Greetings and salutations test takers! I am very excited to announce that I passed the SIE on the first try!
I mainly used Achievable to learn and supplemented with the man, the myth, the legend, Dean Tinney aka Series 7 Guru! I also took the FINRA practice exams several times. My ending stats were over 110 hours of study time and 94% readiness score.
Achievable is an excellent resource, I felt extremely prepared. Also, at least 2 questions from the FINRA practice exam were on the real exam verbatim. Overall, the exam was much easier than I expected.
My biggest piece of advice is: RTFQ (read the full question!!) Also, study study study! I studied from 12/29/24 to 3/13/25. I did this as a full time employee at a broker-dealer and a mom with 2 little kids. I studied just about everyday.
I am happy to answer any questions! Next up for me is the Series 7TO!