Hello everybody!
This is a reminder that not all the lecture videos are up due to massive changes to the syllabus.
I have put a Suggested Study Schedule in the “Before You Begin” section — I have it starting in July, because I assume that’s when exam results for prior exams will come through, and people will start around then. (And, notice — I have people doing at least a little bit every day — I find slow & steady is the best way with the written exams, as you have a lot of material to absorb, and it’s not all from a single textbook.) Obviously, feel free to adjust the schedule to your own needs. I’ve highlighted the new readings, so you can see how much has changed from the Spring 2010 sitting.
I will be putting up new videos in Section 1 this week, and should be putting up videos pretty evenly from now until the seminar is complete. There may be a pause while I wait for the SOA to put out the case study, but we’ll worry about that when we come to it.
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. The best way is via email: [email protected].
Mary Pat Uncategorized
Sorry for all the sawdust and scaffolding…. the syllabus has changed a great deal between the last sitting of AFE and the fall 2011 sitting.
Currently, the videos showing are from the prior seminar and are the readings that are continuing on the syllabus. I want to give a caveat, though — chapters 1 – 4 of Financial Statement Analysis are no longer BACKGROUND ONLY, according to the syllabus. I will need to change those particular lectures to reflect that, but in the interim, I have the old lectures up. The content will not change, just the emphasis.
In addition, it seems that the “Download all handouts” link currently has all the old material, and I’m going to have to have that removed for a short period while I fix that.
Later this week, I will be putting up the PDFs for the old lectures, as well as put up a schedule for the readings/videos so you can see when you can expect the new videos.
Sorry for any confusion. Happy studying!
Mary Pat Uncategorized
The last videos are up — a couple worked-out examples of VA guarantee hedging.
In one case (the “full” one), I have a spreadsheet simulation so you can see all the cash flows.
In the other case (the “simple” one), I have a problem that’s more like what could be given on the exam — along with an example of what to do in a multipart problem when you can’t do an early part.
Mary Pat Uncategorized
Sorry about the delay everybody — I was having some technical difficulties.
The case study review is split into two videos; the accompanying notes are attached to the first part. The important thing to remember on the case study is to be familiar with what info is and is not in there, and where to find it.
Also: the info on hedging VA options is new this sitting, so watch out for a question on that!
Mary Pat Uncategorized
We’ve changed the interface on how the videos are delivered. We have three video format choices now: Quicktime, Windows Media, and Flash. Please select your default video format preference.
See the images below to see where this can be found.
Mary Pat Uncategorized
I’m sorry that I’ve been slow to respond to recent emails; I have had a medical situation come up, and I’ve been slowly going through my email backlog.
If you are having issues with access to your TIA account, it’s best to contact customer service directly, and not me. Customer service email is: [email protected]
You can also go through the contact page here:
TIA Contact page
Customer Service is the first choice in the drop-down menu
Mary Pat Uncategorized
I see that some of the new files aren’t showing up properly, and are giving error messages when you try to download. I will be reuploading those files this evening.
Sorry about the inconvenience.
UPDATE: I’ve re-uploaded the relevant files. Please let me know if you find any other files that are not downloading properly.
Mary Pat Uncategorized
New videos are up in Section 2 [2.26a CSFB Credit Portfolio Modelling Handbook] and Section 3 [3.36 FE-C174-10: Deciphering the Liquidity and Credit Crunch 2007-2008].
Make sure you get the file downloads with these. With 2.26a, there is a spreadsheet that goes along with the lecture, so you can see how the calculations from the reading are done. Lesson 3.36 has just a PDF file of the accompanying notes].
There will be lots more being added this week, in the review section. If you haven’t checked it out already, the review section is within the Online Seminar section, and is labeled “AFE Spring 2010 Review”. Currently there is a condensed outline for all the sections, and review cards in PDF. There will be more videos and PDFs coming up, on the case study and actual exam problems and strategy in answering these.
Mary Pat Uncategorized
In the review section for the course, I’ve added 5 PDF files that have review cards for the course. These are very quick questions, intended either to elicit a definition, or list, or quick calculation problem. These questions are linked to a single reading [which is noted on the bottom of the card].
The format of the cards are such that they’re meant for an Avery 5388 template. More on this Avery template/product can be seen here: Avery 5388 Index Cards. The odd-numbered pages have the questions/front of the cards, and the even-numbered pages have the answers/back of the cards.
Mary Pat Uncategorized
You will see on the course page that a new section has appeared: a review section.
The first posting in here are condensed outlines for the 5 sections of the seminar.
Soon to come: review notecard PDFs [more on that when they appear], case study outline, worked out exam questions, and exam tips.
Mary Pat Uncategorized