PREPARING FOR THE SIE EXAM? BOB EDER'S STUDY FOR THE SECURITIES INDUSTRY ESSENTIALS (SIE) EXAM CAN SAVE YOU VALUABLE TIME PREPARING FOR THE SIE TEST.

Are you planning to sit for the Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) exam? Then you owe it to yourself to consider Bob Eder's study text, Study for the Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) Exam.

Bob Eder's book, Study for the Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) Exam, can help you prepare for the SIE test. Unlike other study texts for the SIE exam, Bob Eder does not throw in superfluous material to make the material appear larger or more important. How can you be sure? Bob Eder's book lists the numbers from FINRA's Content Outline that inform the student what the SIE exam can ask the test applicant, not superfluous material that does not have a chance of appearing. Bob Eder thus saves you valuable time in studying test material and avoiding what does not appear.

Here is the link to FINRA's Content Outline for the SIE Exam. Bob Eder 's Study for the SIE Exam closely follows FINRA's Content Outline so that you don't waste time in studying material not asked on the Exam.

Study for the Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) Exam is available from Amazon in both paperback and Kindle e-book versions. Here is the link to Bob Eder's book on Amazon.

For questions about Bob Eder's Study for the Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) Exam, or questions in general about the SIE Exam, feel free to email Bob Eder at bobeder@bobeder.net.

Bob Eder received his Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from the University of Utah, Quinney College of Law, in 2001. See Bob Eder's Author Page on Amazon.com.

P.S. Please consider reviewing Bob Eder's Study for the SIE Exam on Amazon. Your opinion matters!

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