TOPIC: The Economy

I had two classes of finance in college and two in grad school.  HATED them!

LOL I think many would say the same about economic.  Me, I like just about everything there is to do with business.  Except maybe accounting and taxes.  lol 

Hey Jay was getting your series 6 & 7 license difficult? Scale of 1-10.  10 being CPA test difficult and 1 being able to sleep to pass it.

I took a class designed to help you cram for the test.  I had studied for some time, but the class really makes the test easier.  The Series 6 is a single exam, not like the CPA or actuarial tests.  As a single exam it was hard.  Many fail it a number of times.  Takes all day, at least it did then.  We had to go to a central place with lots of people in the bull pen.  Now they probably do it online.

As a single exam and given the preparation to take it, I would rank it 8.13529.  The Series 7 is based on the state(s) you want to sell in, if you are to do it professionally or manage other people's accounts.  I never did that, though I took the test to have the ability.

Just getting the literature to prepare for the test, and studying it, would be a great help if you wanted to become more market and trade aware.

I'm always interested in learning something new.  I think I should probably finish up my degree before I try that.  I only have about 1 1/2 years left.  An 8.13529 sounds pretty difficult given your MBA background.  Sounds like it would be 11.56289 for me since I would only have my bachelors.

John - I thought it was hard.  But that does not mean it might be for you.  I didn't like finance, accounting, etc., but did enjoy economics and organizational development.  We are all different.  My difficulty with the information may have been my mental bias.  YOU could do great!  I remember needing a 70 to pass and they don't give you your score, only if you made it.  You likely would do great!