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| Part I: Getting Started With the Series 7 Exam |
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Chapter 1 So You Want to Sell Securities: Introducing the Series 7 Exam |
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What Is the Series 7 Exam, Anyway? |
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Profiling the Series 7 Exam-Taker |
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One's Not Enough: Tackling the Series 63 or Series 66 |
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Series 63: Uniform Securities Agent State Law Exam |
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Series 66: Uniform Combined State Law Exam |
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Securing Sponsorship and Signing Up |
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Filling out an application to enroll |
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It's a date! Scheduling your exam |
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Planning ahead for special accommodations |
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Just in case: Cancelling as an option |
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Taking a Peek at the Tested Topics |
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Understanding the Exam Format and Other Exam Details |
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Reviewing the exam basics |
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Practicing on ten additional trial questions |
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Mastering the computerized format and features |
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Instant gratification: Receiving and evaluating your score |
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Chapter 2 Preparing for the Series 7 Exam |
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Courses and Training Materials: Determining the Best Way to Study |
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Back to school: Attending a prep course |
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Selecting prep material to study on your own |
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Managing Your Study Time Wisely |
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Blocking out some time to study |
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It's a plan: Getting into a study routine |
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Give it a rest: Taking short breaks |
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Staying focused from day to day |
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Devoting time to practice tests |
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Exploring Study Strategies |
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Developing Solid Test-Taking Skills |
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Read the question carefully |
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Look for phrases that lead to the topic tested |
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Don't obsess; mark for review |
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Master the process of elimination |
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Maintain your concentration |
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Think carefully before changing your answers |
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Use the scrap paper wisely |
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Knowing When You're Ready |
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Chapter 3 Examining and Mastering Question Types |
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Familiarizing Yourself with Question Formats |
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Working with the straight shooters: The straightforward types |
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Encountering quirky questions with qualifiers |
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Roman hell: Complex multiple choice |
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Looking at exhibits: Series 7 diagram questions |
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Shredding the Questions: Tips and Tricks |
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Focusing on key information |
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Answer me this: Picking the correct answer |
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Don't make the same mistake twice |
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Chapter 4 Surviving Test Day |
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Composing Yourself the Day Before |
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Making the Most of the Morning |
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Taking advantage of one last chance to cram |
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Taking a break: At long last, lunch |
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Heading down the home stretch: Completing the second half |
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Getting the Results: Drum Roll Please |
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| Part II: Mastering Basic Security Investments |
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Chapter 5 Underwriting Securities |
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Bringing New Issues to the Market |
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Starting out: What the issuer does |
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Role call: Introducing the team players |
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Who gets what: Distributing the profits |
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Agreeing to sell your share: Western versus Eastern accounts |
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Registering the securities |
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Getting the skinny on the issue and issuer: The prospectus |
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Counting the securities along the way |
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Getting Up to Speed on the Types of Securities Offerings |
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Chapter 6 Corporate Ownership: Equity Securities |
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Beginning with the Basics: Common Stock |
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Understanding a stockholder's voting rights |
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Categorizing shares corporations can sell |
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Considering the par value of common stock |
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Sharing corporate profits through dividends |
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Getting Preferential Treatment: Preferred Stock |
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Considering characteristics of preferred stock |
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Getting familiar with types of preferred stock |
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Opening national borders: ADRs |
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Rights: The right to buy new shares at a discount |
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Warrants: The right to buy stock at a fixed price |
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Chapter 7 Debt Securities: Corporate and U.S. Government Loans |
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Tackling Bond Terms, Types, and Traits |
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Remembering bond terminology |
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Identifying types of bond certificates |
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Following bond issue and maturity schedules |
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Comparing secured and unsecured bonds |
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Making Basic Bond Price and Yield Calculations |
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Using seesaw calculations for price and yields |
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Calculating accrued interest |
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Determining the Best Investment: Comparing Bonds |
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Considering bond credit ratings |
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Contrasting callable and put bonds |
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Popping the top on convertible bonds |
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Exploring U.S. Government Securities |
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Understanding the types and characteristics of U.S. government securities |
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In the tranches: Delving into packaged mortgages (CMOs) |
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Backed by debt: Collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) |
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Playing It Safe: Short-Term Loans or Money Market Instruments |
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Chapter 8 Municipal Bonds: Local Government Securities |
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General Obligation Bonds: Backing Bonds with Taxes |
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General characteristics of GOs |
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Dealing with Revenue Bonds: Raising Money for Utilities and Such |
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General characteristics of revenue bonds |
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Examining Other Types of Municipal Bonds on the Test |
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Don't Forget Municipal Notes! |
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Understanding the Taxes on Municipal Bonds |
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Comparing municipal and corporate bonds equally |
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Scot-free! Taking a look at triple tax-free municipal bonds |
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Following Municipal Bond Rules |
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The 90-day apprenticeship period |
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Advertising and record keeping |
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Gathering Municipal Bond Info |
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The bond resolution (indenture) |
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Thomson Muni Market Monitor |
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Tracking down additional info |
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| Part III: Delving Deeper: Security Investments with a Twist |
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Chapter 9 Borrowing Money and Securities: The Long and Short of Margin Accounts |
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Getting the Paperwork out of the Way |
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Introducing Long and Short Margin Accounts |
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Playing by the Federal Reserve Board's Rules |
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Opening a Margin Account: The Initial Requirements |
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Calculating Debit and Equity in Long Margin Accounts |
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Making Short Work of Calculations in Short Margin Accounts |
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... Equals the credit balance |
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Putting the equation together |
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Let the Good Times Roll: Handling Excess Equity |
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SMAs for long margin accounts |
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SMAs for short margin accounts |
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Playing it SMART: Using buying and shorting power for good |
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Looking at Limits When the Market Goes the Wrong Way |
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Checking out restricted accounts |
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Keeping up with minimum maintenance |
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Chapter 10 Delivering Diversification with Packaged Securities |
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Diversifying through Management Investment Companies |
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Comparing open- and closed-end funds |
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Keeping your customer's investment objectives in mind |
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Dealing with discounts and methods of investing |
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Figuring the sales charge and public offering price of open-end funds |
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Considering Other Investment Company Options |
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Face-amount certificate companies |
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Unit investmenttrusts,(UITs) |
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Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) |
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Reducing Real Estate Risk with REITs |
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Adding Annuities to a Portfolio |
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Looking at fixed annuities |
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Checking out variable annuities |
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Putting money into (and receiving money from) annuities |
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Chapter 11 Working with Direct Participation Programs |
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Searching for Identity: What DPPs Are (and Aren't) |
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The DPP Characters: General and Limited Partners |
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Pushing through Partnership Paperwork |
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Certificate of limited partnership |
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Passive Income and Losses: Looking at Taxes on Partnerships |
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Evaluating Direct Participation Programs |
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Checking Out Types of Partnerships |
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Building on real-estate partnership info |
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Gearing up with equipment leasing |
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Strengthening your grasp on oil and gas |
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Chapter 12 Options: The Right to Buy or Sell at a Fixed Price |
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Brushing Up on Option Basics |
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Looking at call options: The right to buy |
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Checking out put options: The right to sell |
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Getting your money back: Options in-, at-, or out-of-the-money |
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Paying the premium: The cost of an option |
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Incorporating Standard Option Math |
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Calls same: Buying or selling call options |
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Puts switch: Buying or selling put options |
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Trading options: Opening and closing transactions |
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Mastering Complex Option Calculations |
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Long straddles and combinations |
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Short straddles and combinations |
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Break-even points for straddles and combinations |
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Got it covered: Stock/option contracts |
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Off the charts: Multiple option contracts |
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Dividends and splits, more or less |
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Spending time on LEAPS: Long-term options |
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Setting limits with capped options |
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Gaining Additional Option Info |
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Getting the go-ahead: Registered options principal |
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That's ODD: Options risk disclosure document |
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Last trade, last exercise, and expiration of an option |
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| Part IV: Playing Nicely: Serving Your Customers and Following the Rules |
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Chapter 13 Doing a Little Market Research: Portfolio and Securities Analysis |
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Knowing Your Customer: Portfolio Analysis |
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Understanding investment objectives |
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Looking at factors that influence your customer's investment profile |
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Splitting up with asset allocation |
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Strategizing with portfolio management policies |
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Knowing Your Securities and Markets: Securities Analysis |
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Deciding what to buy: Fundamental analysis |
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Deciding when to buy: Technical analysis |
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Showing the work: Research reports |
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Following the Green: Money Supply |
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Influencing the money supply |
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Opening the Federal Reserve Board's toolbox |
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Spotting interest rate indicators |
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Looking at easy money and tight money yield curves |
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Chapter 14 Going to Market: Orders and Trades |
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Shopping at Primary and Secondary Markets |
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Buying new in the primary market |
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Buying used in the secondary market |
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Auctioning securities at securities exchanges |
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Negotiating trades over-the-counter |
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Understanding the Role of a Broker-Dealer |
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Receiving Orders from Customers |
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Talking about order types |
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Handling limit and stop orders |
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Factoring in order features |
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Taking a Look inside the Designated Market Maker's Book |
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Chapter 15 Making Sure the IRS Gets Its Share |
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Everything in Its Place: Checking Out Tax and Income Categories |
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Touring the tax categories |
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Looking at types of income |
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Noting Taxes on Investments |
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At the sale: Capital gains and losses |
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Cost basis adjustments on bonds: Accretion and amortization |
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Presenting Gift and Estate Tax Rules |
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Exploring Retirement Plan Tax Advantages |
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Qualified versus nonqualified plans |
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IRA types and contribution limits |
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Chapter 16 No Fooling Around: Rules and Regulations |
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The Market Watchdogs: Securities Regulatory Organizations |
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The Securities and Exchange Commission |
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Self-regulatory organizations |
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Following Protocol when Opening Accounts |
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Filing the facts on the new account form |
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Selecting the appropriate type of account |
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Trading by the Book When the Account Is Open |
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Filling out an order ticket |
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Checking your calendar: Payment and settlement dates |
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Meeting the requirements for good delivery |
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Following up with account statements |
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Keeping your dividend dates straight |
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Committing Other Important Rules to Memory |
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Obeying the Telephone Act of 1991 |
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Sticking to the 5-percent markup policy |
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Following the money: Anti-money-laundering rules |
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The Investor's Bankruptcy Shield: FDIC and SIPC |
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| Part V: Putting Your Knowledge to Good Use: A Practice Exam |
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Chapter 17 Bring It On: Practice Exam Part I |
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Practice Exam Part I Answer Sheet |
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256 | (19) |
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Chapter 18 Answers and Explanations to Practice Exam Part I |
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Answer Key for Part I of the Practice Exam |
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Chapter 19 Nothing but Net: Practice Exam Part II |
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Practice Exam Part II Answer Sheet |
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Chapter 20 Answers and Explanations to Practice Exam Part II |
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Answer Key for Part II of the Practice Exam |
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Chapter 21 Ten Series 7 Exam Traps to Avoid |
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Easing Up on the Studying |
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Assuming the Question's Intent |
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Reading into the Question |
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Becoming Distracted When Others Finish |
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Trying to Work Out Equations in Your Head Instead of Writing Them Down |
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Spending Too Much Time on One Question |
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Changing Your Answers for the Wrong Reasons |
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Calculating Your Final Score Prematurely |
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Chapter 22 Ten Ways to Start Your Career Off Right |
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Treat the Minnow like a Whale |
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When a Security Falls, Don't Be a Stranger |
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Set Some Goals: The Brass Ring |
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| Appendix: Memorizing Important Figures and Formulas |
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