[Series 65] 69, Securities Registration Methods

Series 7 Exam Prep 1, Exam Structure and Function Weighting

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - The Series 7 exam has 125 scored questions and 10 unscored pretest items, with a time limit of 3 hours and 45 minutes. - Function 3, covering recommendations and client communications, dominates the exam with 91 questions, making up 73% of your score. - How to structure your study plan to mirror the exam's heavy weighting on Function 3 concepts. - Exam questions are primarily scenario-based, testing your ability to apply product knowledge to specific client suitability profiles. - A common exam trap involves choosing a good investment that isn't the single most suitable option for the client described. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep

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

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - The difference between a Currency Transaction Report (CTR) for cash transactions over $10,000 and a Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) for suspicious activity of $5,000 or more. - The absolute prohibition against "tipping off" a client that a SAR has been filed on their account. - The definition of a "specified adult" as someone over 65, or over 18 with a reasonably believed impairment. - That firms must make a reasonable effort to obtain a trusted contact person, but clients are not required to provide one. - The rules for placing a temporary hold on disbursements for suspected senior exploitation: an initial 15 business days, with a potential 10-business-day extension if reported to authorities. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep

[Series 65] 74, Insider Trading and Market Manipulation

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - What constitutes material nonpublic information and how it's tested on the exam. - The specific requirements for establishing tipper-tippee liability, including the 'personal benefit' test. - How firms use 'Chinese Walls' as a procedural safeguard to prevent the misuse of inside information. - Key market manipulation tactics like wash trades, marking the close, and pump and dump schemes. - The severe civil and criminal penalties for insider trading, including treble damages and imprisonment. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep

[Series 65] 73, Fiduciary Duty and Prohibited Practices

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - The two primary components of fiduciary duty for an investment adviser are the duty of care and the duty of loyalty. - The duty of care includes providing suitable advice, seeking best execution, and ongoing monitoring. - The duty of loyalty requires advisers to place client interests ahead of their own and to disclose or eliminate conflicts of interest. - Prohibited practices like front-running, churning, and commingling are strictly forbidden and frequently tested. - Full and fair disclosure of all material facts and conflicts of interest is a cornerstone of an adviser's fiduciary obligation. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep

[Series 65] 72, Advisory Contracts and Client Agreements

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - Advisory contracts must be in writing and detail the services, term, fee formula, and any discretionary authority. - A change in the majority ownership of an advisory firm is considered an "assignment" and requires client consent. - Performance-based fees are prohibited unless the client is a "qualified client" with at least $1.1 million AUM or a $2.2 million net worth. - Contracts cannot contain "hedge clauses" that require a client to waive their legal rights. - Upon termination, clients are entitled to a pro-rata refund of any prepaid, unearned advisory fees. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep