Actex VEE

[dbdakota]

Anyone taken Corporate Finance or Stats. from Actex? Have been debating between NEAS and Actex for these two credits. Any insight into either of these options would be very helpful.

[mathrix]

Suggesting CPCU for VEE Finance. One time exam, no need to take any online course.

[ansileran]

I'm currently taking both Actex VEE courses (plus microeconomics).

I like the way online courses work, but it's expensive. So if you feel like you have sufficient knowledge to study on your own for a relevant exam, I suggest you follow mathrix' advice and don't waste time and money in an online course.
I choose to take the online course for 2 reasons :
- corporate finance : no previous knowledge and no particular interest in that field (Accounting :confused- so if I don't have assignments to hand over on a regular basis, I'm never going to study enough to pass an exam
- applied statistics : though I have, I believe, the necessary knowledge in that field, I needed a course for language reasons : I can ''' a statistic exam in French, but got stuck because I didn't know what OLS meant in a mock exam ! ("méthode des moindres carrés" in French, but '''', how was I supposed to find out having only "OLS" written on the paper ?)
It's also great because of the forums : you don't feel alone (I don't know anyone in France trying to get an ASA credential) and you can ask the teacher questions (they answer very quickly).

I don't know anything about NEAS though... Actex was the easiest for me because I can take the exam in Paris, I just need an SOA member for a proctor.

Hope this helps !