DA4490 CFA LV2 virtual class schedule 2019

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Welcome to Virtual Classroom: CFA® Level II
Live Online Classes for the June 2019 Exam
Classes Start January 16, 2019

Our Virtual Classroom Series features 17 instructor-led classes designed to prepare you for the exam. Included as a core component of our Platinum
or Gold CFA Exam Review Courses, Wiley Virtual Classes are live online interactive CFA® classes, delivered by top instructors, Darren Degraaf, CFA,
CPA (US), CMA, PRM, Peter Olinto, CPA, JD, and David Hetherington, CFA, who have helped hundreds of students to pass the CFA® exam.
Designed to help candidates apply readings and courseware to live instruction, students are provided real-time overviews, watch as the
instructor discusses the most frequently missed or difficult questions on the exam, and can ask questions throughout the lesson.
• Each class will last approximately
2-3 hours, including the lecture, worked problems, and Q&A
• Classes include a 10-20 minute break
• There are 17 classes in Level II
Darren Degraaf

Peter Olinto

David Hetherington

• An archive with class recordings will be made available for students
unavailable to attend the live event so that you never miss a class!

2019 Virtual Class Schedule:*
Session Name and Details

Date

January 16, 2019

Time
12pm ET/5pm BT

Instructor

Class 1

New Student Orientation

Class 2

Quantitative Methods for Valuation
January 19, 2019 9am ET/2pm BT
David Hetherington
Reading 6: Fintech in Investment Management
Reading 7: Correlation and Regression
Reading 8: Multiple Regression and Machine Learning
Reading 9: Time-Series Analysis
Reading 10: Excerpt from “Probabilistic Approaches: Scenario Analysis, Decision Trees, and Simulations”

Class 3

Economics for Valuation
January 26, 2019
Reading 11: Currency Exchange Rates: Understanding Equilibrium Value
Reading 12: Economic Growth and the Investment Decision
Reading 13: Economics of Regulation

9am ET/2pm BT

Darren Degraaf

Class 4

Intercorporate Investments
February 2, 2019
Reading 14: Intercorporate Investments
Reading 15: Employee Compensation: Post-employment and Shared-based

9am ET/2pm BT

Darren Degraaf

Class 5

Pensions, Multinational Operations, Quality of
February 9, 2019
Financial Reports and Financial Statement Analysis
Reading 16: Multinational Operations
Reading 17: Analysis of Financial Institutions
Reading 18: Evaluating Quality of Financial Reports
Reading 19: Integration of Financial Statement Analysis Techniques

9am ET/2pm BT

Darren Degraaf

Class 6

Corporate Finance
Reading 20: Capital Budgeting
Reading 21: Capital Structure
Reading 22: Dividends and Share Repurchase

February 16, 2019 9am ET/2pm BT

Darren Degraaf

*Timings, days and instructors are subject to change. CFA Institute does not endorse, promote or warrant the accuracy or quality
of Wiley’s CFA Exam Review. CFA®and Chartered Financial Analyst® are registered trademarks owned by CFA Institute.

Darren Degraaf


Session Name and Details

Date

Time

Class 7Corporate Finance: Financing and Control Issues
February 23, 2019 9am ET/2pm BT
Reading 23: Corporate Performance Governance and Business Ethics
Reading 24: Corporate Governance
Reading 25: Mergers and Acquisitions

Darren Degraaf

March 2, 2019
Class 8Equity Valuation: Concepts, Company Analysis,
Discounted Dividend and Free Cash Flow Valuation
Reading 26: Equity Valuation: Applications and Processes
Reading 27: Return Concepts
Reading 28: Industry and Company Analysis
Reading 29: Discounted Dividend Valuation
Reading 30: Free Cash Flow Valuation

9am ET/2pm BT

Peter Olinto

Class 9Equity Valuation - Residual Income and
March 9, 2019
Private Company Valuation
Reading 31: Market-Based Valuation: Price and Enterprise Value Multiples
Reading 32: Residual Income Valuation
Reading 33: Private Company Valuation

9am ET/2pm BT

Peter Olinto


Class 10Fixed Income: Valuation Concepts
Reading 34: The Term Structure and Interest Rate Dynamics
Reading 35: Arbitrage-Free Valuation Framework

9am ET/2pm BT

Peter Olinto


Class 11Fixed Income: Topics in Fixed Income Analysis
Reading 36: Valuation and Analysis: Bonds with Embedded Options
Reading 37: Credit Analysis Models
Reading 38: Credit Default Swaps

9am ET/2pm BT

Peter Olinto

March 30, 2019
Class 12Derivatives Instruments: Valuation
Reading 39: Pricing and Valuation of Forward Commitments
Reading 40: Valuation of Contingent Claims

9am ET/2pm BT

Peter Olinto

Class 13Derivatives Instruments - Strategies
Reading 41: Derivatives Strategies

April 6, 2019

9am ET/2pm BT

David Hetherington

Class 14 Alternative Investments
Reading 42: Private Real Estate Investments
Reading 43: Publicly Traded Real Estate Securities

April 13, 2019

9am ET/2pm BT

Peter Olinto

Class 15 Alternative Investments -
April 20, 2019
Private Equity and Commodities
Reading 44: Private Equity Valuation
Reading 45 Commodity and Commodity Derivatives: An Introduction

9am ET/2pm BT

Peter Olinto

9am ET/2pm BT
Class 16Portfolio Management: Economic Analysis,
April 27, 2019
Active Management, and Trading
Reading 46: The Portfolio Management Process and the Investment Policy Statement
Reading 47: An Introduction to Multifactor Models
Reading 48: Measuring and Managing Market Risk
Reading 49: Economics and Investment Markets
Reading 50: Analysis of Active Portfolio Management

Reading 51: Algorithmic Trading and High-Frequency Trading

Peter Olinto

May 4, 2019
Class 17Ethical and Professional Standards:
Introduction and Application
Reading 1: Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct
Reading 2: Guidance for Standards I–VII
Reading 3: Application of the Code of Standards
Reading 4: Trade Allocation: Fair Dealing and Disclosure
Reading 5: Changing Investment Objectives

9am ET/2pm BT

Darren Degraaf



9am ET/2pm BT

Peter Olinto



*Timings, days and instructors are subject to change. CFA Institute does not endorse, promote or warrant the accuracy or quality
of Wiley’s CFA Exam Review. CFA®and Chartered Financial Analyst® are registered trademarks owned by CFA Institute.