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Re: Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Level 1 Candidate

Khurram Jehanzeb — Mon, 07 Dec 2015 01:37:13 -0000

Hi,

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Re: CROEM Q&A

Ivette (Garcia) Holley — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:18:28 -0000

I attended CROEM in 1984 and graduated in May 1985. From reading above it seems little changes had taken place. You had to have completed 9th grade. We had to pass an interview, a test, and write an essay. There were 150 spots we had to compete for too. We get to go home every other weekend. The weekends we spent on campus we had to do facilities cleaning such as cleaning the residence, the cafeteria, the fountain, "La Croemita", etc. We also used that time to work on our Science Fair projects. Parents would come to visit us on Sundays from oon to 5:00PM. Mr. Tomasini was one of the history teachers back in 1985 then promoted to Director or Principal few years after. Mr. Caro was one of the English Teasher, Mr. Sepulveda was in Science, Mrs. Sanabria in Spanish, Mr. Colberg in Math, Mr. Santos in Phy Ed. I went back in Feb 2008 for the School 40th Aniversary which was cancelled due to some kind of teacher's strike. However, Mr. Tomasini was kind enough to open the facilities to alumni and families like me that traveled from out of country to visit and remember our times in CROEM. I loved my times in CROEM and if I had to do it it again I would have not doubt. It was an enrichment experience like no other for high school students. If you are thinking about applying to enter CROEM, don't wait any longer. You will not regret any piece of it! Ivette (Garcia) Holley

Re: Looking for a Mentor

Rilia — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 07:47:36 -0000

I had a mentor one. A guy around 20 years older than me, divorced with a little girl and living together with his current girlfriend. I never really looked for a mentor. I met this guy by chance while studying in a Starbuck coffee shop. I was very much into art and that's what brought us together at first. I come from a small town, so we didn't use phones or scheduled our meetings. We would meet whenever i would go to Starbucks to study my homework. I was 16 at the time and guidance was all i needed. I am not twisted or kinky or anything like that. I met his girlfriend, his best friend, his ex-wife, his daughter.... Truth is that he taught me a lot. We talked about poetry and photography and literature. He was the perfect mentor for me. I could always discuss anything i wished with him. He would never really judge me, he rather corrected me on my false approaches in life. I learned a lot from him and he always seemed to be happy mentoring me. The thing is that no relationship is ever that simple. I guess i shouldn't be surprised to find out that he was into me. It wasn't appearance, i never took time to even brush my hair at that period of my life. Two years after i met him things got out of control in every way. I was too young to know and that's the only excuse i grant myself. What i meant to say by all that is that mentorship can be quite dangerous as well. I certainly owe my mentor a lot. I know that had i stayed i would be his masterpiece by now. But at what cost really? Can you get that close to a person without everything getting complicated? Could you let a person get closer than anyone to you without crossing the line?
I would love a mentor right now. There are so many things that i still need to know, so many times that i seek guidance. But i need things to be simple in my life more than i need some guidance. Everyone talks about mentors. But none is talking about boundaries in the relation between a mentor and his student. Are there boundaries? And which are those?
(just some thoughts, i hope you find it useful)

Re: Building Wealth Lessons from the Richest Man in Babylon – Part 1

Sibyl Chavis — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:14:10 -0000

Great post and great lessons. I think you are so right that we need to have an approach to how we are going to strategically manage our finances. Great list on how to apply the lesson.

Re: Don’t Blame, Fix the Problem

Bobcat 554 — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:12:36 -0000

i did not like it! bitch!

Re: Building Wealth Lessons from the Richest Man in Babylon – Part 1

Yongqiang — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 06:37:45 -0000

Bad option. Spend all of your income each month. I agree with this. we have to try to control

Re: Developing Compassion – How and Why?

Omar Eduardo Fernández — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 16:28:21 -0000

Yes, the responses were most saddening. My thoughts about the "turn the other cheek" philosophy are mixed. I believe that you do not necessarily need to passively allow others to make you the victim of their attacks and abuse. However, I do think that any response or reaction we have would benefit from coming from a compassionate heart and a cool mind. Compassion would allow us to minimize the spread of negativity and replace it with positivity.

Re: Developing Compassion – How and Why?

Wampyworms87 — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 20:24:44 -0000

saw that video of that girl from UCLA.
it seems she left school due to death threats and people harassing her family.
Not everyone becomes intellectually matures at age 18.
I think the people who retaliated were not any much more wiser than her.
You reckon we should "turn the other cheek" when faced with such a situation in the future?

Re: Looking for a Mentor

Omar Eduardo Fernández — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 06:36:52 -0000

Thank you, Shammi! I think you touched on several great points, and I appreciate you taking your time to do so. I am definitely seeking mentors that share my core values, but have much more experience than me in the area I hope they mentor me on. I think that as you pointed out, the main item I should focus on now is taking advantage of the opportunities I have to meet new people and make the most out of it. I tend to stay comfortable with my group of friends, and I won't grow as a person if I stay in my comfort zone.

Re: Looking for a Mentor

Shammi Quddus — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 23:53:26 -0000

Really great question Omar. I am also always seeking good mentors. The most important part of the search is having a thorough understanding of oneself and one's values through which one interprets one's experiences. If you and a mentor have different core values, then even similar experiences become non-relatable. The second is the age-old meet as many people as possible and really talk to them about important things not only about the weather. It's hard to do that in a group setting or at networking events, so setting up personal meeting times, a lunch etc goes a long in figuring out if someone can become a mentor. Good mentors are naturals, the conversation and relationship naturally evolves to one where you are pushed and supported in good ways. No matter how egalitarian I try to be, it is true, as a woman, my favorite mentors are women and obviously ones that have a lot of experience, mostly much older than me. But yes, it is SO terribly important to always seeks out good mentors for both personal and professional reasons - and have different ones for different areas in life.

Re: Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Level 1 Candidate

Omar Eduardo Fernández — Sat, 21 May 2011 23:02:52 -0000

Hi -

I must say I hadn't heard of such low pass rates! The Level I pass rates fluctuate, but on average they are closer to ~40% I believe. Last time was in the 30% range, though!

I think the material so far is good. Lots of ethics, time-value of money, and probability concepts in the first few weeks. I will be moving on to Economics tomorrow for the next three weeks. I think the material can be a bit wordy at times, but the concepts are well explained and they are not that difficult. I have no background in finance or econ at all, though, so I want to be thorough in my studying.

Let me know if you do decide to go for it, and good luck!

Re: Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Level 1 Candidate

T_bell2 — Sat, 21 May 2011 19:43:26 -0000

Hi Omar,

I too am making the final decision to earn the CFA designation. I here the test is grueling with a miniscule 28% pass rate?? Nuts. Guess I thoroughly enjoy punishing my self. I currently am an investment advisor with a large wirehouse/investment banking firm so the concepts shouldnt be too though. How stimulating do you find the material to be thus far?

Regards

Re: 3 Simple Changes That Will Improve Your Days

Omar Eduardo Fernández — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 10:24:15 -0000

Thank you for your kinds words and for reading! I am glad you could realize that you are not alone, and that we think similarly! :)

Re: First Step to Invest – Manage Your Money

Myatm — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 02:53:54 -0000

Fantastic post you have in here,spending minutes reading your post is not a waste of time.You do provide us great information in managing money.Great job! Please do more post like this,very informative.Cheers!

Re: 3 Simple Changes That Will Improve Your Days

Ajadsjames — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 13:34:45 -0000

Hey Omar, i really appreciate your research work and your art of living... I thought I was the only one here believing this..but i'm glad someone thinks the same too! :) :)
- India

Re: Maid’s Café, Yaoi, Hanabi, & Prostitutes – Japan is lovely

Los Angeles Maids — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 09:23:59 -0000

Maid's Cafe are nice. I should visit one now. I think the maids are so hospitable that I would not want to go home.

Re: Why not begin that change today? It’s a New Year!

Omar Eduardo Fernández — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 14:52:18 -0000

よろしくお願いします！

Re: Why not begin that change today? It’s a New Year!

メル — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 20:16:46 -0000

well said! さすがね、弟。今年もよろしくお願いしま〜す！

Re: http://omareduardo.tumblr.com/post/1681890824

Pelire — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 17:42:12 -0000

buy stock in your choice of poison

Re: http://omareduardo.tumblr.com/post/1365741548

Chocolatstars — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 09:23:27 -0000

true. ppl are prolly just jealous. u do u boo <3

Re: Commit to follow your passion.

Joleva2000 — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 23:25:34 -0000

Solo te puedo decir que ese es precisamente el dilema del ser humano, decidir cuando es suficiente. Trabajamos y nos esforzamos por hacer el mejor trabajo posible para progresar y darle a nuestra familia lo mejor, sin embargo lo que de verdad ellos necesitan es algo sencillo... nuestro tiempo. No importa que tan exitoso seas en la vida si no compartes con tu familia, tus amistades y sobre todo con Dios. Busca un balance en tu vida, donde estes en paz contigo mismo y con lo que te rodea. Que Dios te bendiga y sabes que siempre cuentas conmigo.

Re: Don’t let others define success for you

Zainab — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 08:57:24 -0000

Great post!

Re: Important Lessons I learned at MIT

Omar Eduardo Fernández — Fri, 28 May 2010 09:59:26 -0000

Thanks Snix. In part I write these things so that I can re-read them later and that way not make the same mistakes often again.

Re: Important Lessons I learned at MIT

snix — Thu, 27 May 2010 20:38:05 -0000

agree with all of these, but i saw 1 and 2 and thought, "man, i could've written this." i don't think i can coherently express how much i struggle with these, even now, but at least i can recognize that these are problems i have, and that i'm glad that i'm not the only one who thinks about this.

Re: Don’t Blame, Fix the Problem

Omar Eduardo Fernández — Mon, 03 May 2010 19:41:25 -0000

Thank you, Yasar. I'm very very glad that you enjoyed it and took some of your time to comment on this post. Have a wonderful day!