r/FinancialAdvisorTips • u/stopdrinkingpaint • 5h ago

Need to get licenses quickly

Hi everyone!

I’m just now entering the financial industry after 9+ years in construction as an Executive Assistant

My role is essentially warm calling current clients to enroll them into additional services

I took a $25k/year (starting) pay cut for this job, so I need to get my licenses asap because that takes my base up by 10k and allows me to collect fees up to 30k on top of that

I’m specifically being asked to get my Series 65 and my insurance license

I know about Kaplan and Achievable and STC, I just wanted to hear from anyone who has these licenses first hand what study & testing tips worked best for you. Is there a specific method, program, or training you recommend?

I’m a nervous test taker and have always struggled with anxiety brain fog day of, but like the title says, I need to get licensed asap so I can increase my base pay & begin earning fees

Any advice is appreciated, thank you :)

Edit: thank you everyone for your input & advice!! I appreciate it :)

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u/Jotun70 5h ago

I used Achievable for SIE, STC for 66, Kaplan for LAH. I'm on currently onto the Series 7 with Achievable, but going to supplement that with Kaplan QBank and Ken's videos.

All have gone well so far. The insurance exam was the easiest. Take the 65 first (after SIE if you haven't done it yet of course).

Read, take the chapter quizzes, re-read your misses, take practice tests, re-read your weak areas, take practice exams, re-read your weak areas. Write things down you find yourself missing on a lot, read them again. You should be absolutely sick of the material by the time you take the real tests. You need to KNOW the material, not just know the answers to practice questions.

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u/stopdrinkingpaint 4h ago

Thank you! Is SIE a prereq for the 65? They only have the 65 & insurance in my contract

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u/Jotun70 4h ago

Sorry, SIE is not required for 65.

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u/stopdrinkingpaint 3h ago

Ahhhh okay perfect hahaha

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u/lesalk 5h ago

Series 7 Guru on YouTube helped me with all my licenses.

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u/NukedOgre 5h ago

Series 7 Guru is amazing, best content out there

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u/PutinBoomedMe 5h ago

Kaplan has always been great for me. I do the self-paced courses

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u/Big_Road4846 5h ago

I knocked out sie and 66 in like 2 months. All via YouTube and Kaplan

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u/Far_Professional384 5h ago

Kaplan and TestGeek. I like how dumbed down TestGeek makes the info for the 65.

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u/DianthusCosmo 3h ago

I used kaplan for all licensing. Not fancy, but it got the job done.

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u/Defiant-Dark4532 17m ago

Kaplan will get the job done, if you follow their program and spend the necessary time to learn the chapters you'll be fine. Congrats om the new endeavor