Support for professionals as they prepare for the FINRA Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) exam. This includes key exam information, breakdowns of heavily tested topics, answers to frequently asked questions, study guides, practice questions, and expert advice.
In this post, we walk you through the FINRA SIE vs. Series 7 exams, including their similarities, differences, sample questions, and tips for success.
We discuss cash dividends paid on common stock investments and related dates. Additionally, we analyze a practice question that could be similar to an actual test question on this topic. This is one of many videos available on the Achievable platform – links to our learning program are above!
You’ll need to calculate the total return of an investment strategy in order to pass the FINRA SIE and other exams, and in your work as an investment professional. In this video updated for 2023, we show you how to calculate total return, what things you need to watch out for, and then guide you through a total return problem in Achievable’s FINRA test programs.
What is an investment adviser? We go through the legal definition thoroughly and then analyze a practice question to show how it shows up on the FINRA exams, especially the Series 63, 65, and 66.
A straightforward explanation of how banks work, what happened to SVB, what FDIC insurance covers, the US government’s response, and what’s next for the industry.
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.
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.
In this video, 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.
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.
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.
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?
Want to test your Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) knowledge? We created a guide to the topics covered on the SIE exam, and also included a few FINRA SIE practice exam questions to test you.
Take unlimited, full mock SIE practice exams that give you the real questions and timed experience you can expect when taking the real FINRA SIE.
What is the SIE Exam? Here’s everything you need to know, from to FAQs to a full content outline.
Interested in a wealth management career? We break down the salary, career paths, and how to go about them.
