Derivative Days

Wow, I haven't posted in a couple of weeks. Guess it's time for an update. First, I have totally finished AI. It wasn't as bad as I feared, but it was pretty intense. I would consider myself test ready for session 13, but not to my personal standards. I usually try to make it a point of pride to do well in asset valuation which includes AI. I will make time to review it soon.

I followed AI with derivatives (session 17) last week and (session 16) this week. If you were to do a lexis nexis search of credit default swaps you would find about a hundred references in the media this week. CDS is a part of derivatives and derivatives are in the news lately. I know that they will come correct on the exam and they will find me prepared. Luckily there are not any substantive changes in the derivatives reading this year and last year I got the 3rd column. I have actually completed all of the readings and I want to try to complete the end of reading questions by the end of day Friday.

Friday is a very special day. As I have mentioned in previous posts, my in laws watch the baby during the day on alternating weeks. My mom was watching the baby on the other weeks previously, but she has been out of town for about 4 or 5 months getting her parents affairs in order. She will be returning the end of next week, so I will be able to get some good studying in for April. I will do session 7 next week while I'm in NY. That is the last session in FSA, but it won't really be too difficult. It's getting down to the crunch time and I'm not exactly where I want to be, but I'm close. For those pilots out there, I'm not on the cross hairs, put I am on the glideslope and just need to add a little thrust. I will update after I get back from my trip.