Responsibilities Standard II: Relationships with and Responsibilities to the Profession Standard III: Relationships with and Responsibilities to the Employer Standard IV: Relationships with and Responsibilities to Clients and Prospects Standard V: Relationships with and Responsibilities to the Public 4. Why The CFA Designation Matters to You: Individual Investor FAQ http://www.cfainstitute.org/aboutus/investors/articles/cfamatters.html 5. Soft Dollar Standards http://www.cfainstitute.org/centre/ethics/softdollar/ 6. CFA Institute-PPSTM AIMR Performance Presentation Standards http://www.cfapubs.org/doi/ref/10.2469/faj.v57.n2.2433 7. 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List of Chapters Study Session 01: Ethical and Professional Standards: 14 Study session 02: Quantitative Methods: 34 Study Session 03: Quantitative Methods: 60 Study Session 4: Introduction 84 Study Session 04: Economics: 112 Study Session 05: Economics: 136 Study Session 06: Economics: 160 Study Session 7: Introduction 184 Study Session 07: Financial Statement Analysis: 198 Study Session 08: Financial Statement Analysis: 222 Study Session 09: Financial Statement Analysis: 248 Study Session 10: Financial Statement Analysis: 274 Study Session 11: Corporate Finance: 300 Study Session 12: Portfolio Management: 330 Study Session 13: Equity Investments: 354 Study Session 14: Equity Investments: 378 Study Session 15: Fixed Income Investments: 402 Study Session 16: Fixed Income Investments: 426 Study Session 17: Derivative Investments: 450 Study Session 18: Alternative Investments: 474 Terminology: 501 Appendix A: 503 Download Instructions 526 With the purchase of this book you get FREE Author Collaberation: Now that you have purchased this product you have access to the Instructors/Authors that authored this book. 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