Below are a complete list of all my favorite Series 65 Study Guides, including the one I used to pass my Series 65 exam. Make sure you don’t miss our study tips page after you buy a study guide, because I give a unabridged guide on how to properly study for the exam and pass the first time. I [...]
Study Tips for the Series 65 Examination
Having the right study guides and flash cards are not enough. You need to study properly in order to pass the Series 65 Exam on your first try. Below I’ll give you some great study tips, but first checkout this cool video which give generic study tips for all types of exams. Here is [...]
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Information About the Series 65 Exam
The Series 65 Exam, also know as the Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination, is required by many states for investment professionals to legally provide investment advice to their clients. Individuals who successfully pass the exam can operate as an Investment Advisor Representative. The exam is administered by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and can [...]
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How to Properly Choose a Series 65 Exam Study Guide
There are dozens and dozens of of subjects you must thoroughly master is you plan to pass the Series 65 on your first try. In fact, hundreds of people every month fail their Series 65 Exam. Those unfortunate souls must retake their test again, but they are not allowed to do so for at least [...]
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Series 65 Exam Topic: Roth IRAs and their Pros and Cons
Roth IRAs were created by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, thus they are a relatively new type of retirement investment account. However, just because they are new does not mean that they are not ordinary. Roth IRAs are very special types of accounts. Roth IRAs: the Pros The extremely cool feature that Roth IRAs [...]
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Series 65 Exam Topic: Bonds and Interest Rate Risk
When you take your Series 65 Test, you will almost certainly have to know about the exam topic: Interest Rate Risk. Before I can explain what interest rate risk is, we first must go over how bonds work. A bond is an investment vehicle that is a debt. Think of a 10 year bank loan for $1,000 [...]
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Mistakes that Cause Students to Fail the Series 65 Exam
Students that are new to taking securities license exams often make numerous mistakes when taking the Series 65 Exam for the first time. Sadly, many times these mistakes mean that they fail the Series 65 and have to take it a second time. A few years ago the required pass rate was raised to 72%. At [...]
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Series 65 Exam Topic: Time Value of Money
One of the most important subjects on the Series 65 Exam, in my humble opinion, is Time Value of Money. (author’s note: there are dozens and dozens of topics you will need to learn to successfully pass the exam on your first try). The reason why Time Value of Money, or TVM, is so important is [...]
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Resources
Here is a list of handy resources before and after you take your Series 65 Exam. Register for the exam here. Get your Form U10 filled out (required before you take the exam). For Finra’s list of testing center locations click here. Now that you successfully passed and have your Series 65 License, check out these [...]
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Series 65 Exam Topic: Types of Investing Accounts
Getting a Series 65 License is no effortless task. You will be required to memorize and retain numerous subjects. Once such exam topic is types of investment accounts. Individual Investment Account An Individual Investment Account is brokerage account that is used by one individual. These types of accounts are not tax deferred, meaning they are not IRAs (Individual Retirement [...]
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Series 65 Exam Topic: Portfolio Rebalancing
Topics, topics, topics. So many topics to memorize. After you pass and have your Series 65 License and are a practicing Financial Adviser you will have to work with client portfolios on almost a daily basis. One aspect of working with your client’s portfolios that you will likely perform on an ongoing basis is rebalancing that portfolio. [...]
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Series 65 Exam Topic: Consumer Price Index
The Series 65 Exam has many topics that can be chosen at random and placed on the test. You must comprehend and understand all of the test subjects if you are going to successfully pass the test and receive your Series 65 License the very first time. A key concept is Consumer Price Index. Consumer Price [...]
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Series 65 Exam Topic: Evaluating the PE Ratio
When you study for the Series 65 Exam there is one exam topic that you will likely use consistently after you acquire your Series 65 license, and that’s Price to Earnings ratios. The reason why this is such an essential topic is that it is used and discussed in everyday analysis of individual stocks and their respective [...]
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Series 65 Exam Topic: Price-to-Book Ratios
When looking to become a Financial Adviser, most states will likely require you to have a Series 65 License. In order to acquire that license you will need to pass the Series 65 Exam. On the exam, there are many financial ratios that must be memorized and understood if you expect to pass. One such financial [...]
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Series 65 Exam Topics: Systemic Risk
If you are looking to acquire the a Series 65 license then you will need to pass the Series 65 Exam. There are numerous sections on the test, but approximately fourteen percent of the exam will be under “Economic Factors and Business Information” section. One of the many topics of this section is risk. Specifically, you [...]
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Series 65 Exam Topic: Inflation
everything you need to know about inflation for the series 65 exam
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