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Qualification Examinations
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KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Registration
Training
Limited Principal—Direct Participation
Programs (Series 39)
Limited Principal—Financial and
Operations (Series 27)
Limited Principal—Introducing
Broker-Dealer Financial and
Operations (Series 28)
When it comes to retirement savings, even the most adventurous seniors may consider something routinely described as "plain vanilla": a fixed immediate annuity. With an immediate annuity, the investor pays an insurance company a lump sum in exchange for regular income payments. Both fixed and variable immediate annuities deliver income quickly, but there are differences.
All investments carry some degree of risk. Stocks, bonds and funds can lose value. Even conservative, insured investments such as certificates of deposit issued by a bank or credit union, come with inflation risk. They may not earn enough over time to keep pace with the increasing cost of living.
Anti-Intimidation/Coordination—Failure to Comply With Rule Requirements
48
Backing Away
49
Best Execution—Failure to Comply With Requirements for Best Execution
50
Branch Offices—Failure to Register
39
Cheating, Using an Impostor,
On Friday, February 19, 2021, FINRA introduced a new Historical Data API via the FINRA API Developer Center (developer.finra.org). The OTC Transparency Weekly Summary will be the first dataset available via the Historical Data API and will be named WeeklySummaryHistoric. This change is designed to facilitate those API users who are downloading large amounts of historical data
A diversified portfolio tends to be harder to achieve than simply following the mantra to avoid putting all of your investment eggs in one basket. This basic strategy can help, but it is often not enough to avoid concentration risk—the risk of amplified losses that may occur from having a large portion of your holdings in a particular investment, asset class or market segment relative to your overall portfolio. Learn more about concentration risk and read tips on how to manage it.
Dear FINRA,
I have recently been made aware of the FINRA proposed rule #22-08, and it has me concerned for investors for the following reasons listed below. In summary, I believe if this rule is codified it will hurt investors more than help investors, will hurt the economy around investing in America, and is simply against the freedoms granted to us as being an American citizen.
1) The spirit of
I am an individual investor, responsible for investing for my own family and retirement. I'm investing in PUBLIC investment vehicles, that currently are (and should REMAIN) available to any investor, and not just privileged hedge fund managers.
I DO NOT consent to having to take or pass any special exam in order to invest a security, which by definition is an act of risking capital in
I am a simple accountant from Long Island, NY. I have been investing in inverse ETF's for 13 years. In 2009 I left a low paying job as a tax auditor for the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue. They cashed out my accrued pension benefits, which were worth $6,500. I deposited this money into a traditional IRA rollover account with a broker in February 2009. I invested 20% of the
The Observations on Liquidity and Credit Risk Management section of the 2019 Report on Exam Findings informs member firms’ compliance programs by describing recent findings and observations from FINRA’s examinations, and, in certain cases, also providing a summary of effective practices.
