15 episodes

Taking a FINRA exam? Achievable's expert author Brandon Rith talks studying strategy, game-day approach, and application advice for that job or university you're applying to afterwards.

Brandon Rith has 16 years experience as a licensing facilitator and director at Fidelity Investments. He is an 8X Fidelity Excellent In Action Award Winner for Licensing Facilitation.

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Taking a FINRA exam? Achievable's expert author Brandon Rith talks studying strategy, game-day approach, and application advice for that job or university you're applying to afterwards.

Brandon Rith has 16 years experience as a licensing facilitator and director at Fidelity Investments. He is an 8X Fidelity Excellent In Action Award Winner for Licensing Facilitation.

    How to answer suitability questions on the FINRA SIE and Series 7 exam

    How to answer suitability questions on the FINRA SIE and Series 7 exam

    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 answering these questions correctly on the FINRA SIE and Series 7 exams.
    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

    • 36 min
    The basics of options strategies: income, hedging, covered calls, spreads, and straddles

    The basics of options strategies: income, hedging, covered calls, spreads, and straddles

    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.
    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

    • 44 min
    Broker dealer exclusions + problem walkthrough (Series 63, 65, 66)

    Broker dealer exclusions + problem walkthrough (Series 63, 65, 66)

    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 along with the podcast by opening the problem here, no signup required.
    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 

    • 16 min
    Broker dealer registration + problem walkthrough (Series 63, 65, 66)

    Broker dealer registration + problem walkthrough (Series 63, 65, 66)

    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 signup required.
    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 

    • 13 min
    Broker dealer definitions + problem walkthrough (Series 63, 65, 66)

    Broker dealer definitions + problem walkthrough (Series 63, 65, 66)

    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 here, no signup required.
    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 

    • 11 min
    Variable insurance policies (Series 6, 65, and 66)

    Variable insurance policies (Series 6, 65, and 66)

    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 policies before diving into specific things you need to know for the Series exams related to variable insurance.
    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 

    • 15 min

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Best Podcast for security exams!

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