Introduction
- you need a 72% to pass and when you complete the exam all you’ll know is if you passed (no score) or a score when you fail.
High level topics in the exam
- Economic Factors and Business Information : 15%
- Investment Vehicle Characteristics: 25%
- Client Investment Recommendations & Strategies: 30%
- Laws, Regulation and Guidelines, Including Prohibitions on Unethical Business Practices: 30%
Basic Recommended Study Cadence
- The book is organized in 4 parts based on the topics on the exam
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- Read a part, unit by unit
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- Do the exercises at the end of each part
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- When you get something wrong, review the rationale
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- Use the SecuritiesPro QBank to do some more targeted/accurate practice
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- Again, if you get it wrong, review the rationale
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- Once you’ve gone through all of these, do the more comprehensive (timed) exams
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- Take the full practice exam
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- Take the mastery exam
(part 1) laws, regulation and guidelines, including prohibitions on unethical business practices