The latest CFA test scores send 56% back to square one
On today's Breakfast with Benjamin, Wall Street wannabees sweat over the results of the December CFA test. Plus: Obama turns tail on 529 tax plan, Gundlach dishes on his own bad trades, and chicken wings might be the best Super Bowl investment.
- While some New Yorkers were shoveling out on Tuesday, a lot of Wall Street-wannabees were sweating over the results of the December CFA tests, which showed that only 44% of test takers passed. Cheer up, less than 20% of candidates pass all three tests on the first try
- Responding to a public backlash, President Obama is dialing back his plan to tax 529 college savings plans. Accidently identifying middle-class savers as ‘rich folk’
- Jeffrey Gundlach shares lessons he learned from his biggest investing mistake. Not buying high-yield bonds in October 2002
- If you’re still looking for a Super Bowl investment strategy, try loading up on poultry-producer stocks. 50 million fewer chicken wings, but demand has not changed
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