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		<title>Update: On the last topic &amp; a slight setback</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been awhile since I updated last (as usual).  Today I have a large upload to complete to get myself caught up to my current state within the curriculum.  I finished corporate finance and derivatives in 3 hard/long days and started FRA about 3 days ago.  Previous research on AnalystForums indicated that the Schweser FRA <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cfaexperience.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6269014&amp;post=261&amp;subd=cfaexperience&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Whats coming up&#8230;..</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:19:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I finally got my mass update in and now I am all caught up.  Tomorrow I hope to log in a long day and polish off the final two chapters of Fixed, which look pretty heavy.  With the cross referencing and final review that should take me to Saturday.  UFC is on Saturday as <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cfaexperience.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6269014&amp;post=259&amp;subd=cfaexperience&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:33:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to take a sec to recap a sudden change I have had in my study approach.  When I drew up my original study plan I was well aware I would constantly be making adjustments, and that has rang true thus far.  Because I had to start so late in the game (3 months) <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cfaexperience.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6269014&amp;post=255&amp;subd=cfaexperience&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Reading 64: Introduction to the Valuation of Debt Securities</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:41:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SCW: 8 pages Lessons Learned: Using quant/TVM here to value bonds Price yield profile is perplexing I still don&#8217;t understand why we multiply N in zero coupon bonds and why YTM/2 for I/Y!!!??? The arbitrage-free valuation approach is pretty basic, applying it shouldn&#8217;t be to difficult&#8230;.try out the example Posted in CFA, Fixed income, Schweser <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cfaexperience.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6269014&amp;post=252&amp;subd=cfaexperience&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Reading 63: Understanding Yield Spreads</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:37:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SCW: 9 pages Lessons Learned: For once, graphs actually helped clarify something The yield ratio is simply one plus the relative yield spread I need to revisit LIBOR as it isn&#8217;t really clarified in my mind enough yet, even though it seems fairly simplistic Preferred habitat theory and the market segmentation theory Importance of spot <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cfaexperience.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6269014&amp;post=250&amp;subd=cfaexperience&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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