ExamSeries 65 Crash Course
Master what the Series 65 tests most — first.
The exam outline runs to 100+ topics and any of them can appear. But the exam leans hardest on a shorter list — the concepts, figures, and rules that show up sitting after sitting — and that's where your first hours and your last week should go. This course is that list: 314 concepts in 37 topic groups, ordered most-tested first within each section, with the comparison tables, worked formulas, and registration scenarios the questions are built from.
Starting from zero? It's your map of what to learn first, with the question bank doing the drilling. Retaking, or two weeks out? It's the consolidation pass — every high-yield point in one place, in the order the exam weights it.
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What's inside
Dense enough to cover a whole section in an evening, structured so you always know what to read next — whether it's your first pass through the material or your last one before the exam.
314 concepts, most-tested first
Every entry is a term plus the one paragraph you need: the rule, the number, and the way the exam tries to trick you on it. Topic groups run from most-tested to least within each section.
13 comparison tables
The exam lives on paired distinctions — share classes, fund structures, Traditional vs. Roth, JTWROS vs. TIC, who registers where. Each one is a table you can hold in your head.
Worked formulas & figures
Every formula carries a worked example (TEY, CAPM, margin call, conversion parity…). Five diagrams — the yield seesaw, business cycle, option payoffs, efficient frontier, liquidation ladder.
Section 4 scenarios
Seven registration fact-patterns — the de minimis fifth client, the $105M adviser, the U4/U5 firm switch, the issuer's CFO — walked through with the reasoning spelled out.
Untimed study mode
20-question drills from our 1,000-question bank with the answer and a plain-English explanation revealed after every question — learn from each miss immediately.
One section at a time
Read S1 → S4 in order or jump to your weakest section; the page remembers where you were. Curated Khan Academy videos where a concept benefits from one.
Ordering is our editorial read of the official exam specifications and our question-bank coverage — NASAA publishes no per-topic statistics. All material is original and covers the same concepts as the published NASAA Series 65 outline.
A sample — Section 4, custody rules and the state/SEC line
Two entries and one table, exactly as they appear in the course.
Custody, discretion & money rules
- What custody is
- Holding client funds/securities or ANY authority to withdraw them (including fee-deduction authority in many states, and serving as trustee). Inadvertent receipt: return client property within 3 business days; forward third-party checks within 24 hours to avoid custody.
- Custody requirements
- Notify the Administrator, use a qualified custodian, send quarterly statements, undergo an annual surprise audit, and meet a $35,000 minimum net worth (or bond). Custody is permitted unless the Administrator prohibits it by rule.
| Assets under management | Registers with |
|---|---|
| Under $100M | The state(s) |
| $100–110M | Either — adviser's choice |
| $110M and over | The SEC (federal covered) |
| Falls below $90M | Back to the state |
| Any AUM, advises registered funds | The SEC — always federal |
Fixed income — pricing & yield
How it fits with the mock exams
Review a section here → drill it in the untimed study mode → prove it in a timed section quiz or full simulation. Complete Prep bundles both halves; if you already own the mock exams, buy the course with the same email and the two combine into one access code automatically.
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Crash Course
$69 one-time
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- Frequently Tested Concepts — 314 entries, 37 groups, most-tested first
- 13 comparison tables, 5 figures, worked formulas, S4 scenarios
- Untimed study mode with instant explanations
- Timed mock exams and section quizzes
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- The Crash Course — everything on the left
- Unlimited timed sittings — full 140-question, 3-hour simulations, 65-question half-length and 20-question quick sittings, graded against the real pass line
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- 1,000+ original questions with explanations on every one
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Common questions
Is this for first-time learners or for review?
Both, used differently. First time through, it's the map: learn the most-tested concepts in each section first, then drill them in the study mode and section quizzes — the question explanations do the detailed teaching. Reviewing or retaking, it's the consolidation pass: every high-yield point in one place. Either way, pair it with practice questions — which is why Complete Prep exists.
Does "most-tested first" mean the rest doesn't matter?
No — anything on the official outline can appear, and the course covers all four sections. The ordering tells you where to spend your time first, not what to ignore. The free study sheet is the full outline as a checklist if you want to track complete coverage.
How is it different from a study guide?
It's shorter and ordered by how often things are tested. A study guide covers the outline top to bottom; this covers the outline in the order the exam weights it, with the traps called out.
Are these real exam questions?
No. Real questions are NASAA's property and no legitimate provider has them. Everything here is original material written to the published exam specifications.
What if I already bought the mock exams?
Buy the Crash Course with the same email and your access combines automatically into Complete Prep entitlements — no support ticket needed.