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The Eternal Existence of Bugs
I did promise in an earlier post that I’d let you know how I got on with fixing the Google Android bug on our ‘CFA® Total Recall’ app, where if you pressed the ‘Home’ button
Getting the App onto Google’s Play Store
Once we’d released our CFA® Total Recall app onto Apple’s iOS App Store, I thought the process would be fairly quick to get it onto Android phones, via Google’s Play Store. Fortunately, “React Native” works
Finlingo’s CFA Total Recall App is Now on Android!
Android Authority recently wrote there are 2.5 billion Android users, many of whom are in lower-income countries. Those future bankers are exactly who we’d love to help.
Uncle Carl and The Three Headaches of Banking
Uncle Carl Whenever I teach a grad program, I tell them about my Uncle Carl. He is a hilarious, 83-year-old, Harvard-educated MBA who worked in investment banking for years. When I graduated from university back
Boove Nominates Finlingo: Top Education and EdTech Companies in Hong Kong (2021) List
Thank you, Boove! Just a quick word of thanks to Boove: the Online Book Magazine. Boove nominated Finlingo as one of the Top Education and EdTech Companies in Hong Kong for 2021. We’re positively thrilled. Boove
Despair for my old bank…
According to the FT and Bloomberg, my old bank stands to lose $140-160m over a non-performing loan. (Which is a nice way to put it.) Risk managers negged the loan, but “top brass” overruled them
How to Set Up Your BA II+ Calculator for CFA Level 1 in 3 Minutes
We posted this short video on YouTube yesterday. It’s only 3 minutes long. But it may save you hours of heartaches, headaches, and incorrect answers later on. Hit the play button to make sure that
Master CFA Level 1. Right From the Palm of Your Hand.
Andy and I didn’t think the day would actually come. But it’s here. Finally. Finlingo’s CFA Total Recall app will give you the credibility, reliability, and confidence you need to boost your finance career and pass
Required Rate of Return: How Do You Calculate It?
Hello, and welcome to a look at the required rate of return, here at Finlingo. The required rate of return is a deceptively simple concept, but one that’s quite nuanced. Let’s take a look at what’s
While We’ve Got Some Time…
First, I hope you, your families, and your friends are healthy and safe. It’s a crazy and scary time. We’re still working away here at Finlingo, but from the safety of our homes. Since we’ve
Introducing Finlingo
I know I’ve never written to you before, but I’d like to thank you for subscribing to Finlingo’s email list. (BTW, if you didn’t, or can’t remember doing so, you can unsubscribe right now at
This Ends Procrastination Faster Than Any Other Way
I’ve been taking Marisa Peer’s Uncompromised Life course on Mindvalley, and the whole course has been a treat. She teaches eight actions her most successful clients use to create the lives and success most just
Gamification: Play to Learn!
Why do so many people find professional exams so tough?Is it because they’re unintelligent? No. They usually have excellent high school diplomas, first class university degrees, and highly successful professional careers behind them, but they
The Art of Training Introverts
In this Kumbaya-free zone, you better know how to deal with people who don’t care for theatrics. When I read Chris Anderson’s seminal book The Long Tail, it struck me that there was finally something for
