Preparing for our yearly book club at The Intelligent Investor, I decided to write a list of the books that I read in 2009. To find out what they are, read on…

Find out about my experience of the level 2 CFA exam. What I got out of it, what went right, what went wrong and what you should do to avoid failing it.

As I am about to go on my second trip to the USA this year, I thought some advice on accessing your cash overseas would be helpful to those out there wishing to avoid the hundreds of dollars in fees you can pay.

After doing each of the 2009 CFAI mock exams and sample exams, here are the points that I made a note for myself to remember. I hope they are of use to someone out there…

I have just finished my first run through of the material for the exam – 40 hours of videos, some audio tapes and a bit of reading here and there. I now have 14 days to revise it, practise it and remember it. This is my plan.