ryanlb

If you give enough bananas to a monkey it can pass any FINRA exam.

It's not even close. CFA Level II = giving up seven months of your life and then praying for two months that you pass. Series 65 = one weekend of studying stuff most people in the industry should already know.

SFoyil

S7 is a grind but easy. Ditto the financial portion of the S16. S24 is a beyatch, as is the regulatory part of S16.

S65 is a breeze.

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busterbluth

If I want to take the 7, what prep materials should I get to study for it?

How do I go about getting sponsored if I'm not affiliated with a financial institution (I'm in the Navy).

luda002

In order to take the Series 7 you need to be sponsored. I don't believe there are any exceptions to this rule.
You should use Kaplan for your prep materials.

ppls

The 7 is not a hard exam but does require some studying. It's a lot of information and you have to get used to the test format. Again, it's not hard but you do have to study.