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Kaplan CFA Basics: The Schweser Study Guide to Getting Started

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This book was very helpful in providing a 'warm-up' related to the business and financial concepts relevant to the Level 1 CFA exam.

The book is obviously not meant to replace the 'recommended readings' in the CFA program; however, the book does help a candidate transition into the recommended reading materials by providing a comprehensive high-level overview of concepts covered in Level 1 (accounting, economics, corporate finance, capital markets, portfolio theory, and quantitative methods) in a very easy and reader-friendly fashion.

This book can be a valuable read for a candidate just prior to diving into the recommended AIMR reading materials.

As the book says. it is pre level 1. the book took me about 12 hours to absorb fully. I am a college senior and so far most of the things in this book is pretty much very general. It is worth your time to read this book before jumping into the CFA curriculum but not worth it to purchase this book. Go borrow it at the library.

This book does a great job reviewing all the basics of business, accounting, finance and statistics at a beginner's level. The book is very easy to follow-especially if you have a little business background, but at the same time teaches you quite a bit in a short amount of time. It took me about 10 hours to read the entire book and work all the problems at a leisurely pace. If you are looking for a book that will fill in a lot of gaps in a short amount of time, I would definitley recommend this book as an introduction to your CFA level 1 studies.

CFA Basics would be best utilized by a potential CFA candidate who has not partaken in formal education for over five years and needs a quick review of finance basics.

This book is definitely not a good 'litmus' test of the caliber of matter you must conceptualize during your candidacy. If the material presented in this text was difficult for you to conceptualize you may be better off investing in something other than the CFA's rigorous charter process.

I just finished reading this book and want to share the impression.

I expected more. It is simple, sometimes too simple. I can hardly imagine the person with non-finance background which can leard much of it. Much more reading and study is necessary.
It can be helpful to people whose mother tongue is not English (like me).

It is something that is better to read than not to read, but for this purpose it is slightly overpriced ...

I agreed with the other reader. This book is really not worth the money. This book might be useful for high school students, but definitely not for college students, particularly for the people who are good at math.

This book is simply an exceptional warm up for candidates that are entering the CFA program. It is a must read.

The material is straight-forward, high-level, and clear. CFA Basics is obviously not intended to replace the core materials in the CFA program; however, it is an outstanding complement. It is also a quick read.

While this book is a good pre-level 1 study guide, it does not come close to preparing you for what is on the actual exam. Save your money and check the book out at your local library.

It may be good for beginners to understand the concepts, but it is a waste of your money if you are taking the exam. One frustrating thing about this book is that the formulas use a different notations/symbols/terminology than what you will find in CFA Institute books. So you are likely to go back and forth between notations and get confused. It is better to stick to CFA Institute notations as questions in the exam will use the terminology from their book.

You will also be surprised to know that this book does not cover 2008 CFA Learning Objectives.

It is a very goor pre for cfa it will teach you every thing about PRE-CFA and it is not for cfa level one.
but you will have a background to start level one review
CFA IS NOT EASY GOOD LUCK