BE CAREFUL OF STALE SERIES 66 STUDY MATERIALS! MAKE SURE THAT YOUR STUDY BOOK CONTAINS THE TOPICS THAT NASAA ADDED EFFECTIVE JUNE 2023!

 Often a person will send me an email asking if a book purchased before 2024 is still useful to study in preparation for taking the Series 66 exam. My answer is no - NASAA has added a lot of topics to the Series 66 exam in June 2023. If your book or other study material is older than 2024, it probably does not contain important additions. Don't use stale study materials!

Here are some key words added to NASAA's Series 66 Test Specifications last June 2023. (Outline Numbers indicate sections of NASAA's revised Test Specifications.)

(II F 3)            Special purpose acquisition companies (SPAC)

(II H 7)              Relative comparisons

(II L 2)             Digital Assets

(III B 4)            Non-financial investment considerations

(III D 3.6-3.8)   Volatility management, inverse strategies, high frequency trading

(III E 1.6)         Pension and retirement plan distributions

(III E 1.7)         Government benefit implications

(III E 3)            Portability

(III G 1.1)         Qualified default investment alternative (QDIA)

(III I 3)             Beneficiary designation including per stirpes

(III I 5)             Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDRO)

(III I 6)             Donor advised funds

(III J 1)            Payment for order flow

(IV A 3.2)         Registration maintenance requirements

(IV B 2.1-2.2)   Registration maintenance requirements

(IV H 2.4)         Standard of care

(IV H 2.5)         Anti-money laundering

(IV H 4.9)         Reports of initial holdings and quarterly reports

(IV H 4.12)       Exploitation of vulnerable adults

Bob Eder treats all of the above added topics in his Study for the Series 66 Exam. Before you go into the Series 66 exam, you should make sure that your

study material likewise covers the above topics.

Here is a sample of Bob Eder's treatment of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPAC):

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPAC)                                       II(F)(3)

Here's what the SEC says about SPACs:

"SPAC” stands for special purpose acquisition company, and it is a type of blank check company. SPACs have become a popular vehicle for various transactions, including transitioning a company from a private company to a publicly traded company. Certain market participants believe that, through a SPAC transaction, a private company can become a publicly traded company with more certainty as to pricing and control over deal terms as compared to traditional initial public offerings, or IPOs."

Bob Eder discusses the added topics that NASAA added to Series 66 Test Specifications in his Study for the Series 65 Exam.

Here is the link to NASAA's Test Specifications for the Series 66 Exam.

Study for the Series 66 Exam is available from Amazon in both paperback and Kindle e-book versions. 

Here is the link to Bob Eder's Series 66 book on Amazon. 

For questions about Bob Eder's Series 66 Manual, Study for the Series 66 Exam, or questions in general about the Series 66 Exam, feel free to email Bob Eder at bobeder@bobeder.net.

Bob Eder received his Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from the University of Utah, Quinney College of Law, in 2001. 

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