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How to Help Your Financial Advisors Shorten the Road to Success
Are you looking for ways to shorten the road to success for your financial advisors (FAs)? In today’s competitive financial advising world, it’s ideal to help financial advisors succeed quickly, and firms are all over it. Take a look at the following tips to…
The Tips You Need to Overcome Financial Advisor Turnover
Financial advising is a tough career. Achieving success requires tenacity, risk tolerance and expertise in financing. Because of this, a high financial advisor turnover rate is common in firms. Unfortunately, some FAs fail to succeed or decide to quit just as they near success.…
New Regulation Best Interest Rules (Podcast)
Learn about the four components of the SEC’s new Regulation Best Interest rule that went into effect June 30, 2020 from STC’s Chief Learning Officer, Todd Rosenfeld. Todd breaks down the new rules and interpretations designed to enhance the quality of retail investors’ relationships…
SIE Exam
How the Series 6 and 7 Exams have Changed Since the Introduction of the SIE
Are you looking to advance your career in the securities industry? You should know that recently some of FINRA’s important exams have gone through changes. In October 2018, FINRA introduced a new prerequisite exam. This new exam is the Securities Industry Essentials (SIE)…
Your Guide to Developing a Study Plan for the SIE Exam
Passing the Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) Exam can be challenging, but it’s certainly less so with the right approach to study and preparation. Passing the SIE Exam is your first step to becoming a securities industry professional, so you need to know what’s…
The Guide You Need for a Successful SIE Exam Experience
The Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) exam is absolutely necessary for any individual who’s interested in joining the securities industry. However, be aware, the exam isn’t easy and many people fail it. There are a number of reasons why people fail the SIE Exam, but…
A Year Later-What You Should Know About the SIE (Updated Statistics)
FINRA recently released statistics on the Securities industry Essentials (SIE) Exam. After 11 months (as of August 31, 2019), total SIE enrollment was 90,516. This compares to total enrollment of 44,626 after six months (as of March 31, 2019) and 29,612 after four months…
Tips for acing the SIE exam the first time
Taking the Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) Exam can be a nerve-wracking experience. Since the SIE Exam is the first exam that new securities professionals take, they may not know what to expect. Successful test-taking relies on thorough preparation. Securities Training Corporation provides the classes…