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6 Things Every Financial Advisor Should Consider When Doing Business Internationally
For many businesses, going global is the goal and they rely on the help of financial advisors to do it. However, as any financial advisor will tell you, running an international business and getting into the world of international finance is more complicated than…
All You Need to Know About LAH Licensing
All You Need to Know About LAH Licensing Providing life and health (LAH) insurance is important for any businesses that hope to attract the best talent and most dedicated employees. However, before you can provide these life and/or health insurance benefits, your business is…
Marketing Strategies For Insurance Agents
Ask anyone if they want to hear about Aflac, and you might get laughed right. Yes, marketing and selling insurance is hard, but not if you know how to do it right. Why insurance is hard to sell It used to be that insurance…
SIE Exam
The Future of the SIE and How To Recruit Better Talent (Download)
The landscape of the financial industry has vastly changed with the introduction of the SIE. Learn how the SIE has changed recruitment and impacted talent retention Financial Services Firms are now using the SIE as a recruitment tool. In this webinar learn and discuss: Happy…
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…
Why You Should Offer SIE to Your College/University Students
In 2015, FINRA reevaluated its testing procedures for securities licensure. Agency members were looking for ways to make the Series exams testing procedures more efficient and more productive in preparing those entering the securities industry. They found that much of the same basic content…
How Will the SIE Impact Your Non-Licensed Employees
Passing the Security Industry Essentials (SIE) Exam helps people employed in the financial services industry function more independently and make wiser decisions. In effect, they become securities industry “professionals,” rather than just “workers.” Benefits of the SIE Exam for non-licensed employees The SIE…