Pls. suggest me the best availaible book for sfm?

Gaurav ji..le me tell u one thing..dnt juz go 4 past xam ques solving..cz even if u solve 100 ques in xam u vll face 101th ques..so its better you go 4 conceptual clarity..wid that you can solve any damn ques

Its ma personal xprnce dat m sharing wid you..dnt run after no. of questions !!

And 1 mre suggestion plij dnt go behind 2-3 books..stick to juz 1 buk..cz all authors hve their own way nd style whch vll confuse u to a greater xtent

All The Best 

Dear Mansi..Thx. for ur valuable suggestion but the case is that im not able to clear my concepts thoroughly bymyself...atleast while referring these two books...

Probably did d biggest mistake of my life by not taking any coaching for finals..had i been in Delhi or Rajasthan or chennai wud have surely gone ahead with coaching..but here in mumbai they neither provide coaching for a single subject neither  is it worth attending any classes here..speaking wid my experience in PCC for which i went to J.K. Shah..Though professional Academy is good one..but they opened their branch in Western Region of Mumbai only last year...huhhhh feeling a bit luckless..Oh god save me from another failure...

Thank you mansi for your view. I would like to suppliment the following aspect in this connection.

The main reason of poor performance is not due to the books you have refered for preparation but due to the method of studies. Even if you have refered any authors book, you will be have the same faith.

You are learning a particular method and following sums on that method. If a questions set from different method, then, you will drink a lot of water. SFM problem solving, there is no particular method to solve the problems.

You have to give more focus on conceputal learning. what is concepts?? It is a logic behind solving the problems. You have to get a firm grip over the concepts first. Write it in a note book. 

You also try to solve a good number of problems without refering to the solutions. Initailly you will struck a lot of points. you will think a lot, you will commit a lot of blunders, but you can identify what make you to create mistake. 

In exam, the questions can be set in a different method than you have learned and you cant solve it properly.

Clear your conceptual clarity first and try to solve the problem without refering the solutions. Think a lot while you solve the problems. When u start solve the problems without the help of the solutions will boost your confidene a lot and this will alone help you at the time of exam

Gaurav, I understand what you are going through, please do not feel hopeless and hapless.

Look, you need to change the way you are thinking now. I feel you need to develop a positive attitude in yourself and believe in your abilities. I empathize the pain which you may be going through but relax and take a deep breathe, nothing is impossible in this world until we give out best. 

As I gather from your postings it appears that A N Sridhar and J B Gupta books have failed to instill confidence in you in terms of conceptual understanding of the topics and even attending coaching classes seems to be elusive because of reasons best known to you.

Now my suggestion to you is please stop complaining about others and ignite the passion in you by telling your heart that you will crack the exam this time. Percolate this message into soul and mind, surely the success will come your way. Build a strong positive thinking and this will entail you in handling crisis in life.

Let me suggest, why not try Pattabiram book, as it is a book helpful in giving you conceptual understanding. It also contains a variety of problems, which you need to work out by practicing daily.

The major areas to focus in SFM which is vital is mix of both Modern and traditional domains like International Finance (Futures and Options, Derivatives etc.), Foreign Exchange Management, Capital Budgeting, Portfolio Management etc.

The role of theory is vital in order to score good marks, so you must revise theory regularly along with the formulae so that you can feel reasonably confident.

I agree with Mansi, it is better to stick to one single book rather than reading too many books, which may lead to confusion. Thus, try to revise from one book, which you think is best.

Best of Luck

Sathish

Please check the below link posted by VaibhavJ, it will surely pep you up:

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@  CA.ViVeK M ACA...couldn't agree wid u more sir...bang on target about my problem..

@  Sathish M ..brother at the moment,yes im feeling a bit down and out..but i sure know how to stand up and fight..after all thats wat life is all about...

As far as these two books are concerned im fed up trying to gain conceptual clarity but to no avail..so probably would go for Pattabhi Ram for clearing concepts..followed by ICAI's compiler for gaining insight on past questions and the way ICAI requires questions to be solved and presented...backed up by P.M. and RTP of 3 attempts...hopefully that should suffice...

Any other suggestions are truly welcome......

I think u should refer SD Bala & V Pattabhi Book... Its a wonderful book.