These are the primary sources behind the facts on SeriesPrepKit.
- FINRA qualification exam pages (SIE, 6, 7, 24, 57, 79, 82, 99, 63/65/66 summaries) - items, time, passing score, fee, prereqs, sponsorship, function weights (verified 2026-09-23)
- NASAA exam content outlines (effective June 12 2023) - Series 63/65/66 section weights and item counts
- NASAA passing score announcement (2023 specs) - 63: 43/60, 65: 92/130, 66: 73/100
- FINRA Rulebook - rule citations in explanations (2111, 2210, 4210, 3110, 1240 CE, 1210 registration)
- SEC Regulation Best Interest - suitability/Reg BI topic pages
- NASAA Uniform Securities Act / model rules - 63/65/66 law pages
- MSRB professional qualification - Series 50/52/53/54 hubs
- NFA proficiency requirements - Series 3/31 hubs
- BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook (Personal Financial Advisors; Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents) - career/salary pages
- IRS retirement plan limits (annual) - cheat sheets - cite year
- Vendor public pricing pages (Achievable, Kaplan, STC, PassPerfect, Knopman; full list on review pages) - review price tables, dated
- FINRA 2019 exam statistics as reported by Knopman Marks (primary deck not located; labeled dated) - pass-rate pages, labeled as dated
- FINRA - Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) Exam
- FINRA - Series 7 General Securities Representative Exam
- FINRA - Series 63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Exam
- FINRA - Series 66 Uniform Combined State Law Exam
- FINRA - Qualification Exams
- NASAA - Exam FAQs
- FINRA - SIE Content Outline (2025)
- FINRA - Series 7 Content Outline (2025)
- NASAA - Series 63 Test Specifications (effective June 12, 2023)
- NASAA - Series 65 Test Specifications (effective June 12, 2023)
- NASAA - Series 66 Test Specifications (effective June 12, 2023)
- FINRA - Series 65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Exam
- FINRA - Series 6 Investment Company and Variable Contracts Products Representative Exam
- Knopman Marks - FINRA SIE and top-off exam statistics (Apr 2019, reporting FINRA data)
- FINRA - SIE Exam and Exam Restructuring FAQ
- FINRA - Series 6 Content Outline
- FINRA - Reduces Waiting Periods for Retaking Qualification Exams (SR-FINRA-2026-014)
- NASAA - Updated waiting period for Series 63, 65 and 66 retests (Aug 10, 2026)
- FINRA - Testing and Qualifications
- FINRA - Schedule an Exam
- FINRA - Maintaining Qualifications Program (MQP)
- FINRA - Qualification Exam FAQ
- Kaplan Financial Education - SIE study packages
- STC - SIE course page
- STC - Pass guarantee FAQ
- PassPerfect - SIE page
- Knopman Marks - SIE course page
- Achievable - Series 7 course page
- Kaplan Financial Education - Series 7 study packages
- STC - Series 7 Top-Off course page
- PassPerfect - Series 7 page
- Knopman Marks - Series 7 course page
- BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook - Personal Financial Advisors
- BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook - Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
- FINRA Rule 2111 - Suitability
- FINRA Rule 2210 - Communications with the Public
- SEC - Shortening the securities settlement cycle to T+1 (compliance date May 28, 2024)
- FinCEN - Currency Transaction Report rule (31 CFR 1010.311)
- IRS - 401(k) limit increases to $24,500 for 2026, IRA limit increases to $7,500
- SEC Rule 144 (17 CFR 230.144)
- FINRA Regulatory Notice 26-05 - Gifts Rule amendments ($300 limit, effective March 30, 2026)
- FINRA Rule 4210 - Margin Requirements
- SEC Rule 501 - Accredited investor definition (17 CFR 230.501)
- Federal Reserve Regulation T (12 CFR Part 220)
- FinCEN - SAR rule for broker-dealers (31 CFR 1023.320)
- SIPC - What SIPC Protects
- FINRA Regulatory Notice 26-10 - Intraday margin standards replace day-trading rules (effective June 4, 2026)