Comparing mortgage refinance options with varying terms is a unique mathematical challenge, and also one that consumers face often in a declining rate environment.

Would you like to say you “just got started” or that you are “almost done”? Would you rather be at the beginning, or near the end of accomplishing a significant goal in your life and career? This is the difference between failing and passing CFA Level II.

Of the few online searches I did on CFA career paths when I first contemplated writing my Level I exam 15 years ago, working in the mining space was not on any top 10 lists that I came across. Yet in the decade that has passed since I first started my mining career (mostly gold, with some copper and a sprinkle of silver), I have worked closely with both the buy-side and sell-side while simultaneously acquiring industry-specific knowledge.

Choosing to embark on the path to your CFA charter is a big decision that needs to be made only after understand the commitment needed to succeed.  

Back in January of 2020, which feels like years ago, I wrote an article pointing out that credit markets were setting themselves up for a potentially dangerous outcome. In no way could I or anyone else have predicted that a global pandemic and worldwide shutdown of entire economies would be the catalyst, but the conditions were ripe for any spark to start the fire.