# FINRA Series 65 **URL:** https://talk.achievable.me/c/exam-finra/exam-finra-series-65/16.md?page=1 [Latest](https://talk.achievable.me/latest.md) · [Categories](https://talk.achievable.me/categories.md) · [Tags](https://talk.achievable.me/tags.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [Passed 65 with Achievable!](https://talk.achievable.me/t/passed-65-with-achievable/4364)
**Author:** [@Owen\_Jast](https://talk.achievable.me/u/Owen_Jast)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 8:41pm UTC](https://talk.achievable.me/t/passed-65-with-achievable/4364 "2023-11-27T20:41:41Z")
A little about my background: I got a degree in finance but went away from that field right out of college. I’m starting to work my way back in that direction now. I’m in the process of becoming an accredited financial c… --- ## [Series 65 PDF Emailed for study](https://talk.achievable.me/t/series-65-pdf-emailed-for-study/3493)
**Author:** [@Robin\_Borer](https://talk.achievable.me/u/Robin_Borer)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2023, 6:43am UTC](https://talk.achievable.me/t/series-65-pdf-emailed-for-study/3493 "2023-10-08T06:43:54Z")
HI - is it possible to get a pdf for the series 65? --- ## [Unlock question pool](https://talk.achievable.me/t/unlock-question-pool/4142)
**Author:** [@Bob\_Bergstrom](https://talk.achievable.me/u/Bob_Bergstrom)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2023, 10:43pm UTC](https://talk.achievable.me/t/unlock-question-pool/4142 "2023-10-05T22:43:43Z")
Hello, is it possible to have the quiz question pool unlocked while leaving the chapter progress the same? I’d like to be able to pull from the full question bank without having to do a final exam. Thank you! --- ## [Definition of persons and non-persons](https://talk.achievable.me/t/definition-of-persons-and-non-persons/3310)
**Author:** [@Emilio\_Rogahn](https://talk.achievable.me/u/Emilio_Rogahn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2023, 2:36am UTC](https://talk.achievable.me/t/definition-of-persons-and-non-persons/3310 "2023-05-23T02:36:10Z")
Hi, In lesson 5.2.1, “Persons”, the following sentence appears in the last paragraph. “The legal definition of a person should match the list of non-persons.” This sentence leaves me perplexed. Will you please explain… --- ## [My Dashboard glitched?](https://talk.achievable.me/t/my-dashboard-glitched/3950)
**Author:** [@Doris\_Abshire](https://talk.achievable.me/u/Doris_Abshire)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2023, 5:46pm UTC](https://talk.achievable.me/t/my-dashboard-glitched/3950 "2023-09-01T17:46:36Z")
So My Dashboard just randomly decided that I did not complete a bunch or random modules so now they won’t be a part of any review tests I do, as you can see, i’ve followed the plan and am nearing completion of Ch 2. An… --- ## [State Registration](https://talk.achievable.me/t/state-registration/3896)
**Author:** [@Hungry\_turquoise\_par](https://talk.achievable.me/u/Hungry_turquoise_par)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2023, 8:20pm UTC](https://talk.achievable.me/t/state-registration/3896 "2023-08-26T20:20:27Z")
Achievable… Hello, why registration by qualification is not a good answer here? Thanks. --- ## [Passed the Series 65 today](https://talk.achievable.me/t/passed-the-series-65-today/3984)
**Author:** [@Hilda\_Jacobi](https://talk.achievable.me/u/Hilda_Jacobi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2023, 5:58pm UTC](https://talk.achievable.me/t/passed-the-series-65-today/3984 "2023-09-08T17:58:47Z")
I passed the Series 65 this morning! I felt very prepared with Achievable’s study program. Thank you and good luck to everyone! --- ## [Series 65 Last attempt](https://talk.achievable.me/t/series-65-last-attempt/3975)
**Author:** [@Successful\_Alex](https://talk.achievable.me/u/Successful_Alex)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2023, 8:48pm UTC](https://talk.achievable.me/t/series-65-last-attempt/3975 "2023-09-07T20:48:01Z")
Hello, I’m currently working on my last series 65 attempt (failed first attempt by two questions). I think I failed my first attempt because questions were worded very hard + considerable amount of mathematics. I util… --- ## [Series 65 textbook length](https://talk.achievable.me/t/series-65-textbook-length/3979)
**Author:** [@MohammadAbdelqader](https://talk.achievable.me/u/MohammadAbdelqader)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2023, 7:28pm UTC](https://talk.achievable.me/t/series-65-textbook-length/3979 "2023-09-07T19:28:11Z")
Is the full textbook after purchasing it only about 6 chapters long or is there more if purchased? --- ## [Series 65 practice exam score clarification](https://talk.achievable.me/t/series-65-practice-exam-score-clarification/3947)
**Author:** [@Hilda\_Jacobi](https://talk.achievable.me/u/Hilda_Jacobi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2023, 3:42pm UTC](https://talk.achievable.me/t/series-65-practice-exam-score-clarification/3947 "2023-09-01T15:42:20Z")
Hello, I have been taking a handful of practice exams to prepare for my series 65. On one of them, I received a 71% (92/130). When I finished the exam, the firework animations made it seem like I passed, however, when I … --- ## [Canadian B/D question](https://talk.achievable.me/t/canadian-b-d-question/3910)
**Author:** [@Hungry\_turquoise\_par](https://talk.achievable.me/u/Hungry_turquoise_par)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2023, 6:56pm UTC](https://talk.achievable.me/t/canadian-b-d-question/3910 "2023-08-26T18:56:44Z")
Achievable… Hello, would you please help me understand Canadian B/D? thanks. --- ## [Leading, coincident, lagging economic indicator](https://talk.achievable.me/t/leading-coincident-lagging-economic-indicator/3893)
**Author:** [@Hungry\_turquoise\_par](https://talk.achievable.me/u/Hungry_turquoise_par)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2023, 4:59pm UTC](https://talk.achievable.me/t/leading-coincident-lagging-economic-indicator/3893 "2023-08-26T16:59:42Z")
I know these have been tested many times, but I always forget, what is the logic so that I can remember? Thanks a lot. Achievable… --- ## [Rights and Dilutive actions](https://talk.achievable.me/t/rights-and-dilutive-actions/3449)
**Author:** [@Emilio\_Rogahn](https://talk.achievable.me/u/Emilio_Rogahn)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2023, 4:59pm UTC](https://talk.achievable.me/t/rights-and-dilutive-actions/3449 "2023-07-31T16:59:25Z")
I understand rights and warrants, except I think I may be confused about whether or not rights are dilutive actions. I did read the topic on this very same question - Achievable… – that was posted Jan '22. I had to c… --- ## ["Hard Question"](https://talk.achievable.me/t/hard-question/3704)
**Author:** [@Emilio\_Rogahn](https://talk.achievable.me/u/Emilio_Rogahn)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2023, 1:42am UTC](https://talk.achievable.me/t/hard-question/3704 "2023-07-29T01:42:39Z")
Hi, I notice the words “hard question” at the top of a quiz question. Is this a new feature or possibly I am not very observant. I am curious how your assessment of a hard question might compare to the actual Exam. Emi… --- ## [Recent IRS Delays of IRS RMD Rules](https://talk.achievable.me/t/recent-irs-delays-of-irs-rmd-rules/3649)
**Author:** [@Emilio\_Rogahn](https://talk.achievable.me/u/Emilio_Rogahn)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2023, 12:43am UTC](https://talk.achievable.me/t/recent-irs-delays-of-irs-rmd-rules/3649 "2023-07-29T00:43:45Z")
I have noticed several news items in the past few days about the “IRS Delaying RMD Rules Again” and other items in the Secure 2.0 Act. I have kept up with your Secure Act 2.0 updates that you made in the past month or … --- ## [Surety Bond for Broker-Dealer](https://talk.achievable.me/t/surety-bond-for-broker-dealer/3703)
**Author:** [@Hungry\_turquoise\_par](https://talk.achievable.me/u/Hungry_turquoise_par)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2023, 11:06pm UTC](https://talk.achievable.me/t/surety-bond-for-broker-dealer/3703 "2023-07-28T23:06:28Z")
Achievable… Why III is incorrect? … If a surety bond is required, one must be posted. Thanks! --- ## [Frustration with defined benefit plan questions](https://talk.achievable.me/t/frustration-with-defined-benefit-plan-questions/3609)
**Author:** [@Emilio\_Rogahn](https://talk.achievable.me/u/Emilio_Rogahn)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2023, 6:45pm UTC](https://talk.achievable.me/t/frustration-with-defined-benefit-plan-questions/3609 "2023-07-13T18:45:19Z")
My question is about Achievable…" You may note my frustration in this post. Please know I am very happy with Achievable. I answered the question correctly selecting “57 y ear old with a $850,000 annual salary”. I am … --- ## [Some Federal Exemptions (5.3.5.2) quiz questions seem to be from another lesson](https://talk.achievable.me/t/some-federal-exemptions-5-3-5-2-quiz-questions-seem-to-be-from-another-lesson/3539)
**Author:** [@Emilio\_Rogahn](https://talk.achievable.me/u/Emilio_Rogahn)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2023, 3:18am UTC](https://talk.achievable.me/t/some-federal-exemptions-5-3-5-2-quiz-questions-seem-to-be-from-another-lesson/3539 "2023-06-30T03:18:42Z")
Just took my first two quizzes from the above lesson. Think I scored an 80 and then 100. What surprised me is that while some of the questions - maybe half - were directly from the content of this lesson on exemptions fo… --- ## [Dashboard question for Series 65](https://talk.achievable.me/t/dashboard-question-for-series-65/3511)
**Author:** [@Emilio\_Rogahn](https://talk.achievable.me/u/Emilio_Rogahn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2023, 1:47am UTC](https://talk.achievable.me/t/dashboard-question-for-series-65/3511 "2023-06-24T01:47:56Z")
Hi, Any why lessons/topics that I have read and for which I have taken quizzes (after scoring 100% repeatedly) have turned from green back to white as if I have not read this? It occurs in the “Content Readiness” area,… --- ## [Dollars and cents when calculating capital gains](https://talk.achievable.me/t/dollars-and-cents-when-calculating-capital-gains/3471)
**Author:** [@Emilio\_Rogahn](https://talk.achievable.me/u/Emilio_Rogahn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 8:40pm UTC](https://talk.achievable.me/t/dollars-and-cents-when-calculating-capital-gains/3471 "2023-06-16T20:40:06Z")
My question is based on the following: Achievable… The price when the employee exercised the option was $140.17. I include the amount to the right of the decimal point in my calculations resulting in a cost $34 higher… --- ## [For exam purposes, is a bond fund always a mutual fund?AND need to reduce careless errors!](https://talk.achievable.me/t/for-exam-purposes-is-a-bond-fund-always-a-mutual-fund-and-need-to-reduce-careless-errors/3450)
**Author:** [@Emilio\_Rogahn](https://talk.achievable.me/u/Emilio_Rogahn)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 7:22pm UTC](https://talk.achievable.me/t/for-exam-purposes-is-a-bond-fund-always-a-mutual-fund-and-need-to-reduce-careless-errors/3450 "2023-06-12T19:22:04Z")
I come across practice questions that use the phrase “bond fund”. Should I always assume it is a mutual fund? Second, if a bond fund is an ETF, is the interest reported on INT-Div as it is with a bond fund that is a mut… --- ## [Digital Assets question Exam 65](https://talk.achievable.me/t/digital-assets-question-exam-65/3374)
**Author:** [@Emilio\_Rogahn](https://talk.achievable.me/u/Emilio_Rogahn)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 12:25pm UTC](https://talk.achievable.me/t/digital-assets-question-exam-65/3374 "2023-06-06T12:25:20Z")
Logged into get some reading and quiz-taking done. The text book took me back to part 2 to a lesson about digital assets, followed by a lesson “digital assets suitability”. Were these lessons added today? Or did I some… --- ## [Tax questions, calculations & tax brackets](https://talk.achievable.me/t/tax-questions-calculations-tax-brackets/3288)
**Author:** [@Emilio\_Rogahn](https://talk.achievable.me/u/Emilio_Rogahn)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2023, 2:36am UTC](https://talk.achievable.me/t/tax-questions-calculations-tax-brackets/3288 "2023-05-23T02:36:29Z")
Hi, I am wondering about the extent to which we need to memorize/know various tax brackets for ordinary income and other forms of income for calculations we may need to do for exam questions. I just finished watching t… --- ## [Question about a contribution](https://talk.achievable.me/t/question-about-a-contribution/3270)
**Author:** [@Emilio\_Rogahn](https://talk.achievable.me/u/Emilio_Rogahn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2023, 3:30pm UTC](https://talk.achievable.me/t/question-about-a-contribution/3270 "2023-05-16T15:30:20Z")
The question read as follows: “An investor wants to make a contribution for the tax year 2022. What is the last day the contribution can be made and applied to 2022’s contribution limit?” I made the assumption the con… --- ## [Time Horizon question](https://talk.achievable.me/t/time-horizon-question/3271)
**Author:** [@Emilio\_Rogahn](https://talk.achievable.me/u/Emilio_Rogahn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2023, 3:29pm UTC](https://talk.achievable.me/t/time-horizon-question/3271 "2023-05-16T15:29:08Z")
One pattern to questions I miss on the quizzes relate to certain aspects of suitability. Sometimes the choices for answers do not always seem to fit the question. One issue I seem to have is time horizon. Unless more in… --- ## [List of all videos in textbook](https://talk.achievable.me/t/list-of-all-videos-in-textbook/3039)
**Author:** [@Melvin\_Brekke](https://talk.achievable.me/u/Melvin_Brekke)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2023, 4:51am UTC](https://talk.achievable.me/t/list-of-all-videos-in-textbook/3039 "2023-04-08T04:51:37Z")
Hello, is it possible to get a list of the links to all the videos that are part of the textbook? I would like to be able to listen to them without having to navigate to each individual page. --- ## [Failed Series 65](https://talk.achievable.me/t/failed-series-65/2957)
**Author:** [@Environmental\_tan\_ha](https://talk.achievable.me/u/Environmental_tan_ha)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 6:16pm UTC](https://talk.achievable.me/t/failed-series-65/2957 "2023-03-23T18:16:41Z")
Hey I am taking the Series 65 for the 4th time on the 29th. I feel like I understand what a broker / dealer and their capacities entail but even the stuff I feel confident is worded in such a way that I feel like I am do… --- ## [Series 65 Registration](https://talk.achievable.me/t/series-65-registration/2951)
**Author:** [@Shaky\_tan\_grouse](https://talk.achievable.me/u/Shaky_tan_grouse)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 7:53pm UTC](https://talk.achievable.me/t/series-65-registration/2951 "2023-03-22T19:53:40Z")
Hi! I am currently studying for Series 65. If I pass, I’d like to know more about how you register as an IAR. I have no plans to work for an RIA firm and I do not plan on starting my own Investment Advisor firm. For … --- ## [I passed Series 65 today](https://talk.achievable.me/t/i-passed-series-65-today/2921)
**Author:** [@Brou](https://talk.achievable.me/u/Brou)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2023, 8:23pm UTC](https://talk.achievable.me/t/i-passed-series-65-today/2921 "2023-03-14T20:23:11Z")
I took my exam today and was grateful for the prep. There were a handful of topics I didn’t see in the material but overall the material represented the test. There were several questions from the laws and regulations … --- ## [Breakdown of Series 65](https://talk.achievable.me/t/breakdown-of-series-65/2757)
**Author:** [@Provincial\_amethyst](https://talk.achievable.me/u/Provincial_amethyst)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2023, 11:43pm UTC](https://talk.achievable.me/t/breakdown-of-series-65/2757 "2023-02-13T23:43:38Z")
Is the breakdown in Series 65 of the questions per section up to date? [Previous page](https://talk.achievable.me/c/exam-finra/exam-finra-series-65/16.md) [Next page](https://talk.achievable.me/c/exam-finra/exam-finra-series-65/16.md?page=2)