BUse This Q&A Workbook to Practice for the 2011 Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Level 1 ExambrbriStart here to pass the CFA Level I exam your FIRST time!/ibrbrOn an average 42% of candidates pass this tough exam, /B it's critical you design a study program to ensure you're in that top group! You'll need to both learn the underlying material and do plenty of practice questions that test your knowledge and prepare you for the CFA-style question and answer format. BThis Volume 1 workbook /Bcontains 550 unique questions that cover the Reading Assignments for 2011 CFA Level I. It teaches you the basic concepts covered in the CFA Readings and tests your understanding of them.brbrBThis unbeatable package of comprehensive Preliminary Reading Assignments, Concept Check Questions, and Mock Exam Testing Software includes:brbr 3) 550 Concept Check Questions /Bcovering all 18 exam study sessions and 75 learning outcome statements. These CFA-style questions are arranged in a helpful study format of two questions per right-hand page, with answers and brief explanations on the reverse page.brbrB 4) FREE DOWNLOAD of our popular interactive testing software/B that draws from a database of 550 questions to generate an unlimited number of randomized mock exams. First, use the tests to identify your strengths and weaknesses so you can determine where best to allocate your limited study time. Then take lots of timed, simulated exams to help you gain confidence in taking the real exam under pressure.brbrBiThe FREE download of our FinancialExams testing software that accompanies this book offers you four helpful testing formats:/B/ibrbrB1) Adaptive Exams /Bgenerate questions in 1-hour sessions to help you identify your strengths and weaknesses in each exam category. You save hours by then focusing your available study time on bringing your weakest knowledge areas up to a passing level. We recommend that you start by taking three adaptive exams and reading your scores. Our software keeps track of how you perform and develops a Historical Analysis, which visually shows you exactly how you are scoring in each exam category.brbrB2) Study Sessions help/B strengthen your weakest knowledge areas by generating up to 240 questions per exam category until you can answer each correctly. We go beyond simple answers by giving you thorough explanations that are linked to a page number reference to the relevant CFA Institute assigned reading and to specific chapters in an accompanying eBook.brbrB3) Simulated Exams/B are timed 6-hour exams with a 1.5-hour break and comprised of 240 questions about all of the exam categories-just like the real CFA exam. You may review each question that you answered, identify a learning resource, link to a specific chapter in an accompanying eBook for further explanation. brbrB4) Flash Card Drills/B present questions to answer mentally and then allow you to click F4 to display the correct answer.brbrBSince you can never have too many practice questions, /Byou'll also want to get the companion Volume 2 for an additional set of 450 questions. Both volumes together give you 1,000 unique practice questions to test your readiness for the real exam! brBiExamWise ® Volume 1 For 2011 CFA ® Level I Certification: The Candidates Question And Answer Workbook With Preliminary Reading Assignments For Chartered Financial Analyst (with Download Mock Exam Software) ISBN # 978-1-59095-960-2 /B/ibrbrBAuthor: Jane Vessey, CFA, /Bteaches a CFA 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. Jane develops online training programs for students taking the CFA examinations and teaches CFA courses for the UK Society of Investment Professionals.