FINRA Exam Tips and Career Advice - Achievable Podcast

The criteria and process for becoming a federal covered adviser registered with the SEC are tested on the Series 63, 65, and 66 exams. In this podcast, Brandon walks you through the requirements for being federal covered, how you can lose that status, and other things you'll see on these tests. Achievable has courses with industry best pass rates for the FINRA SIE, Series 6, 7, 63, 65, and 66. Try...

Learn how to calculate after-tax return on you or your client's investments in this podcast. You will learn the goal of this calculation, how to interpret related FINRA test questions effectively, and why this way to measure return can have an important impact on your investment strategy. Achievable has courses with industry best pass rates for the FINRA SIE, Series 6, 7, 63, 65, and 66. Try our c...

What are the voting rights of common stockholders? This is a topic you need to know inside and out on the FINRA SIE exam. We explain all aspects of common stockholders' voting rights in detail, including voting for the board of directors, voting on resolutions, and how voting powers and structures work. Achievable has courses with industry best pass rates for the FINRA SIE, Series 6, 7, 63, 65, an...

We teach you how to use options income strategies, notably covered calls and covered puts, as part of your trading repertoire. These strategies are useful for retail traders with options experience, and also tested on the FINRA SIE and FINRA Series 4, Series 7, and Series 9; plus the NASAA Series 65 and Series 66 exams. Achievable has courses with industry best pass rates for the FINRA SIE, Series...

We teach you how to use hedging strategies in your options trading to limit your risk. This is both useful for retail traders and a key options topic tested on FINRA and NASAA exams. Achievable has courses with industry best pass rates for the FINRA SIE, Series 6, 7, 63, 65, and 66. Try our courses for free at https://achievable.me .

In this podcast, Achievable author Brandon Rith explains how to find the parity price in a convertible preferred stock question that you will likely see on the FINRA SIE or FINRA Series 7 exams. Achievable has courses with industry best pass rates for the FINRA SIE, Series 6, 7, 63, 65, and 66. Try our courses for free at https://achievable.me .

In this podcast, Achievable author Brandon Rith picks apart an options income strategy (covered calls) question for the FINRA SIE. He breaks down each part of the problem and how to solve it in a straightforward, easy to understand way using a real world example. Achievable has courses with industry best pass rates for the FINRA SIE, Series 6, 7, 63, 65, and 66. Try our courses for free at https:/...

We walk you through an options hedging strategy with a long stock hedged by a long put, using the popular T-chart approach. You will find hedging strategy questions on the FINRA SIE and Series 7, as well as the NASAA Series 65 and 66. Achievable has courses with industry best pass rates for the FINRA SIE, Series 6, 7, 63, 65, and 66. Try our courses for free at https://achievable.me .

Most people don't get to sit and study for the FINRA SIE or other tests full time - so if you're wondering how you're going to fit this into your schedule, you're not alone. TheSecuritiesGuys' Jeff Tharp and Brian Kolins have helped thousands of reps pass their FINRA exams. In this episode, Jeff and Brian share their advice for passing FINRA exams while very busy, whether that's working a full-tim...

If you don't have a finance background and are now preparing to take the FINRA SIE - don't worry, you're not alone. Most people taking the FINRA SIE nowadays, especially for sales roles, didn't get a finance degree or work on Wall Street beforehand. The FINRA SIE is your first major hurdle that you need to overcome in order to secure a lucrative career in this industry. In this episode, TheSecurit...

Suitability questions are the most common question type on the FINRA SIE and Series 7 exams, so you've got to have them down if you want to pass. Andrew Dennis is the founder of IbisPrep and Jason Billups is his FINRA tutoring lead with decades of experience as a financial planner and tutor. In this episode, Andrew and Jason walk you through all things suitability and share their tactics for answe...

If you're new to finance, options lingo can sound like another language. We've brought the decoder. Andrew Dennis is the founder of IbisPrep and Jason Billups is his FINRA tutoring lead with decades of experience as a financial planner and tutor. In this episode, we walk listeners through the basics of options, from 'what does bullish mean' all the way to complicated straddle strategies. Achievabl...

Last in our broker dealer mini-series is another important testable aspect of broker dealers on the Series 63, 65, and 66 exams: what are the exclusions and exceptions to the rules we just learned that change a BD's eligibility or status. Brandon Rith, Achievable FINRA author, goes through these exceptions and then walks you through a BD exclusion problem in Achievable's Series 65 course. Follow a...

Another commonly tested topic on the Series 63, 65, and 66 exams is how broker dealers are registered. Brandon Rith, Achievable FINRA author and founder of Basic Wisdom FINRA tutoring, shares how the BD registration process works at a high level before walking you through a BD registration problem in Achievable's Series 65 course. Follow along with the podcast by opening the problem here , no sign...

Broker dealers are a commonly tested topic on the NASAA Series 63, 65, and 66 exams. In this episode, Brandon Rith, Achievable FINRA author and formerly an 8X-awarded Licensing lead at Fidelity, shares what you'll need to know about broker dealers on the exams before walking you through a BD definition problem in Achievable's Series 65 course. Follow along with the podcast by opening the problem h...

Variable insurance policies are considered a security, and therefore the only type of insurance that requires FINRA and NASAA licensing, but they're a key part of the FINRA Series 6 and included in the NASAA Series 65 and Series 66 exams. In this episode, Ken Finnen, a longtime veteran of the finance industry and FINRA tutor for decades, starts with an overview of the different types of insurance...

RIAs (registered investment advisers) have a lot of rules, but there's also a lot of exceptions to those rules. These rules and exceptions are heavily tested in the NASAA Series 63, 65, and 66 exams. In this episode, Ken Finnen, a longtime veteran of the finance industry and FINRA tutor for decades, walks you through everything you need to know for these exams: what constitutes an RIA, what the ru...

The functionality and suitability of US government debt, specifically Treasury bills, Treasury notes, bonds, TIPs, and STRIPs, are all tested heavily on the FINRA SIE and Series 7. Ken Finnen is a longtime veteran of the finance industry and has been a FINRA tutor for decades. Ken breaks down all of these instruments, how to spot when suitability questions are asking for you to recommend them, and...

Getting ready to pass a high stakes exam? Perhaps your job even depends on it? Have no fear - Brandon Rith shares advice that helped thousands of students prepare for and pass FINRA exams during his time as a Lead Instructor at Fidelity Investments. Achievable is a modern test prep platform for the FINRA SIE, Series 6, 7, 63, 65, and 66. Try our courses for free at https://achievable.me  

Brandon Rith is the content creator for Achievable’s Series 7 program, and he discusses what to expect when you take the Series 7 exam. General dynamics of FINRA exams, the exam structure, and the most tested topics are covered in this podcast. Achievable is a modern test prep platform for the FINRA SIE, Series 6, 7, 63, 65, and 66. Try our courses for free at https://achievable.me  

Unsexy but mighty, bonds represented $39T in net value WW in 2015, while stocks were worth approximately $26T. Basic Wisdom's Brandon Rith walks you through how they're handled in the wealth management profession. Achievable is a modern test prep platform for the FINRA SIE, Series 6, 7, 63, 65, and 66. Try our courses for free at https://achievable.me  

Want to work in finance but don't know where to start? We walk you through the two main 'sides' of finance, the buy side and the sell side, as well as which roles fall into each category and what kind of work they entail. Brandon Rith shares his knowledge of Investment Banking (IB), Private Equity (PE), asset management firms, and hedge funds. Achievable is a modern test prep platform for the FINR...

Get a full walk-through of the FINRA SIE Exam on this podcast with Brandon Rith, founder of FINRA tutoring firm Basic Wisdom and Achievable's FINRA Expert. Summarized breakdown of FINRA SIE practice exam    Achievable is a modern test prep platform for the FINRA SIE, Series 6, 7, 63, 65, and 66. Try our courses for free at https://achievable.me  

Interested in working at a top financial firm like Goldman Sachs or Fidelity Investments? We cover job search best practices before digging into the hiring process of Fortune 500 financial firms. Brandon Rith, formerly at Fidelity for over a decade, gives you an inside look at what these firms are looking for and how to maximize your chances for an offer. Achievable is a modern test prep platform...

Today, we are going to focus on helping you launch your career in finance, covering interview tips, hiring trends, and the FINRA SIE Exam. I am joined by Brandon Rith, Founder of Basic Wisdom and Achievable's FINRA Expert. In this episode, we go over the basics: what is the FINRA SIE Exam, how hard is the SIE, and what jobs can the SIE help you get? Achievable is a modern test prep platform for th...