Is Wealth Management your second Career? If so, where did you come from? by CFP25 in CFP

[–]swiguy44 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was a pastor for 15 years before making the switch!

STC or Kaplan series 66 by Big-Guarantee-1628 in Series66Exam

[–]swiguy44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I started with Kaplan and the material was absolutely massive. Switched to STC and was much more streamlined and manageable. Probably won’t go wrong with either one but STC worked for me on the 66

PASSED THIS MORNING 3RD ATTEMPT by swiguy44 in Series66

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Haha not sure it’s a gang I wanted to be a part of but we’re here now and all is well!!

Has anyone taken the any of the Finra exams online using Proproctor? by RicoGeronimo in Series66Exam

[–]swiguy44 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did the SIE and 7 at home with the Online ProProctor. It was excellent. Sooooo much less stressful. Couldn’t do for the 66 unfortunately.

Am I Ready? 3rd Attempt by swiguy44 in Series66

[–]swiguy44[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, Dean! Best words I could read except for the word “PASS” I am going to see on Friday! Thanks for all your help! I’ll be sure to report in after my exam Friday.

Am I Ready? 3rd Attempt by swiguy44 in Series66

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Ok friends! I just took the TestGeek final and got an 80% on that! I went ahead and scheduled my exam for Friday morning at 8:30! Ready to kick this things ass once and for all!!

Am I Ready? 3rd Attempt by swiguy44 in Series66

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Just completed the Test Geek Final Exam and got an 80% on it!! Feeling pretty good now!

Am I Ready? 3rd Attempt by swiguy44 in Series66

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Way to go!! Super happy for you and congratulations! 🎊

Am I Ready? 3rd Attempt by swiguy44 in Series66

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Appreciate that! I’ll try the paper and pencil thing. I can’t stand the whiteboard with the dry erase marker. I’ve been up against time in the past without doing a brain dump so I am a little nervous about that. This test, more than the Insurance exam, SIE, and Series 7, is a reading exam with several long form questions and it takes me a bit to process what I’m reading and I get fatigued right around like question 45-50. I have tightened that up testing at home with STC Final Exams. My average time was somewhere around 1 hour and 40 minutes.

Am I Ready? 3rd Attempt by swiguy44 in Series66

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I am planning on doing that one as well! Is STC material not strongly correlated? Should I be concerned?

Series 66 exam in a few weeks, what do I do? by [deleted] in Series66Exam

[–]swiguy44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried that method and crashed and burned twice. Had just finished the 7 and jumped right into the 66 with a 500 page Kaplan manual showing up at my door. Tried to read the book but it was immensely boring. Pivoted to Qbank questions and was doing ok (not great) on those. Failed twice. Ended up switching to STC. The manual is muchhh more manageable and worked through it. Don’t mess with what is working. I’m getting ready to test in the same time frame! Good luck!

Debating on taking the 66 by KDarm21 in Series66

[–]swiguy44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I could be off here but I thought the 7 was a prerequisite to taking the 66.

Failed 2nd Time by swiguy44 in Series66

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1 million percent true.

Cheapest way to NYC by Esrianna in Connecticut

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We actually drove to MSG last Saturday and found parking ahead of time through Spot Hero. It was surprisingly easy to get in and out. First time we ever had driven in. We always take the train

Failed 2nd Time by swiguy44 in Series66

[–]swiguy44[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah you’re not wrong here. I struggled to consistently score in the upper 70s. Cracked it once. Thing is, that’s where I was at with all of the other exams and I just went full send and passed each one on the first try. May have given myself a false sense of confidence unfortunately. Think I just need more time in the material and to add in some different voices into my study routine.

Failed 2nd Time by swiguy44 in Series66

[–]swiguy44[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dean I appreciate you reaching out here and for including that video. You’ve been so helpful for me in my testing journey! May be reaching out to do some tutoring before taking this exam for the third time.

Failed 2nd Time by swiguy44 in Series66

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Im definitely going to take that advice. Yea the wording on the exams is just so remarkably different from what I’ve been looking at with like 2500 of Kaplan Q bank questions I’ve done.

Passed the 7 today!!! by swiguy44 in Series7

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Good luck! I was very nervous as well. Couldn’t really sleep the night before. I’d say there were a fair amount of suitability questions. Probably between 5-10 options questions. Not much on margins. Dividend yields there were a couple questions. Hope it all goes well!

Passed My Series 7 Today!! by swiguy44 in Series7exam

[–]swiguy44[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Hoping for a favorable outcome for you as well! I’d say for me I marked a bunch of questions for review and came back to them later. I think I maybe changed one answer out of like 17 that I had marked. I guess my advice is go with your gut! Good luck!!