The Series 7 Exam: Real World Intelligence, Strategies & Experience From Industry Experts to Prepare You for Everything the Classroom and Textbooks Won't Teach You for the Series 7 (Bigwig Briefs Test

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Summary: not a series 7 prep book
Review: For those who have little idea about investing in general, this book might be ok to start with. However, it is completely inadequate as "series 7 exam" prep or anything of that nature. I found the title of the book seriously misleading. For those who already have a common sense knowledge about wall street, this book is a complete waste; go get other real series 7 prep material, not this sort of basic investment discussions stuff.

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Summary: The Book Unlike Any Other Series 7 Book
Review: I have read about 12 Series 7 books thus far, and I can say that this is definitely the most unique one of the bunch. There is a lot of value in this book that really can't be picked up from any other book. While I agree this book needs to be read in conjunction with a more "traditional" series 7 test prep book, I would highly recommend adding this as a 2nd book - it will help you prepare for questions that really can't be studied for anywhere else.

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Summary: The Book Unlike Any Other Series 7 Book
Review: I just finished this book but still haven't finished answering why I bought it. If you're studying for the 7 & aren't familiar with the concepts in this book (asset allocation, rule of 72, risk/reward, asset correlation etc.), you probably don't have much of a future in the industry anyway. 94 pages of large print, 1.5 line spacing should actually be about 40 pages (but you couldn't charge...for that, could you?) You also can imagine that there is no room to go into any meaningful detail here as well. 3 stars only because the ideas are important, even though they can be found in any number of financial planning publications.

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Summary: Total Waste of Money
Review: This book is absolutely useless. The information provided is not connected in any relevant way to the Series 7 test and does not give any more insight into 'thinking like a stockbroker' than would a copy of Barron's or the Economist. In fact, go buy the latest issue of Barron's, save $15, and get a lot more articles. You can feel almost immediately that this book was made simply to cash in on anxious Series 7 test takers. You do not need this book; it is an expensive and unnecessary way to acquaint yourself with information otherwise available.

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Summary: STAY AWAY FROM THIS BOOK
Review: This book is completely useless. This book could be useful for someone with no prior knowledge on investing BUT it's very unlikely as the person who wrote this book had typos throughout the book. I have a problem with buying a book that says "Series 7 exam prep" and discusses nothing about the exam. Not worth the money spent , i wouldn't even buy it used. PAGE 66 ...the word on the first paragraph should be "manage" not "mange" although at some points of this book i really thought it was in french. So useless.

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Summary: The Most Unique Series 7 Book- A Must Read!
Review: This is a great addition to your Series 7 test prep materials. It is unlike any other book available. I highly recommend reading this book!