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CSC Exam 2 Prep

Prepare for analysis, portfolios, products and client applications

Exam 2 puts substantial weight on investment analysis and portfolio analysis, then tests managed products, alternatives, taxation and client-focused material.

Largest areas

Investment Analysis — 18%; Portfolio Analysis — 18%.

Managed products

Mutual Funds — 14%; ETFs — 10%; Alternatives/Other Managed/Structured Products — 16%.

Client application

Canadian Taxation — 6%; Fee-Based Accounts & Retail Client — 8%; Institutional Client — 10%.

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Exam 2 Chapter Map & Study Strategy

Chapter 13: Fundamental and Technical Analysis

Chapter 14: Company Analysis

Chapter 15: Introduction to the Portfolio Approach

Chapter 16: The Portfolio Management Process

Chapter 17: Mutual Funds: Structure and Regulation

Chapter 18: Mutual Funds: Types and Features

Chapter 19: Exchange-Traded Funds

Chapter 20: Alternative Investments: Benefits, Risks, and Structure

Chapter 21: Alternative Investments: Strategies and Performance

Chapter 22: Other Managed Products

Chapter 23: Structured Products

Chapter 24: Canadian Taxation

Chapter 25: Fee-Based Accounts

Chapter 26: Working with the Retail Client

Chapter 27: Working with the Institutional Client

Study sequence

Learn the chapter → answer focused questions → work the relevant calculations → review errors → apply concepts in scenarios → finish with timed mock practice.

Common exam trap

Do not stop at memorizing a definition. Many difficult questions turn on a relationship, exception, calculation input or the distinction between two answers that are both partly true.