Podcasts by FINRA Exam Tips and Career Advice - Achievable Podcast

What you need to know about Federal Covered Advisers for the Series 63, 65, and 66 exams from 2023-12-13T06:43

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...

How to calculate after tax return on investments (FINRA Series 6, 7, 65, 66) from 2023-12-06T06:42

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...

Common stock voting rights for the FINRA SIE exam from 2023-11-29T06:38

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 ...

Generating income with options - covered calls&covered puts walkthrough (FINRA SIE + S7, 65, 66) from 2023-11-22T06:36

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 opti...

Learn to hedge your Options trades (FINRA SIE, Series 7, 65, 66) from 2023-11-15T06:34

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. ...

FINRA SIE&Series 7 - Convertible preferred stock&conversion preferences from 2023-11-08T06:29

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 Seri...

Covered calls walkthrough for FINRA exams - SIE, Series 7, Series 65, Series 66 from 2023-11-01T04:21

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 ...

FINRA SIE + Series 7, 65, 66 - Options hedging strategies with T-chart from 2023-10-25T04:17

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...

How to pass FINRA exams with a busy schedule from 2023-07-05T12:20

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' J...

How to pass the FINRA SIE when you don’t have a finance background from 2023-06-20T10:57:18

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 ...

How to answer suitability questions on the FINRA SIE and Series 7 exam from 2023-03-08T13:17

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 Jas...

The basics of options strategies: income, hedging, covered calls, spreads, and straddles from 2023-02-22T10:04

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 dec...

Broker dealer exclusions + problem walkthrough (Series 63, 65, 66) from 2023-01-31T20:28

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 learn...

Broker dealer registration + problem walkthrough (Series 63, 65, 66) from 2023-01-17T20:26

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 ho...

Broker dealer definitions + problem walkthrough (Series 63, 65, 66) from 2023-01-03T20:21

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,...

Variable insurance policies (Series 6, 65, and 66) from 2022-12-20T15:55

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...

RIA exemptions and exclusions (Series 63, 65, 66) from 2022-12-06T15:50

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 e...

Deep dive on US government debt and suitability (FINRA SIE, Series 7) from 2022-11-22T18:22:24

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...

How to build a study plan for FINRA exams from 2021-01-27T23:33:36

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...

What to expect on the new Series 7 Top-Off Exam from 2020-09-23T20:32:40

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 t...

What is a bond? (FINRA SIE) from 2019-10-09T20:39:43

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 man...

Deep dive into finance roles: buy side vs. sell side from 2019-08-12T20:53:27

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 ...

Achievable FINRA #3 - What’s on the SIE Exam from 2019-06-16T17:26:59

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.