Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Friday, June 11, 2010
ZoomIt
This is really useful software to zoom on Windows. This must be useful tool during your presentation.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897434.aspx
- No need to install; when you download the file and extract it, you will find ZoomIt.exe. All you have to do is run the exe file.
- How to use:
- Ctr + 1: Zoom
- Focused
- Move up/down or left/right
- Left-click to hold the screen
- Then you can draw and type
- Esc: Back to normal
- Ctr + 2: Draw without zoom
- Ctr + 3: Start timer
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897434.aspx
Sunday, June 6, 2010
CFA Level 2 June 2010 Exam
I took the exam at Asia University in Musashisakai. It was a bit tough given more calculation problems than expected, but I certainly did my best; I have nothing to regret. I made some mistakes in, say, swap calculation in Morning session and also one section regarding futures in Afternoon session. But I think I did not made a huge mistake. I never lost my control and I just solved problems one after another calmly almost on time.
Let me look back my challenge so far. Right after the Level 1 in December 2009, I had started preperation for Level 2. Then our baby girl was born at the end of January. The most painful thing is that I could not have time with my family at all. Our baby girl is too cute to keep me away from her, however, to have enough time to play with her in the future, I made up my mind to pass all levels asap so I had only 6 month to prepare Level2. My wife takes care of our lovely girl, I do really feel sorry for that. What a farther!
Trying CFA is really great experience for me. Although I passed CMA (securities analyst charter in Japan), I really want to go global as a professional in finance. CFA covers not only US, but also international like IFRS. I thought that CFA is the best way to comprehend finance, rather than MBA. I emphasize on basic theories at this point in time, so I might apply part-time or executive MBA to learn combination of finance and other major like accounting and management/strategy. Furthermore, I do want to study with people with different background. Finance is important for me, but it's not everything.
I never feel that I don't wanna study finance. Taking exams are absolutely stressful, but studying finance gives me wonderful intellectual stimulation. Like I felt in phyics. Most importantly, it's deeply related to my day-to-day job; with theoretical knowledge and experience, I can understand practical matters better and that makes me feel like learning more!
Now I am on my way home. My wife is waiting for me with cold and my favorite beer, Suntory's Premium Malts, and cooked dumpling, gyoza. I really appreciate my family; with my wife and our girl, I could stick to extensive and continuous study. Let's drink, eat, and laugh! We will have fun. Oh, maybe our wonderful girl is sleeping:-)
Let me look back my challenge so far. Right after the Level 1 in December 2009, I had started preperation for Level 2. Then our baby girl was born at the end of January. The most painful thing is that I could not have time with my family at all. Our baby girl is too cute to keep me away from her, however, to have enough time to play with her in the future, I made up my mind to pass all levels asap so I had only 6 month to prepare Level2. My wife takes care of our lovely girl, I do really feel sorry for that. What a farther!
Trying CFA is really great experience for me. Although I passed CMA (securities analyst charter in Japan), I really want to go global as a professional in finance. CFA covers not only US, but also international like IFRS. I thought that CFA is the best way to comprehend finance, rather than MBA. I emphasize on basic theories at this point in time, so I might apply part-time or executive MBA to learn combination of finance and other major like accounting and management/strategy. Furthermore, I do want to study with people with different background. Finance is important for me, but it's not everything.
I never feel that I don't wanna study finance. Taking exams are absolutely stressful, but studying finance gives me wonderful intellectual stimulation. Like I felt in phyics. Most importantly, it's deeply related to my day-to-day job; with theoretical knowledge and experience, I can understand practical matters better and that makes me feel like learning more!
Now I am on my way home. My wife is waiting for me with cold and my favorite beer, Suntory's Premium Malts, and cooked dumpling, gyoza. I really appreciate my family; with my wife and our girl, I could stick to extensive and continuous study. Let's drink, eat, and laugh! We will have fun. Oh, maybe our wonderful girl is sleeping:-)
Saturday, June 5, 2010
CFA Exam - belongings
- Admission Ticket
- Map
- ID(Passport, Driver's license, etc.)
- Mechanical pencil
- Eraser
- Extra lead
- Earplug
- Eye mask (for lunch break)
- Financial Calculator
- Battery (for the financial calculater)
- Watch(G-SHOCK)
- Mobile phone (with mobile Suica; electronic money/commuter pass in Japan)
- Lunch box
- Pet bottle (mineral water)
- Snack (chocolate or something sugar-rich)
- Unnecessary
- Wallet
- Only for December exam
- Underwear for cold protection
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