Napping Increases Learning
A new study at the University of California, Berkeley found that a nap increased the brain's ability to learn and remember names and faces. The study tested volunteers on name and face recognition twice, once at noon and once at 6 pm. The subjects who napped between sessions raised their scores by 10% on average, the subjects who didn't nap actually scored 10% lower, on average, on the second test. Sleep helps the brain "like a dry sponge, to absorb new information" according to Professor Mathew P. Walker, the lead investigator, quoted in the New York Times. "You need to sleep before learning, to prepare your brain."
Take this to heart and if you can, take a break from your study routine and nap between learning sessions.
Hackers Give Solomon Exam Prep Series 7 iPhone App a Strong Thumbs Up
Brazen, but polite, hackers posted the following on xsellize.com:
"Could somebody please crack the full version of "Solomon Exam Prep: Series 7 iPhone app"?
Thanks"
Solomon Exam Prep Publishes New 2010 Audio Guides for the Series 6, Series 63 and Series 65 Exams
According to a 2009 Northwestern University study published in the journal SCIENCE, listening to audio can deepen and strengthen memory and learning - even when one is sleeping.
Solomon Exam Prep is excited to announce publication of new and fully updated 2010 editions of our bestselling PASS THE 6, PASS THE 63 and PASS THE 65 audio training guides for the FINRA Series 6 exam and the NASAA Series 63 and 65 exams.
A happy customer wrote: “Thanks to Linda’s lively voice, I learned the material quickly and passed the Series 65 with flying colors. The humor is great. It was fun to listen while driving, and it was easy to absorb the information—just like being taught by an entertaining young professor!”
Linda Franklin is the voice of Solomon Exam Prep and reads all of our audio books. Listen to an excerpt of the Series 65 audio book here:
Does her voice sound familiar to you? If you’ve ever called our office, you’ve probably spoken with Linda since she also answers the phone around here!
Has an audio book helped you pass an exam? Tell us about it! Email info@solomonexamprep.com
Worried about naked calls, short straddles or butterfly spreads?
If you have to take the FINRA Series 7, Series 4 or Series 42 exam and you're having trouble with options, then you've come to the right place. Options questions are among the most difficult in securities licensing exams, and successful test-takers know the best way to master options is to do many, many options questions.
Solomon Exam Prep has published the first options-only iPhone and iPod Touch app for the FINRA Series 7, Series 4 and Series 42. These scored practice quizzes, with helpful rationales/explanations, will help you master the long call/short put in no time. Find it at iTunes.
Don't have an iPhone or iPod Touch? Not to worry. Solomon Exam Prep offers the same challenging options practice questions via PDF download or CD at SolomonExamPrep.Com.
Solomon Exam Prep Series 63 iPhone App Voted “Best” in Finance Category
IPhone Apps Plus awarded Solomon Exam Prep's Series 63 and Series 63 Lite iPhone Apps the "Best" in Finance Category. The Solomon Exam Prep Series 63 app received an average of 5-stars (out of five) in customer rankings. Solomon Exam Prep also publishes bestselling iPhone apps for the FINRA Series 7 and Series 6 exams, and the NASAA Series 65 and Series 66 exams. You can purchase Solomon Exam Prep iPhone app at iTunes.
What is a passing score for the FINRA Series 79 exam?
This month, we've talked with several individuals who have taken the Series 79 Limited Representative Invesment Banking exam. They reported that a passing score was either a 72 or a 73. FINRA is grading the exam on a "floating curve." These individuals, experienced investment bankers and M&A professionals, also reported that the exam was challenging, detailed and surprisingly mathematical.
First complete Series 79 practice exam available now!
Solomon Exam Prep has published the first complete 175 question practice exam for the FINRA Series 79 Limited Investment Banking Representative Exam. Questions follow the format, proportion and four major content areas of the actual exam and were written by an experienced investment banker, practicing attorney and former hedge fund compliance director.
PASS THE 65 updated for 2010 and new Series 65 Exam
First Books Publishes New Edition of Bestselling PASS THE 65
Series 79 Investment Banking Representative Classes
Recently we spoke to someone at FINRA about the new five-hour, 175 question Series 79 Investment Banking Representative exam, and while FINRA still won't divulge what a passing score for the exam is, their representative did tell us that a passing score on the Series 79 is in the "low seventies" like their other exams. This score "will fluctuate over time." We have been told by someone who took the Series 79 exam and who has been in compliance for decades that it is "not an easy exam."
If your firm has not created a Series 79 training program, contact Solomon Exam Prep to sign up for our exclusive Series 79 Investment Banking Representative licensing exam program offering live/interactive online classes, a Series 79 training book and a state-of-the-art practice question Series 79 exam simulator.
With decades of teaching experience and thousands of happy customers, our Wharton, University of Chicago, Yale and Harvard-educated staff will help your firm get Series 79 candidates licensed and on their way to making your firm money!
Contact Sara DeFilippi at 503-968-6777 for more information.
Solomon Exam Prep Publishes First Series 66 iPhone App
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The two and a half hour, 100 question NASAA Uniform Combined State Law Examination (the so-called "Series 66" exam), is designed to qualify candidates as both securities agents and investment adviser representatives. If you need to take this exam, there's no easier way to study than with the new Solomon Exam Prep iPhone app. Just go to iTunes and type in "Solomon Exam Prep" or "Series 66." It's a perfect complement to our #1-selling Series 7 iPhone app and these two exams are corequisite exams that must both be completed before a candidate can register with a state.