[Anonymous]

I’m trying to study for FAR and I was doing good at first but now I just don’t understand anything. I’m using Becker and just bought Ninja Notes this weekend. What I’m really having trouble with is leases and notes. Basically anything with interest rates and present values. Any suggestions/tricks to help me understand this or do I just need to work through it until I understand it?

Just feeling really discouraged. I’m going through my homework on Becker and not getting any right. I take note of what I get wrong but then the next question comes and I still get things wrong. I feel like Becker doesn’t give great examples for me to learn off of.

[Anonymous]

Oh, and I'm new to another71 so if there is something on here already about this I'm sorry for posting again.

[Anonymous]

Oh, and I'm new to another71 so if there is something on here already about this I'm sorry for posting again.

[Anonymous]

I can relate. I did abysmal on my first few passes of pensions, leases, and bonds.

The only advice I can offer is to keep practicing. If there are topics that you are not doing well in, don't hide from them. Attack them even harder. Becker gives lots of examples to work through and just make sure you read through all of their explanations for the correct and the incorrect answer.

Sorry, not many tricks to offer up other than be patient and keep working them and you'll eventually get it. Becker with the NINJA notes is a good combination to put you in a position to pass on exam day.

Good luck!

3CPA

[Anonymous]

I can relate. I did abysmal on my first few passes of pensions, leases, and bonds.

The only advice I can offer is to keep practicing. If there are topics that you are not doing well in, don't hide from them. Attack them even harder. Becker gives lots of examples to work through and just make sure you read through all of their explanations for the correct and the incorrect answer.

Sorry, not many tricks to offer up other than be patient and keep working them and you'll eventually get it. Becker with the NINJA notes is a good combination to put you in a position to pass on exam day.

Good luck!

3CPA

[M_Knight]

I was having a similar experience with FAR studying after I completed the lectures and began multiple choice. I was getting maybe 40% to 60% of my questions right and even the ones I was getting right I wasn't completely comfortable on how I reached the answer. I figured if I just kept working on them it would click, but it wasn't and my confidence was shot. It was then I realized I had to push my test back until April and start by reading the text and basically making my own customized outline of what I read. Now, everything is coming so much simpler and I get most of my questions right and the questions I get wrong I understand why I got wrong. If you have time, I suggest going back over weak topics and taking great notes and making an organized, easy-to-follow outline of the topic (if you haven't already tried this strategy), you'll be surprised on the difference it will make

[M_Knight]

I was having a similar experience with FAR studying after I completed the lectures and began multiple choice. I was getting maybe 40% to 60% of my questions right and even the ones I was getting right I wasn't completely comfortable on how I reached the answer. I figured if I just kept working on them it would click, but it wasn't and my confidence was shot. It was then I realized I had to push my test back until April and start by reading the text and basically making my own customized outline of what I read. Now, everything is coming so much simpler and I get most of my questions right and the questions I get wrong I understand why I got wrong. If you have time, I suggest going back over weak topics and taking great notes and making an organized, easy-to-follow outline of the topic (if you haven't already tried this strategy), you'll be surprised on the difference it will make

[Anonymous]

Thanks everyone! I'm glad to know it's not just me. Haha. I will definitely just study them as hard as possible and take the best notes I can. I have my books from college I thought about looking at them to see if they explain things a little better to me.

[Anonymous]

Thanks everyone! I'm glad to know it's not just me. Haha. I will definitely just study them as hard as possible and take the best notes I can. I have my books from college I thought about looking at them to see if they explain things a little better to me.

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