All of the modules are $40 per module and per covered individual. If you have bought our Continuing Education Complete Package Plan, please pick two modules with separate topics for every covered individual in your organization.
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COMPLIANCE AND SALES PRACTICES MODULES:
Anti-Money Laundering - Retail
This module covers basic money laundering activities; the steps to take once suspicions are aroused, knowing your customers, and the consequences of noncompliance with anti-money laundering requirements. In addition, this covers Suspicious Activity Reports,Currency Transaction Reports and other documentation requirements.Top
Anti-Money Laundering – Institutional
BREAKPOINTS, SHARE CLASSES, and SUITABILITY
Customer Communications For the Institutional Professional
Customer Communications For the Retail Professional
A comprehensive survey of the many rules and regulations that a registered representative must observe when communicating with retail clients. From road shows to newspaper ads, from prospectuses to e-mail, communications with the public must comply with industry rules. Included are discussions on mutual funds and variable life insurance and annuities that are not in Customer Communications For The Institutional Professional. Top
Documentation of Client Accounts and Orders
A comprehensive guide to the procedures and maintenance of proper documents with an emphasis on the retail market. Top
Ethical Decision Making for Commodities Professionals
Through a series of discussions and real-life scenarios, this module presents examples of ethical dilemmas and how to avoid them. Topics include knowing your firm’s ethical standards, NFA rules, dealing fairly with customers and colleagues, insider trading, and fraud. Top
Ethical Decision Making for Financial Professionals
Through a series of discussions and case studies, this course presents examples of ethical dilemmas and how to avoid them. Topics include understanding your firm's code-of-ethics, fair dealing, insider trading, churning, and fraud. Top
Ethics and the Registered Representative
An examination of various approaches to ethical decision-making and their application in the securities industry. Top
Fee-Based Accounts
The SEC has passed a rule that permits brokerage firms to continue to offer fee-based accounts without being considered investment advisers. However, they are also warning firms that they are not suitable for all investors. Top
Gifts and Gratuities
The regulators are scrutinizing gift-giving and entertainment practices on Wall Street. Be wary about throwing a lavish party for your counterparts at another firm or accepting tickets to the big game. These seemingly innocuous actions may land you and your firm in regulatory hot water. Top
Insider Trading
An in-depth discussion about how suspicions of insider trading are investigated, the steps taken to prevent abuses, and how the rules are enforced. Top
Institutional Sales and Trading Practices - Debt
A thorough analysis of sales and trading rules as they apply to fixed-income transactions for institutional customers. Topics include: insider trading, Chinese walls, and suitability issues for institutional clients. Top
Institutional Sales and Trading Practices - Equities
A thorough analysis of sales and trading rules as they apply to equity transactions for institutional customers. Topics include: proprietary trading, insider trading, Chinese walls, and suitability issues for institutional investors. Top
Late Trading and Market Timing
A discussion on market timing, late trading, and directed brokerage, as well as the SEC’s proposed rules to stem abuses in the mutual fund industry. Top
Suitability and Risk Disclosure
A comprehensive study guide covering the suitability of recommendations and the disclosure of risk, complete with real-world case studies. Top
Supervision - Retail Manager
A detailed analysis of the retail manager's duties and responsibilities and the tools used to perform the supervisory function. Case studies offer practical examples of how retail managers will apply this knowledge to real life situations. Top
Supervising Electronic Communications
The rules regarding electronic communications have changed within the past few years, but technology is moving even faster. Broker-dealers are expected to capture, review, store and supervise electronic communication as they do with non-electronic communications. As technology advances, supervisory rules must be flexible enough to keep-up. Top
Supervising Discretionary Accounts
Recent initiatives by the SEC provide brokerage customers with the same protection afforded investment advisory clients. Consequently, broker-dealers must abide by the rules and regulations of the Investment Advisers Act for discretionary accounts they hold. This means that they must register as investment advisers in order to maintain discretionary accounts, and registered representatives handling these accounts must register as investment adviser representatives. Top
Supervision for Institutional Managers
An overview of the supervisory issues that institutional managers face and the tools they have at their disposal to deal with them. Discussions include potential red-flag case studies that illustrate real and potential problems that are likely to arise along with how the manager might resolve them. Top
Supervisory Rules and Procedures
An overview of the supervisor's role that emphasizes the early detection of potential problems and the consequences of failing to supervise. Top
BROKERAGE SERVICES and MARKETS
Asset Allocation
An overview of diversification strategies for registered representatives tailored to investors needs and circumstances. Discussions include portfolio optimization, the risk/return relationship, and strategies in asset allocation. Top
Avoiding Liability as a 401(k) Fiduciary
Company plans sponsors and the registered representatives who assist them in establishing 401(k) plans can be subject to significant liability when acting as plan fiduciaries. Careful adherence to ERISA requirements can help avoid liability for plan participants’ investment losses. Top
Bond Ratings
A discussion on how bond-rating agencies determine ratings and the factors that go into their analyses. Top
Business Continuation
A thorough discussion on business continuation agreements. This course gives the various types of buy-sell agreements, their structure, and their advantages and disadvantages. Top
Estate Planning
A complete examination of the fundamentals of estate planning, including the objectives of a plan, property interests, estate valuation, taxation, and methods of conservation. Top
Investing in Foreign Markets
An examination of the factors that should be considered when investing in securities issued and traded outside the United States. Top
Investment Adviser Representative in Theory and Practice
An overview of the investment advisory business and the laws that regulate it. Also examines the difference between being a registered rep and being an investment adviser representative. Top
Investment Banking
A discussion of the fundamental principles of corporate finance and regulations governing the investment banking business. Limited Partnership An in-depth study of topics related to the limited partnership marketplace. Various partnership structures are described, along with applicable taxation, and the risk and suitability associated with limited partnerships. Top
Limited Partnerships
An in-depth study of topics related to the limited partnership marketplace. Various partnership structures are described, along with applicable taxation, and the risk and suitability associated with limited partnerships. Top
OTC Markets
A comprehensive review of the diverse over-the-counter marketplace, automated systems, and the responsibilities of OTC broker-dealers. Topics include: rules and regulations, order types, and ethical behavior. Top
Pension Rollover Training
An overview of the pension rollover and distribution market, why it is unique, what the issues are and how an individual's needs and attitudes in retirement are different from those in other stages of life. Top
Retirement Planning for Business Owners
The fundamentals of business retirement planning, including plan types, plan setup, contributions, investment options, reporting, and disclosure. Top
Retirement Planning for Individuals
The fundamentals of retirement planning, including long-term investing, asset allocation, plan types, the plan characteristics, and taxation. Top
Selling Securities in a Banking Environment
An overview of the regulations governing the sale of securities in a bank, including communicating with the public, and guidance on how to properly conduct securities business in a banking environment. Top
Selling Securities in a Deregulated Marketplace
An overview of the regulations governing the sale of securities in a bank under the Graham-Leach-Bliley Act. Discussions include how today's financial services professional can develop and sharpen the skills necessary to compete in today's deregulated capital markets. This course mirrors Selling Securities in a Banking Environment with discussions on banking provisions included. Top
Taxation and Tax Planning
A detailed review of the tax treatment of investment income, capital gains and losses, tax pitfalls, year-end strategies, and IRS regulations. Top
The Money Market
A complete examination of the money market. Discussions include the various instruments that make up the money market, the insurance of such securities, and investor considerations. Top
SECURITIES PRODUCTS
Advanced Mutual Funds
A comprehensive look at the issues involved in using mutual funds to satisfy a client's investment needs. Topics include: portfolio management, mutual fund analysis, as well as risk and suitability. Top
Annuity Plans
A thorough review of annuities including how they function, their advantages and disadvantages, and who should buy them. Top
Corporate Debt Obligations
An introduction to the fundamentals of corporate debt, including an analysis of the primary and secondary markets for corporate bonds, types of corporate issues, and the risks associated with corporate bond investing. Top
Derivatives
A broad description of the features and risks of the most common derivative products including futures, swaps, and options. Top
Equity-Indexed Annuities
Sales of these complex products are growing. The FINRA is concerned about how equity-indexed annuities are being sold to the public and whether these sales are being supervised properly. Top
Equity Options
A detailed examination of the equity options marketplace along with the components of equity options, option pricing, and investment strategies. Top
Equity Securities
A study of the general investment features associated with common stocks, preferred stocks, rights and warrants, and sales practice considerations. Top
Fixed Income Concepts
Concepts An overview of the fundamental concepts that are critical to understanding a variety of debt instruments, including price/yield relationships, yield curve analysis, and portfolio management. Top
Funding Education-529 Plans
A thorough examination of these college investment plans. This course covers the different types of plans, rules for contributions, as well as tax treatments and estate considerations. Also addressed are the advantages and risks with 529 Plans versus other higher-education investment vehicles. Top
Introduction to Mutual Funds
An overview of the fundamentals of mutual funds focusing on the structure of a fund, fund types, and the buying and selling of mutual fund shares. Top
Life Insurance Concepts
A discussion of the fundamentals of life insurance contracts including policy types, underwriting factors, purchase options, and policy provisions. Top
Mortgage-Backed Securities and CMOs
A thorough review of the mortgage-backed securities marketplace. Emphasis is placed on mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations, including risk factors, suitability issues, and sales practices. Top
Mutual Fund Concepts
A detailed discussion on evaluating mutual funds, including share classes, market timing, risk level, and taxation. This module also reviews topics discussed in Introduction to Mutual Funds, Advanced Mutual Funds, and prior Compliance Digests. Top
Municipal Bonds
A review of the general investment features and associated risk factors of municipal bonds, an overview of municipal bond types, and the analysis of municipal securities. Top
Selected Health Insurance Products
A comprehensive discussion on the various health, disability, and long-term insurance products, who needs them, and the different underwriting criteria. Top
Suitability and Sales Practices for Variable Annuities
An examination of variable annuities, their attributes, structuring alternatives, and the due diligence required for making suitable product recommendations. The course also addresses annuity exchanges as well as highlights recent cases regarding sales practices. Top
Supervising the Sale of Variable Annuities
A discussion of regulatory issues, industry trends, and the role of the supervisor in the variable annuity sale cycle. Top
U.S. Government and Agency Securities
A discussion of securities issued by the U.S. Treasury. Attention is focused on the characteristics specific to these issues, including the markets where they trade, regulation and taxation matters, and investment strategies. Top
Variable Annuities and Variable Life Insurance
An extensive analysis covering the characteristics of variable annuities and variable life insurance products. Top