Do you need a sponsor for the Series 65 or 66? No. NASAA (the North American Securities Administrators Association, the group of state securities regulators that writes both exams) says you can take the Series 63, 65, or 66 without a firm sponsoring you. You open your own exam window through FINRA and pay the…
How long should you study for the SIE? For most people starting from scratch, about two to four weeks of steady work is a sensible target: roughly two weeks if you can put in a couple of hours a day, and about four weeks if you’re fitting it around a job or classes. That’s our…
The Series 65 is hard in a specific way, not a mysterious one. It’s long, it’s broad, and about a third of it is law written by people who enjoy the word “notwithstanding.” Most people who struggle didn’t run out of brains. They ran out of runway, or they treated a wide exam like a…
Looking for free Security+ practice questions for SY0-701? Below are 10 original questions with answers and plain-English explanations, spread across all five exam domains. No acronym soup without a spoon: we explain each one the first time it shows up. First, a quick look at the real test. What the Security+ exam is CompTIA Security+…
Here’s the plan: four weeks, weighted toward the two areas that make up 60% of the exam (recommendations and laws/ethics), with week four for timed practice and fixing weak spots. That’s the whole idea. The rest of this page is the detail. It’s less dramatic than “cram it all the night before,” and it tends…
Short answer: it’s two tests in one sitting. The national portion covers general real estate principles that apply anywhere. The state portion covers your state’s license law and rules. Each is scored on its own, and you must pass both. In Texas, if you pass one and fail the other, you retake only the part…
Short answer: some math, but not a math exam. The Series 65 has no separate math section. Calculations show up inside topics like bond yields, returns, ratios, and risk measures, mixed in with everything else. If you can divide, multiply, and keep your decimal points where they belong, you’re in good shape. (The decimal points…
The life and health insurance exam is hard in a specific way, not a mysterious one. It’s long, it’s packed with policy vocabulary, and part of it tests your state’s insurance law. Most people who struggle didn’t run out of brains. They ran out of time, or they skipped the state section. (Some ran out…
Looking for free SIE practice questions? Below are 10 original questions with answers and plain-English explanations, spread across all four parts of the exam. Think of it as a short warm-up lap, with fewer shin splints. First, a quick look at the real test. What the SIE is The SIE is the Securities Industry Essentials…
Which A+ exam should you take first? Most people should start with Core 1 (220-1201), then take Core 2 (220-1202). CompTIA lets you take them in either order, so go with Core 2 first only if you already know operating systems and security better than hardware and networking. Here’s CompTIA A+ Core 1 vs Core…