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Series 7 Exam Prep 72, Securities Act of 1933

2

Series 7 Exam Prep 71, FINRA, SEC, MSRB, and Regulatory Bodies

3

Series 7 Exam Prep 70, Insider Trading and Market Manipulation

4

Series 7 Exam Prep 69, Prohibited Activities and Sales Practice Violations

5

Series 7 Exam Prep 68, Senior Investors and Financial Exploitation

6

Series 7 Exam Prep 67, Anti-Money Laundering and Suspicious Activity

7

Series 7 Exam Prep 66, Research Reports and Quiet Periods

8

Series 7 Exam Prep 65, Communications with the Public

9

Series 7 Exam Prep 64, Customer Protection and SIPC

10

Series 7 Exam Prep 63, Market Makers, Specialists, and Trading Venues

11

Series 7 Exam Prep 62, Primary and Secondary Markets

12

Series 7 Exam Prep 61, ACATS and Account Transfers

13

Series 7 Exam Prep 60, Customer Confirmations and Account Statements

14

Series 7 Exam Prep 59, Settlement, Ex-Dividend, and Due Bills

15

Series 7 Exam Prep 58, Short Sales and Regulation SHO

16

Series 7 Exam Prep 57, Order Handling and Best Execution

17

Series 7 Exam Prep 56, Order Types

18

Series 7 Exam Prep 55, Portfolio Margin and Special Margin Risks

19

Series 7 Exam Prep 54, Short Margin Calculations

20

Series 7 Exam Prep 53, Long Margin Calculations

21

Series 7 Exam Prep 52, Margin Account Fundamentals

22

Series 7 Exam Prep 51, Options Taxation and Exercise

23

Series 7 Exam Prep 50, Options Disclosure and Account Approval

24

Series 7 Exam Prep 49, Options Hedging and Income Strategies

25

Series 7 Exam Prep 48, Straddles and Combinations

26

Series 7 Exam Prep 47, Options Spreads

27

Series 7 Exam Prep 46, Covered Calls and Protective Puts

28

Series 7 Exam Prep 45, Short Calls and Short Puts

29

Series 7 Exam Prep 44, Long Calls and Long Puts

30

Series 7 Exam Prep 43, Options Contract Basics

31

Series 7 Exam Prep 42, Variable Life and Insurance Products

32

Series 7 Exam Prep 41, Variable Annuity Suitability and Exchanges

33

Series 7 Exam Prep 40, Variable Annuities Basics

34

Series 7 Exam Prep 39, ETFs, Closed-End Funds, and UITs

35

Series 7 Exam Prep 38, Mutual Fund Taxation and Distributions

36

Series 7 Exam Prep 37, Mutual Fund Share Classes and Sales Charges

37

Series 7 Exam Prep 36, Mutual Fund Structure and NAV

38

Series 7 Exam Prep 35, Alternative Investments and Hedge Funds

39

Series 7 Exam Prep 34, Direct Participation Programs

40

Series 7 Exam Prep 33, Money Market Instruments and Short-Term Debt

41

Series 7 Exam Prep 32, Municipal New Issues and Underwriting

42

Series 7 Exam Prep 31, Municipal Bond Taxation

43

Series 7 Exam Prep 30, Municipal Bond Credit Analysis

44

Series 7 Exam Prep 29, Municipal Bond Basics

45

Series 7 Exam Prep 28, Mortgage-Backed Securities and CMOs

46

Series 7 Exam Prep 27, Government Securities

47

Series 7 Exam Prep 26, Bond Ratings and Credit Risk

48

Series 7 Exam Prep 25, Callable, Putable, and Convertible Bonds

49

Series 7 Exam Prep 24, Yield Calculations and Bond Math

50

Series 7 Exam Prep 23, Bond Pricing and Yield Relationships

51

Series 7 Exam Prep 22, Corporate Bond Basics

52

Series 7 Exam Prep 21, Equity Valuation and Market Analysis

53

Series 7 Exam Prep 20, REITs and Real Estate Securities

54

Series 7 Exam Prep 19, ADRs, Foreign Securities, and Currency Risk

55

Series 7 Exam Prep 18, Rights, Warrants, and Dilution

56

Series 7 Exam Prep 17, Preferred Stock Features

57

Series 7 Exam Prep 16, Common Stock Basics

58

Series 7 Exam Prep 15, Investment Objectives and Risk Tolerance

59

Series 7 Exam Prep 14, Suitability, Reg BI, and Recommendation Standards

60

Series 7 Exam Prep 13, Education Accounts and Tax-Advantaged Savings

61

Series 7 Exam Prep 12, Retirement Accounts and ERISA Basics

62

Series 7 Exam Prep 11, Margin Accounts and Customer Agreements

63

Series 7 Exam Prep 10, Discretionary Accounts and Trading Authority

64

Series 7 Exam Prep 9, Account Registrations and Ownership Types

65

Series 7 Exam Prep 8, Know Your Customer and Customer Investment Profile

66

Series 7 Exam Prep 7, Customer Account Opening Basics

67

Series 7 Exam Prep 6, Exempt Securities and Exempt Transactions

68

Series 7 Exam Prep 5, IPO Rules and New Issue Allocations

69

Series 7 Exam Prep 4, New Issues, Underwriting, and Prospectus Delivery

70

Series 7 Exam Prep 3, Broker-Dealer Business and Customer Solicitation

71

Series 7 Exam Prep 2, What a General Securities Representative Can Do

72

Series 7 Exam Prep 1, Exam Structure and Function Weighting

73

[Series 65] 75, Anti-Money Laundering and Senior Protection

74

[Series 65] 74, Insider Trading and Market Manipulation

75

[Series 65] 73, Fiduciary Duty and Prohibited Practices

76

[Series 65] 72, Advisory Contracts and Client Agreements

77

[Series 65] 71, Advertising and Marketing Rules for IAs

78

[Series 65] 70, Exempt Securities and Exempt Transactions

79

[Series 65] 69, Securities Registration Methods

80

[Series 65] 68, Uniform Securities Act Overview

81

[Series 65] 67, Regulation Best Interest

82

[Series 65] 66, Agent and BD Registration Requirements

83

[Series 65] 65, Broker-Dealer vs Investment Adviser Distinction

84

[Series 65] 64, IAR Definition and Registration Requirements

85

[Series 65] 63, Form ADV Part 1 and Part 2 Brochure

86

[Series 65] 62, Custody Rules and Safeguarding Client Assets

87

[Series 65] 61, Recordkeeping and Books and Records Requirements

88

[Series 65] 60, IA Net Worth and Bonding Requirements

89

[Series 65] 59, State vs Federal IA Registration

90

[Series 65] 58, Investment Advisers Act of 1940

91

[Series 65] 57, QDROs and Special Distribution Situations

92

[Series 65] 56, ERISA and Plan Fiduciary Standards

93

[Series 65] 55, Required Minimum Distributions

94

[Series 65] 54, Education Savings 529 and Coverdell

95

[Series 65] 53, Traditional and Roth IRAs

96

[Series 65] 52, Qualified Retirement Plans 401k and Pension

97

[Series 65] 51, Tax-Advantaged Investment Strategies

98

[Series 65] 50, Capital Gains Tax Treatment

99

[Series 65] 49, Dollar Cost Averaging and Systematic Investing

100

[Series 65] 48, Fixed Income Portfolio Strategies

101

[Series 65] 47, Active vs Passive Investment Management

102

[Series 65] 46, Asset Allocation Strategies

103

[Series 65] 45, Sharpe Treynor and Jensen Performance Measures

104

[Series 65] 44, Alpha Beta and Standard Deviation

105

[Series 65] 43, Efficient Market Hypothesis

106

[Series 65] 42, Capital Asset Pricing Model

107

[Series 65] 41, Modern Portfolio Theory

108

[Series 65] 40, Suitability and Know Your Customer

109

[Series 65] 39, Accredited Investors and Qualified Purchasers

110

[Series 65] 38, Trusts and Estates as Clients

111

[Series 65] 37, Business Entity Types as Clients

112

[Series 65] 36, Individual Client Profiles and Life Stages

113

[Series 65] 35, Life Insurance Products in Investment Planning

114

[Series 65] 34, Annuities Fixed Variable and Indexed

115

[Series 65] 33, Options Strategies and Risk Profiles

116

[Series 65] 32, Options Basics Calls and Puts

117

[Series 65] 31, Hedge Funds and Private Equity

118

[Series 65] 30, Closed-End Funds and UITs

119

[Series 65] 29, Exchange-Traded Funds vs Mutual Funds

120

[Series 65] 28, Mutual Fund Costs 12b-1 Fees and Expenses

121

[Series 65] 27, Mutual Fund Structure and and Share Classes

122

[Series 65] 26, ADRs REITs and Other Equity Securities

123

[Series 65] 25, Equity Valuation Methods

124

[Series 65] 24, Preferred Stock Types and Features

125

[Series 65] 23, Common Stock Fundamentals

126

[Series 65] 22, Bond Pricing Yields and Duration

127

[Series 65] 21, Municipal Bonds GO vs Revenue

128

[Series 65] 20, Corporate Bonds Types and Features

129

[Series 65] 19, Government Agency Securities

130

[Series 65] 18, US Treasury Securities

131

[Series 65] 17, Cash Equivalents and Money Market Instruments

132

[Series 65] 16, Currency Risk and Political Risk

133

[Series 65] 15, Inflation Risk Liquidity Risk and Opportunity Cost

134

[Series 65] 14, Interest Rate Risk and Reinvestment Risk

135

[Series 65] 13, Types of Risk Systematic vs Unsystematic

136

[Series 65] 12, Descriptive Statistics and Correlation

137

[Series 65] 11, NPV IRR and Internal Rate of Return

138

[Series 65] 10, Time Value of Money Calculations

139

[Series 65] 9, Financial Ratios and Analysis

140

[Series 65] 8, Financial Statements and Accounting Fundamentals

141

[Series 65] 7, International Economics and Balance of Payments

142

[Series 65] 6, Interest Rates and Yield Curves

143

[Series 65] 5, Inflation Deflation and the Consumer Price Index

144

[Series 65] 4, Fiscal Policy and Government Spending

145

[Series 65] 3, The Federal Reserve and Monetary Policy

146

[Series 65] 2, Leading Lagging and Coincident Indicators

147

[Series 65] 1, Business Cycles and Economic Phases

148

[Series 6] 30, Anti-Money Laundering and Ethics

149

[Series 6] 29, Advertising and Sales Literature Rules

150

[Series 6] 28, SEC and FINRA Regulations

151

[Series 6] 27, Customer Account Types

152

[Series 6] 26, Suitability and Customer Profiles

153

[Series 6] 25, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts

154

[Series 6] 24, 529 Education Savings Plans

155

[Series 6] 23, Employer Retirement Plans

156

[Series 6] 22, Roth IRA Rules

157

[Series 6] 21, Traditional IRA Rules

158

[Series 6] 20, Life Insurance Taxation

159

[Series 6] 19, Variable Universal Life Insurance

160

[Series 6] 18, Variable Life Insurance Basics

161

[Series 6] 17, 1035 Exchanges

162

[Series 6] 16, Variable Annuity Taxation

163

[Series 6] 15, Variable Annuity Fees and Charges

164

[Series 6] 14, Variable Annuity Payout Options

165

[Series 6] 13, Variable Annuity Separate Accounts

166

[Series 6] 12, Variable Annuities Overview

167

[Series 6] 11, Mutual Fund Prospectus and SAI

168

[Series 6] 10, Mutual Fund Distributions

169

[Series 6] 9, Index Funds and ETFs

170

[Series 6] 8, Types of Mutual Funds by Objective

171

[Series 6] 7, Mutual Fund Expenses

172

[Series 6] 6, Net Asset Value Calculation

173

[Series 6] 5, Breakpoint Violations

174

[Series 6] 4, Breakpoints and Sales Charge Reductions

175

[Series 6] 3, Mutual Fund Share Classes

176

[Series 6] 2, Open-End vs Closed-End Funds

177

[Series 6] 1, Introduction to Investment Companies

178

[SIE] 60, Suitability and Regulation Best Interest

179

[SIE] 59, Registration and Licensing

180

[SIE] 58, FINRA and SRO Regulation

181

[SIE] 57, SEC and Securities Laws

182

[SIE] 56, Anti-Money Laundering (AML)

183

[SIE] 55, Customer Protection Violations

184

[SIE] 54, Insider Trading

185

[SIE] 53, Market Manipulation

186

[SIE] 52, Trade Settlement and Clearing

187

[SIE] 51, Order Qualifiers and Execution

188

[SIE] 50, Order Types

189

[SIE] 49, Margin Accounts - Maintenance and Calls

190

[SIE] 48, Margin Accounts - Basics

191

[SIE] 47, Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans

192

[SIE] 46, Traditional and Roth IRAs

193

[SIE] 45, Customer Account Types - Business and Fiduciary

194

[SIE] 44, Customer Account Types - Individual and Joint

195

[SIE] 43, Alternative Investments

196

[SIE] 42, Direct Participation Programs

197

[SIE] 41, REITs

198

[SIE] 40, Options - Max Gain, Max Loss, Breakeven

199

[SIE] 39, Options - Intrinsic and Time Value

200

[SIE] 38, Put Options - Rights and Strategies

201

[SIE] 37, Call Options - Rights and Strategies

202

[SIE] 36, Options - Introduction and Terminology

203

[SIE] 35, Variable Life Insurance

204

[SIE] 34, Variable Annuities - Features and Taxation

205

[SIE] 33, Variable Annuities - Basics

206

[SIE] 32, Closed-End Funds and UITs

207

[SIE] 31, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)

208

[SIE] 30, Types of Mutual Funds

209

[SIE] 29, Mutual Fund Expenses and Disclosure

210

[SIE] 28, Mutual Fund Share Classes

211

[SIE] 27, Mutual Funds - Structure and Pricing

212

[SIE] 26, Money Market Instruments

213

[SIE] 25, Bond Risks - Call, Inflation, and Liquidity

214

[SIE] 24, Bond Risks - Interest Rate and Credit

215

[SIE] 23, Municipal Bond Taxation

216

[SIE] 22, Municipal Bonds - Revenue Bonds

217

[SIE] 21, Municipal Bonds - General Obligation

218

[SIE] 20, Government Agency Securities

219

[SIE] 19, U.S. Treasury Securities

220

[SIE] 18, Types of Corporate Bonds

221

[SIE] 17, Bond Pricing and Yields

222

[SIE] 16, Corporate Bonds Fundamentals

223

[SIE] 15, Rights and Warrants

224

[SIE] 14, Types of Preferred Stock

225

[SIE] 13, Preferred Stock Basics

226

[SIE] 12, Common Stock - Dividends and Splits

227

[SIE] 11, Common Stock Fundamentals

228

[SIE] 10, Market Participants

229

[SIE] 9, The Underwriting Process

230

[SIE] 8, Types of Securities Offerings

231

[SIE] 7, Fiscal Policy

232

[SIE] 6, Monetary Policy Tools

233

[SIE] 5, The Federal Reserve System

234

[SIE] 4, Business Cycles

235

[SIE] 3, Economic Indicators

236

[SIE] 2, Primary vs Secondary Markets

237

[SIE] 1, Introduction to Capital Markets

238

[Investment] 9, Investment Policy Statement

239

[Investment] 10, Market Indices

240

[Investment] 28, Property Valuation

241

[Investment] 27, Convertible Bonds

242

[Investment] 25, Bond Immunization

243

[Investment] 26, Preferred Stock

244

[Investment] 8, Money Market Securities

245

[Investment] 7, Security Regulations

246

[Investment] 6, Stock Splits

247

[Investment] 5, Dividend Dates

248

[Investment] 24, Yield Curve Theories

249

[Investment] 23, Original Issue Discount

250

[Investment] 18, Portfolio Performance Measures

251

[Investment] 17, Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)

252

[Investment] 21, Yield Measures

253

[Investment] 22, Accrued Interest

254

[Investment] 20, Bond Duration

255

[Investment] 19, Efficient Market Hypothesis

256

[Investment] 13, Correlation Coefficient

257

[Investment] 14, Beta

258

[Investment] 16, Modern Portfolio Theory

259

[Investment] 15, Systematic vs. Unsystematic Risk

260

[Investment] 29, Investment Companies

261

[Investment] 30, Options

262

[Investment] 11, Standard Deviation

263

[Investment] 12, Coefficient of Variation

264

[Investment] 3, Margin Requirements

265

[Investment] 4, Research Reports

266

[Investment] 1, Investment Options

267

[Investment] 2, Short-Selling

268

[Insurance] 20, Social Security Benefits

269

[Insurance] 19, Disability Insurance

270

[Insurance] 18, Long Term Care

271

[Insurance] 17, COBRA Coverage

272

[Insurance] 16, HSA Eligibility

273

[Insurance] 15, PPACA Requirements

274

[Insurance] 14, Health Insurance

275

[Insurance] 12, Universal Life Insurance

276

[Insurance] 13, Annuities

277

[Insurance] 11, Life Insurance Types

278

[Insurance] 10, State Regulation

279

[Insurance] 9, Rating Agencies

280

[Insurance] 8, Coinsurance Clause

281

[Insurance] 7, Valuation Methods

282

[Insurance] 6, Exclusions and Riders

283

[Insurance] 3, Law of Large Numbers

284

[Insurance] 2, Risk Management

285

[Insurance] 1, Insurance Purpose

286

[Insurance] 5, Agent vs. Broker

287

[Insurance] 4, Insurable Interest

288

[Tax] 30, Deduction Clustering

289

[Tax] 28, Gross Income Exclusions

290

[Tax] 29, Charitable Contributions

291

[Tax] 27, Gross Income Inclusions

292

[Tax] 26, Below Market Loans

293

[Tax] 21, Kiddie Tax

294

[Tax] 24, Pass-Through Entity Deductions

295

[Tax] 25, Section 179 Deduction

296

[Tax] 23, Hobby Losses

297

[Tax] 22, Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)

298

[Tax] 20, Child Tax Credit

299

[Tax] 19, Standard Deduction

300

[Tax] 18, Filing Status

301

[Tax] 17, Basic Tax Formula

302

[Tax] 16, Insurance Policy Exchanges (Section 1035)

303

[Tax] 15, Involuntary Conversions (Section 1033)

304

[Tax] 14, Section 1202 Stock

305

[Tax] 13, Section 1244 Stock

306

[Tax] 12, Worthless Securities

307

[Tax] 11, Non-Qualified Use for Section 121

308

[Tax] 9, Wash Sales

309

[Tax] 8, Ordinary Income Rates

310

[Tax] 7, Long-Term Capital Gains Rates

311

[Tax] 6, Related Party Transactions

312

[Tax] 10, Personal Residence Gain Exclusion

313

[Tax] 5, Gifted Property Basis

314

[Tax] 4, Inherited Property Basis

315

[Tax] 3, Adjustments to Basis

316

[Tax] 2, Cost Basis

317

[Tax] 1, Types of Assets

318

[Retirement] 28, 457 Plans

319

[Retirement] 27, 403(b) Plans

320

[Retirement] 26, SIMPLE Plans

321

[Retirement] 30, Stock Options

322

[Retirement] 29, Nonqualified Plans

323

[Retirement] 23, Roth vs. Traditional IRAs

324

[Retirement] 22, Distribution Rules

325

[Retirement] 21, ESOPs

326

[Retirement] 25, Roth IRA Conversions

327

[Retirement] 24, IRA Contribution Limits

328

[Retirement] 15, Actuarial Requirements

329

[Retirement] 14, Pension Plan Types

330

[Retirement] 13, Plan Limits

331

[Retirement] 12, Top-Heavy Plans

332

[Retirement] 11, Vesting Schedules

333

[Retirement] 20, Stock Bonus Plans

334

[Retirement] 18, 401(k) Plans

335

[Retirement] 17, Profit Sharing Plans

336

[Retirement] 16, Social Security Integration

337

[Retirement] 10, Highly Compensated Employees

338

[Retirement] 9, 50/40 Test

339

[Retirement] 8, Coverage Tests

340

[Retirement] 7, Eligibility Requirements

341

[Retirement] 6, ERISA Protection

342

[Retirement] 19, Safe Harbor 401(k)

343

[Retirement] 3, Qualified Plans

344

[Retirement] 5, Defined Benefit vs. Defined Contribution

345

[Retirement] 4, Pension vs. Profit Sharing

346

[Retirement] 2, FIRE Variants

347

[Retirement] 1, Traditional vs. Alternative Retirement

348

[Fundamentals] 20, Education Savings Plans

349

[Fundamentals] 19, Consumer Protection Laws

350

[Fundamentals] 18, Fiscal Policy Tools

351

[Fundamentals] 17, Monetary Policy Tools

352

[Fundamentals] 16, Bankruptcy Reporting

353

[Fundamentals] 15, Candidate Fitness Standards

354

[Fundamentals] 14, Learning Styles

355

[Fundamentals] 13, Communication Skills

356

[Fundamentals] 12, Monitoring Plans

357

[Fundamentals] 11, Financial Planning Standards

358

[Fundamentals] 9, Confidentiality

359

[Fundamentals] 8, Conflict of Interest

360

[Fundamentals] 7, Fiduciary Duty

361

[Fundamentals] 6, Professionalism

362

[Fundamentals] 5, Continuing Education

363

[Fundamentals] 4, Code of Ethics

364

[Fundamentals] 3, Financial Planning Process

365

[Fundamentals] 2, Financial Advice Definition

366

[Fundamentals] 10, Compensation Models

367

[Fundamentals] 1, Ethics Emphasis

368

[Estate Planning] 19, Installment Payments of Estate Tax

369

[Estate Planning] 18, Income in Respect of a Decedent (IRD)

370

[Estate Planning] 17, Generation Skipping Transfer Tax (GSTT)

371

[Estate Planning] 16, Trusts in Estate Planning

372

[Estate Planning] 20, Special Use Valuation

373

[Estate Planning] 12, Gifts and Gift Tax

374

[Estate Planning] 11, Types of Property Ownership

375

[Estate Planning] 15, Applicable Exclusion Amount

376

[Estate Planning] 14, Marital and Charitable Deductions

377

[Estate Planning] 13, Crummey Provision

378

[Estate Planning] 10, Avoiding Probate

379

[Estate Planning] 9, Probate

380

[Estate Planning] 8, Methods to Transfer Property

381

[Estate Planning] 7, Power of Attorney

382

[Estate Planning] 6, Will Provisions

383

[Estate Planning] 3, Important Definitions

384

[Estate Planning] 2, Unauthorized Practice of Law

385

[Estate Planning] 1, Estate Planning Process

386

[Estate Planning] 4, Basic Documents

387

[Estate Planning] 5, Types of Wills