by John D. Simpson, CIPM | Sep 6, 2015 | CIPM Exam Tips & Tricks
A couple of CIPM candidates have contacted me recently asking for an explanation of one of the exhibits in the CIPM Principles Level curriculum that deals with the subjects of stated annual rates and effective annual rates. That exhibit (Reading 4, Exhibit 3) shows a...
by John D. Simpson, CIPM | Sep 1, 2015 | CIPM Exam Tips & Tricks
In a previous blog post, I covered how one can make use of the statistics worksheet on the TI BA II Plus calculator to calculate standard deviation. In today’s post, I will cover the keystrokes for doing this on the statistics calculator on the HP 12C...
by John D. Simpson, CIPM | Apr 9, 2015 | CIPM Exam Tips & Tricks
An Expert Level CIPM candidate recently emailed me regarding a question on the sample exam found on the CFA Institute website in the CIPM Program area at this link. Specifically they asked a question regarding question #12, which asks about the shortfall risk of the...
by John D. Simpson, CIPM | Apr 8, 2015 | CIPM Exam Tips & Tricks
Readers of my blog at the former location may remember that I covered this subject in a previous post… somehow that post did not get converted to the new location of the blog on this website, so I am re-addressing the subject here. Thus, most of the content is...
by John D. Simpson, CIPM | Apr 7, 2015 | CIPM Exam Tips & Tricks
Continuing on the theme of errata, the CIPM Program recently made a change to one of the Learning Outcome Statements in the Return Measurement study session at the Expert Level. I am happy to see this change made, as I made this suggestion several years ago. One of...
