I passed the Series 7 today!
I passed the Series 7 today! I just had to brag to someone because I am so so so happy! I just found this website tonight and it is really interesting.
I am not your typical financial person on this website. Hell - I'm a computer geek who just happened to get a job working for a successful broker. My background is in computer science, programming, etc. Although the majority of my job is computer related, there are times when being registered would be helpful, so I decided to take the series 7, but I wasn't going to lose my job if I didn't pass (thank God!).
I studied for 4 months off and on and really crammed over the weekend. It took me about an hour and half to do each section, but I reviewed every single question again which took another hour each session. I hated re-checking every question, but I was afraid I may not have read the question carefully enough. I did change about 5 answers, who knows if that was a good thing. I was so nervous throughout the whole exam. I have to say studying and passing this test was one of the hardest things I have ever done!
--Andromeda
Good for you, Andromeda! Congratulations on the good work!
[quote=Starka]Good for you, Andromeda! Congratulations on the good work![/quote]
HEY STARKA!
[quote=Andromeda]
I passed the Series 7 today! I just had to
brag to someone because I am so so so happy! I just found this
website tonight and it is really interesting.
I am not your typical financial person on this website. Hell - I'm a computer geek who just happened to get a job working for a successful broker. My background is in computer science, programming, etc. Although the majority of my job is computer related, there are times when being registered would be helpful, so I decided to take the series 7, but I wasn't going to lose my job if I didn't pass (thank God!).
I studied for 4 months off and on and really crammed over the weekend. It took me about an hour and half to do each section, but I reviewed every single question again which took another hour each session. I hated re-checking every question, but I was afraid I may not have read the question carefully enough. I did change about 5 answers, who knows if that was a good thing. I was so nervous throughout the whole exam. I have to say studying and passing this test was one of the hardest things I have ever done!
--Andromeda
[/quote]Good for you, congrats on a job well done!.
Note that Andromeda is saying that he or she took close to the three hours allotted to do the test and go back and check their work.
Note that he or she says that they were nervous throughout the test.
Note that he or she says that they studied for several months.
That is how it is done.
It is impossible to do it quickly and it is ridiculous to not take close to the three hours that you're allowed to use to work deliberately. The questions are not as easy as many of the people who prowl this forum seem to think they were.
Of course they're out there saying, "It was very easy, I finished in half an hour and got a 70%."
If it were easy why didn't they get a 100%?
[quote=Put Trader] [quote=Andromeda]
I passed the Series 7 today! I just had to brag to someone because I am so so so happy! I just found this website tonight and it is really interesting.
I am not your typical financial person on this website. Hell - I'm a computer geek who just happened to get a job working for a successful broker. My background is in computer science, programming, etc. Although the majority of my job is computer related, there are times when being registered would be helpful, so I decided to take the series 7, but I wasn't going to lose my job if I didn't pass (thank God!).
I studied for 4 months off and on and really crammed over the weekend. It took me about an hour and half to do each section, but I reviewed every single question again which took another hour each session. I hated re-checking every question, but I was afraid I may not have read the question carefully enough. I did change about 5 answers, who knows if that was a good thing. I was so nervous throughout the whole exam. I have to say studying and passing this test was one of the hardest things I have ever done!
--Andromeda
[/quote]
Good for you, congrats on a job well done!.
Note that Andromeda is saying that he or she took close to the three hours allotted to do the test and go back and check their work.
Note that he or she says that they were nervous throughout the test.
Note that he or she says that they studied for several months.
That is how it is done.
It is impossible to do it quickly and it is ridiculous to not take close to the three hours that you're allowed to use to work deliberately. The questions are not as easy as many of the people who prowl this forum seem to think they were.
Of course they're out there saying, "It was very easy, I finished in half an hour and got a 70%."
If it were easy why didn't they get a 100%?
[/quote]
i took the series 7 on today too. I finished each section with about an hour and a half left. I studied on and off for two months, about 3 hours a week. Didn't feel like rechecking answers. Got a 86.
[quote=stillda0nly1]
i took the series 7 on today too. I
finished each section with about an hour and a half left. I
studied on and off for two months, about 3 hours a week. Didn’t
feel like rechecking answers. Got a 86.
“Didn’t feel like rechecking answers” is the sign of a moron.
Morons don’t score 86.
Nice spin Put. Wrong again.
I studied for about 5 weeks. I wasn't nervous during the test. I obviously didn't check my answers and scored an 83.
Morons don't pass the series 7. He ain't a moron.
What DO you morons score, Put?
[quote=Starka]What DO you morons score, Put?[/quote]
If they’re lucky, between 70 and 75.
Tell me Starka, do you think it’s a sign of intellectual maturity to say, "Didn’t feel like double checking my answers?"
I can understand, "Didn’t think I needed to double check my answers"
but slacker morons are the types who say things like, "Didn’t feel like
double checking my answers."
But what do I know, I’ve only watching NASD exam results for about
twenty years and have formed my opinions on only about 10,000 such
reports.
[quote=menotellname]
Nice spin Put. Wrong again.
I studied for about 5 weeks. I wasn't nervous during the test. I obviously didn't check my answers and scored an 83.
Morons don't pass the series 7. He ain't a moron.
[/quote]Sure they do. They luck into 70s and 71s, often on their second try.
For the boys and girls who have not yet taken this test. It's crazy, as in CRAZY, to say that you won't be nervous. Especially if you are going to be fired if you fail.
I am aware of a handful of people who actually came unglued during the test--fainting, vomitting, one actually got up and went running out in tears.
Also isn't it curious that the national average is 75 or so yet every testosterone driven jerk on this forum claims to have gotten higher than 85, didn't review, wasn't nervous and did three question a minute.
Can we all say, "Yeah, right!"
Intellectual maturity? I have my own opinion there as well. You see, while you're spending your time reading 10,000 reports, I've been working with active brokers.
Naturally, my take is somewhat different from yours. But as you've so rightly observed, what do you know?
[quote=Starka]
Intellectual maturity? I have my own opinion
there as well. You see, while you’re spending your time reading
10,000 reports, I’ve been working with active brokers.
Naturally, my take is somewhat different from yours. But as you've so rightly observed, what do you know?
[/quote]Tell me something. Why do you soldiers continually insist that your commanders don't know what it's like to be a soldier?
I was in production for six years--is that not enough time to learn what it's like to be in production? Is that not enough time to learn what it's like to "smile and dial" or conduct a seminar?
That you have been in production for a few years, but know nothing about the rest of the business does not trump my experience of being in production for a number of years and also rotating into and out of a series of other jobs.
Get back with me when you've been around for thirty years at the branch, regional and home-office levels.
Wow. Six whole years, huh?
Regarding your quaint military analogy, you should know that real commanders must earn respect, and from you've posted to date, frankly, you don't know how.
Get back to me when you know the meaning of intellectual maturity, integrity and yes, respect for the individual. I fear that will take much longer than thirty years.
[quote=Starka]
Wow. Six whole years, huh?
Regarding your quaint military analogy, you should know that real commanders must earn respect, and from you've posted to date, frankly, you don't know how.
Get back to me when you know the meaning of intellectual maturity, integrity and yes, respect for the individual. I fear that will take much longer than thirty years.
[/quote]I repeat, is six years not long enough to learn what it's like to be in production?
Tell me again about your regional office experience. How about at the home office, what did you do there?
Nothing? You mean you're still doing the same entry level work you did when you broke into the business? How sad.
As for respect for the individual. Is that what is being displayed towards me, or is respect a one way street in your world?
I started by showing you respect, but you made it clear that you were and still are undeserving of the same.
As to experience, are you still in the same field that you started your career in? How very sad. Still, as you couldn't cut it in production, it's nice that your masters found something for you to do where you couldn't hurt those who do the real work.
Look kid, this can go on all day, but I have work to do. I realize that it's an alien concept to a military brat, but some of us actually do something constructive all day.
See you in the funny papers, Loser!
[quote=Starka]
As to experience, are you still in the same field that you started your career in? How very sad. Still, as you couldn't cut it in production, it's nice that your masters found something for you to do where you couldn't hurt those who do the real work.
[/quote]Same field? You mean investments, Wall Street? Yep, I freely admit that I spent a lifetime accepting increasingly responsible positions on Wall Street all the way from a local branch, through the regional staff, to the home office. Moving when asked to move--the whole nine yards.
It would be fun to read why you think that is not something I should have done.
Another weird theme in your curious thoughts is that those of us who are offered a chance to lead accept those challenges because we were unable to do the work of those we are asked to lead.
I won a trip to Europe with my wife in my second year in production, and won accolades such as President's Club or Chairman's Council every year until I accepted the challenges of leadership.
It would be fun to read why you think that is a sign of failure.
Finally the disdain for my father's career choice. It would be fun to read how the children of successful military officers suffer due to their father's success.
You seem like a cornucopia of odd ball ideas, what fun it would be to uncover them--much like unwrapping a golf ball.
Well you see, stupid, I too had a successful military career. Additionally, I didn't need my father's success to define mine.
Despite your "successes", if indeed they actually happened, you're still a Loser to me.
[quote=Starka]
Well you see, stupid, I too had a successful
military career. Additionally, I didn’t need my father’s success
to define mine.
[/quote]
Used my father's success to define my own? When? Where? How?
You're the one who seems to think that being a "Military Brat" is a handicap. It would be fun to read how and why that is.
C’mon now, Put. Surely you don’t expect anyone to believe that one as ignorant as you has reached the lofty perch that you claim without any help from your betters!
[quote=Starka]C’mon now, Put. Surely you don’t expect anyone to
believe that one as ignorant as you has reached the lofty perch that
you claim without any help from your betters![/quote]
Ignorant? OF what?
[quote=Put Trader] [quote=Starka]
Intellectual maturity? I have my own opinion there as well. You see, while you're spending your time reading 10,000 reports, I've been working with active brokers.
Naturally, my take is somewhat different from yours. But as you've so rightly observed, what do you know?
[/quote]
Tell me something. Why do you soldiers continually insist that your commanders don't know what it's like to be a soldier?
I was in production for six years--is that not enough time to learn what it's like to be in production? Is that not enough time to learn what it's like to "smile and dial" or conduct a seminar?
That you have been in production for a few years, but know nothing about the rest of the business does not trump my experience of being in production for a number of years and also rotating into and out of a series of other jobs.
Get back with me when you've been around for thirty years at the branch, regional and home-office levels.
[/quote]
Perhaps he'd rather succeed at the money making part of the industry and not have to grab onto an office role to stay in the business.....
Start with civility, and work out from there. (Here’s a hint…you’re seemingly ignorant of most of the things that we consider virtues. You can stop when you get to the "Z"s.)
[quote=Starka]
Wow. Six whole years, huh?
Regarding your quaint military analogy, you should know that real commanders must earn respect, and from you've posted to date, frankly, you don't know how.
[/quote]
I find it interesting that Put always goes back to that flawed analogy. It was always my experience that soldiers don't make that sort of "he doesn't know how to be a soldier" comment about Officers they respect.....
[quote=stanwbrown]
<>
Perhaps he’d rather succeed at the money making part of
the industry and not have to grab onto an office role to stay in
the business…</>[/quote]
What do you know about me that allows you to conclude that I had to "grab onto an office role?"
Why do all of you who never advanced sit there and sneer that you didn’t want to advance.
Are you really such losers that you entered the business with no ambition?
Did you really go home and tell your wife, "Guess what Honey, I have
been hired to be a stock broker and in thirty years I hope I have not
made it into a leadership role?"
Tell me Stan, how long does one have to stay in production before they
can learn what it’s all about? What do you think you know that I
don’t?
[quote=Put Trader][quote=Starka]C'mon now, Put. Surely you don't expect anyone to believe that one as ignorant as you has reached the lofty perch that you claim without any help from your betters![/quote]
Ignorant? OF what?
[/quote]
Of most everything from how to treat people with skin that's not the same color as your own to how to deal with market setbacks. I'd put you in the "right 15% of the time" category. That's about as accurate as a broken clock.
[quote=Starka]Start with civility, and work out from there.
(Here’s a hint…you’re seemingly ignorant of most of the things that
we consider virtues. You can stop when you get to the
"Z"s.)[/quote]
Virtues? Such as?
[quote=Put Trader] [quote=stanwbrown] <>
Perhaps he'd rather succeed at the money making part of the industry and not have to grab onto an office role to stay in the business.....[/quote]
What do you know about me that allows you to conclude that I had to "grab onto an office role?"
Why do all of you who never advanced sit there and sneer that you didn't want to advance.
[/quote]
Some how I don't include a smaller pay check, having to worry about light bills and a loss of personal freedom in my description of "advance".
[quote=stanwbrown]<>Of most everything from how to treat people with
skin that’s not the same color as your own to how to deal with market
setbacks. I’d put you in the “right 15% of the time” category. That’s
about as accurate as a broken clock.</>[/quote]
Perhaps you can cite how I am ignorant regarding how to treat others?
How to deal with market setbacks? What in the world does that mean, and why do you think I don’t know how to do it?
[quote=stanwbrown]
Some how I don't include a smaller pay check, having to worry about light bills and a loss of personal freedom in my description of "advance".
[/quote]Smaller paycheck? Not compared to somebody like you--if you were truly a big hitter you'd have zero, as in ZERO, time for this forum.
You're sitting out there as a journeyman broker--doing enough to not get fired and bitching about unfair everything is. You're like the Marlon Brando character muttering, "I usta be a c**tenda."
As for worrying about the light bill--sure branch mangers notice the light bill, but they hardly worry about it. Every big hitter I've ever known had a lot more to "worry" about than the manager of their office. Another reality that paints you as a wannabe.
Personal freedom? Every big hitter I've ever known was "always on." Oh sure they may be playing golf, but their mind is back at the office wondering what is going on. That you have so much idle time is proof positive that you're just barely hanging on.
[quote=Put Trader] [quote=stanwbrown]<>Of most everything from how to treat people with skin that's not the same color as your own to how to deal with market setbacks. I'd put you in the "right 15% of the time" category. That's about as accurate as a broken clock.[/quote]
Perhaps you can cite how I am ignorant regarding how to treat others?<?:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
[/quote]
Do I have to explain that to a guy who wouldn't hire a minority? To a guy that insults everyone under 40 with blanket, ignorant stereotypes? Then again, if you're that dimwitted, perhaps I do.....
[quote=Put Trader]
How to deal with market setbacks? What in the world does that mean, and why do you think I don't know how to do it?
[/quote]
I'm just thinking back to your ridiculous comments about how the past five years has been an easy market for reps to work in and an easy one for clients to understand and absolve their advisors of blame. There's no need to review your laughable theories in detail.
No, Put, you serve as a classic example of a guy who couldn’t cut it in production, still holds a grudge against those who can and has convinced himself that a smaller paycheck and a forced entry into the management rat race is an “advancement”.
In the dictionary, next to “bitter”, you’ll find your picture.
[quote=Put Trader][quote=Starka]Start with civility, and work out from there. (Here's a hint...you're seemingly ignorant of most of the things that we consider virtues. You can stop when you get to the "Z"s.)[/quote]
Virtues? Such as?
[/quote]
Just as I suspected...you don't even know what civilized people consider virtues.
Evaporate, slime. I'm finished abusing you.
[quote=Put Trader] [quote=stanwbrown] <?:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
Some how I don't include a smaller pay check, having to worry about light bills and a loss of personal freedom in my description of "advance".
[/quote]
Smaller paycheck? Not compared to somebody like you--if you were truly a big hitter you'd have zero, as in ZERO, time for this forum.
[/quote]
Well, Ms. Cleo, the world has changed since your brief stint actually making money for your firm. This is no longer a transactional business. That's changes the dynamics in ways dinosaurs don't/can't understand. But, let me help you here. I take home a larger check than my management does up through the regional level. But thanks for worrying about me.
[quote=Put Trader]
You're sitting out there as a journeyman broker--doing enough to not get fired and bitching about unfair everything is. You're like the Marlon Brando character muttering, "I usta be a c**tenda."
[/quote]
LOL, you're delusional, Captain Queeg. I doubt I've ever even used the word "unfair" here. If you can find an example of me demonstrating a negative attitude about the industry I'm happy to be in and the wonderful life it's allowed me to live, post it. Otherwise I'll chalk up this latest off-track outburst to the same cause as all your others.
[quote=Put Trader]
As for worrying about the light bill--sure branch mangers notice the light bill, but they hardly worry about it. Every big hitter I've ever known had a lot more to "worry" about than the manager of their office. Another reality that paints you as a wannabe.
[/quote]
Nah, they worry about light bills, phone bills, hiring a new receptionist, the cleaning crew, etc. And they do all that worrying after I've left for the day. I worry about my clients and helping them achieve their goals, which is what I entered the industry to do.
[quote=Put Trader]
Personal freedom? Every big hitter I've ever known was "always on." Oh sure they may be playing golf, but their mind is back at the office wondering what is going on. That you have so much idle time is proof positive that you're just barely hanging on.
[/quote]
Wrong again, Pops. While I do worry about clients and I'm always "on" when business can be done or gained, I live where I want, I work with clients I want to work with and no one's going to call me in the middle of the week and tell me my continued livelihood depends on me packing up my life and all my worldly possession and moving from the paradise I love to East Podunk to baby-sit a gaggle of ego-inflated reps who just lost their manager to the local Mailbox Inc store.
[quote=stanwbrown]
<o:p></o:p>
Do
I have to explain that to a guy who wouldn't hire a minority? To a guy
that insults everyone under 40 with blanket, ignorant stereotypes? Then
again, if you're that dimwitted, perhaps I do.....
[/quote]
You're right I would be very reluctant to hire a minority who did
not have personal fame going for himself. People in Oklahoma
would do business with JC Watts because he's a football hero, if he
were not he would not make it as a retail broker.
The ranks of former stock brokers are filled with blacks who were hired in some sort of bold experiment that failed.
That you do not appreciate that message because it offends your polictally correct senses does not change that reality.
Even when a black "makes it" they really don't make it in the sense that a white guy who made it achieved.
I know, I know---Stan O'Neal, blah, blah, blah. He came up
through investment banking not retail brokerage so the argument is
specious.
[quote=stanwbrown]
I'm just thinking back to your ridiculous comments about how the past five years has been an easy market for reps to work in and an easy one for clients to understand and absolve their advisors of blame. There's no need to review your laughable theories in detail.
No, Put, you serve as a classic example of a guy who couldn’t cut it in production, still holds a grudge against those who can and has convinced himself that a smaller paycheck and a forced entry into the management rat race is an “advancement”.
In the dictionary, next to “bitter”, you’ll find your picture.
[/quote]Bitter? Nah, turn over to the L's and look up "Living Large."
What about my story allows you to conclude that I couldn't make it in production?
What about my story causes you to conclude that I made a "forced entry into the management rat race?" Do you believe that Stan O'Neal was forced to take his role at Merrill--is that how you see it, everybody who achieved both financial and career success was forced from the ranks of financial success but no opportunity to look back at doing interesting things?
As for the last five years. The only investors who are still hopelessly behind the eight ball are those with morons as their advisors. What's wrong Stan, you were not bright enough to know not to put all of your client's eggs in the Nasdaq?
[quote=Starka]
Just as I suspected…you don’t even know what civilized people consider virtues.
Evaporate, slime. I'm finished abusing you.
[/quote]If I had said that you had no virtues I would go on to explain what I meant by virtues.
Are you not bright enough to do the same thing?
[quote=stanwbrown]
<o:p></o:p>
Well,
Ms. Cleo, the world has changed since your brief stint actually making
money for your firm. This is no longer a transactional business. That's
changes the dynamics in ways dinosaurs don't/can't understand. But, let
me help you here. I take home a larger check than my management does up
through the regional level. But thanks for worrying about me.
[/quote]
You have no idea what your manager makes, much less how much your regional manager is paid.
On the other hand, we know how much those of your ilk earn. I
repeat, a really big hitter does not have time to "hang" with rookies
on an Internet message board.
[quote=stanwbrown]
Nah, they worry about light bills, phone bills, hiring a new receptionist, the cleaning crew, etc. And they do all that worrying after I've left for the day. I worry about my clients and helping them achieve their goals, which is what I entered the industry to do.
[/quote]
Do you really think that a branch manager "worries" about the utility bills, or looks at them and sends them in to be paid?
As
for hiring a receptionist or engaging a cleaning service. How
often do you suppose those duties cross their mind? And when they
do do you suppose they worry abou them?
<>[quote=stanwbrown] <o:p></o:p>
Wrong again, Pops. While I do
worry about clients and I’m always “on” when business can be done or
gained, I live where I want, I work with clients I want to work with
and no one’s going to call me in the middle of the week and tell me my
continued livelihood depends on me packing up my life and all my
worldly possession and moving from the paradise I love to East Podunk
to baby-sit a gaggle of ego-inflated reps who just lost their manager
to the local Mailbox Inc store.</>
[/quote]
East Podunk? I ended up in New York City, not East Podunk.
Something that is common to underachievers is an inability to grasp the
true opportunities as they present themselves.
As for packing a U-Haul with your CD collection and moving somewhere
else--had you done that a day might have arrived when it would take an
entire moving van to haul your stuff away.
[quote=Put Trader] [quote=stanwbrown]
Well, Ms. Cleo, the world has changed since your brief stint actually making money for your firm. This is no longer a transactional business. That's changes the dynamics in ways dinosaurs don't/can't understand. But, let me help you here. I take home a larger check than my management does up through the regional level. But thanks for worrying about me.
[/quote]
You have no idea what your manager makes, much less how much your regional manager is paid.
I had a pretty good idea of both, which is why I happily fired the whole lot of them and went indy!
On the other hand, we know how much those of your ilk earn. I repeat, a really big hitter does not have time to "hang" with rookies on an Internet message board.
[quote=stanwbrown]
Nah, they worry about light bills, phone bills, hiring a new receptionist, the cleaning crew, etc. And they do all that worrying after I've left for the day. I worry about my clients and helping them achieve their goals, which is what I entered the industry to do.
[/quote]
Do you really think that a branch manager "worries" about the utility bills, or looks at them and sends them in to be paid?
As for hiring a receptionist or engaging a cleaning service. How often do you suppose those duties cross their mind? And when they do do you suppose they worry abou them?
Wrong again, Pops. While I do worry about clients and I'm always "on" when business can be done or gained, I live where I want, I work with clients I want to work with and no one's going to call me in the middle of the week and tell me my continued livelihood depends on me packing up my life and all my worldly possession and moving from the paradise I love to East Podunk to baby-sit a gaggle of ego-inflated reps who just lost their manager to the local Mailbox Inc store.
[/quote]
East Podunk? I ended up in New York City, not East Podunk. Something that is common to underachievers is an inability to grasp the true opportunities as they present themselves.
As for packing a U-Haul with your CD collection and moving somewhere else--had you done that a day might have arrived when it would take an entire moving van to haul your stuff away.
I studied for 5 weeks and I took the 1 week class. Passed with a 75%.
PUT, THAT IS NOT A MORON THAT IS A REGISTERED REP!!!!!
My instructor of the class, who knows more than Put, said that a 70 is all you need, and I agree.
[quote=maybeeeeeeee]
I studied for 5 weeks and I took the 1 week class. Passed with a 75%.
PUT, THAT IS NOT A MORON THAT IS A REGISTERED REP!!!!!
My instructor of the class, who knows more than Put, said that a 70 is all you need, and I agree.
[/quote]Where is the pride in doing the minimum, slacker?
[quote=maybeeeeeeee]
I studied for 5 weeks and I took the 1 week class. Passed with a 75%.
PUT, THAT IS NOT A MORON THAT IS A REGISTERED REP!!!!!
My instructor of the class, who knows more than Put, said that a 70 is all you need, and I agree.
[/quote]You took a class and still only got a 75%?
For those of you who wonder whata moron is, that's one. If you take a class you should be able to get at least 85 or even 90.
We license our sales assistants. They are often only high school graduates who have kids at home. Because they cannot study at work, and don't have time to study at home we send them to cram courses when we can.
Most of them score high 70s to low 80s.
This guy is going to be a broker and he scored lower on his Series 7 than a single mom with a high school diploma. Yep, just the kind of person I'd want to handle my money.
[quote=maybeeeeeeee]
I studied for 5 weeks and I took the 1 week class. Passed with a 75%.
PUT, THAT IS NOT A MORON THAT IS A REGISTERED REP!!!!!
My instructor of the class, who knows more than Put, said that a 70 is all you need, and I agree.
[/quote]One more thing. As far as we can tell Pass Perfect does not conduct classes. It's a publishing firm but only has one or two employees.
[quote=Put Trader] [quote=maybeeeeeeee]
I studied for 5 weeks and I took the 1 week class. Passed with a 75%.
PUT, THAT IS NOT A MORON THAT IS A REGISTERED REP!!!!!
My instructor of the class, who knows more than Put, said that a 70 is all you need, and I agree.
[/quote]
Where is the pride in doing the minimum, slacker?
[/quote]
Dang, and he missed out on the bigger paycheck by spending the time he COULD have invested in aiming for 100% on his Series 7 in something wasteful, like learning how to market himself....
[quote=stanwbrown]
Dang, and he missed out on the bigger
paycheck by spending the time he COULD have invested
in aiming for 100% on his Series 7 in something wasteful, like learning
how to market himself…
Is your point of view that people who are marginally intelligent are capable of being good at marketing themselves?
Tell me, do you find it amazing that a guy who could score no higher
than 75 on Series 7 also holds an MBA in finance and economics?
Wonder what diploma mill that “degree” is from?
[quote=Put Trader] [quote=stanwbrown]
Dang, and he missed out on the bigger paycheck by spending the time he COULD have invested in aiming for 100% on his Series 7 in something wasteful, like learning how to market himself....
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Is your point of view that people who are marginally intelligent are capable of being good at marketing themselves?
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Here's a term for you to go look up; " "non sequitur" .
[quote=Put Trader]
Tell me, do you find it amazing that a guy who could score no higher than 75 on Series 7 also holds an MBA in finance and economics? Wonder what diploma mill that "degree" is from?
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I wonder if it's the same diploma mill you got your Masters from.
See, Put, you assume he "could score no higher", when it's very possible he's smart enough (unlike you) to know there's no reason to spend time beyond "passing" on this exam when there are many far more important things to master before you go into production.
Why do you continually equate intellect with test scores on the Series 7?
It becomes clear to even the most casual observer that you are one of those professional test takers who scored high, or maybe even aced the series 7 (the high point of your life, obviously), but are a complete boob when dealing with the investing public. This would account for your present position as a glorified clerk, despite your protests to the contrary.
[quote=stanwbrown]
See, Put, you assume he “could score no higher”,
when it’s very possible he’s smart enough (unlike you) to know there’s
no reason to spend time beyond “passing” on this exam when there are
many far more important things to master before you go into production.
You fools constantly talk about doing “just enough” as if that was
something to be proud of. You just don’t get it, winners do not
do just enough.
Tell me Stan, how does somebody know when they’ve done "just enough?"
From where I sit when one establishes their goal to do just enough
there is a great chance that they will make a few mental errors and end
up failing.
Somebody who got a 75% missed 62 questions–if they had missed a dozen more they would have failed.
[quote=Starka]
Why do you continually equate intellect with test scores on the Series 7?
It becomes clear to even the most casual observer that you are one of those professional test takers who scored high, or maybe even aced the series 7 (the high point of your life, obviously), but are a complete boob when dealing with the investing public. This would account for your present position as a glorified clerk, despite your protests to the contrary.
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Put's like the touring golf pro who never makes time to get to the practice range, but he's proud of how well the pockets of his golfbag are organized....
[quote=stanwbrown]
professional test takers
[/quote]What is a professional test taker?
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See, Put, you assume he "could score no higher", when it's very possible he's smart enough (unlike you) to know there's no reason to spend time beyond "passing" on this exam when there are many far more important things to master before you go into production.
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You fools constantly talk about doing "just enough" as if that was something to be proud of. You just don't get it, winners do not do just enough.
Tell me Stan, how does somebody know when they've done "just enough?"
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When the report for the Series 7 says "passed" on it. Take the study time that would have increased your passing score to 100% and invest it in things that will actually help you be successful, like learning about marketing, your firm’s products and investment strategy.
There’s a great deal of knowledge required that the Series 7 doesn’t come close to touching. Training to enter the business is like drinking from a fire hydrant. There are massive amounts of info to master and your time isn’t unlimited. If you’re someone like you, who can’t seem to determine priorities, you’d better learn how quickly, and apply your limited time wisely.
I’m well over a decade in the business and I can’t remember the last time I had to detail for a client the Tax Reform Act of 1986 or manually determine margin requirements, but I sure was required to for the Series 7.
[quote=Put Trader] [quote=stanwbrown]
See, Put, you assume he "could score no higher", when it's very possible he's smart enough (unlike you) to know there's no reason to spend time beyond "passing" on this exam when there are many far more important things to master before you go into production.
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You fools constantly talk about doing "just enough" as if that was something to be proud of. You just don't get it, winners do not do just enough.
Tell me Stan, how does somebody know when they've done "just enough?"
From where I sit when one establishes their goal to do just enough there is a great chance that they will make a few mental errors and end up failing.
Somebody who got a 75% missed 62 questions--if they had missed a dozen more they would have failed.
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As is usually the case, you have once again confused form and substance. You've undoubtedly saved up for an Armani suit because you once heard that, "clothes make the man". You're a pseudo-intellectual to the last, Clerk Boy.
You disgust me.
[quote=Starka]
Clerk Boy.
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I'm new to this forum, but let me tell you...
It makes me laugh to see Starka & Put go at each other. I think we need to get some boxing gloves and sign it up as pay-per-view.
Thanks guys, I needed a good laugh today!!!
exEJIR: You are right. That is why this forum is so interesting. I enjoy reading the fighting back and forth. I must be sick.
It seems to me that there are some people that can be very successful in their careers but they are not good at taking tests and there are some people who are just naturally good at studying and taking tests. I don't think making a good score necessarily means you will be successful and vice versa. Of course that is just my opinion.
As I said before I'm not a broker, I just work for one. So - my opinion may not mean much.
I do enjoy reading all of your posts! You guys crack me up!
--Andromeda (girl name)
I've got a good one when Put posts something intelligent and insightful.
~Sigh~
I don't think I'll ever get to use it.
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