Best study material for Series 79 & 63 (Knopman, Solomon, STC)??

I recently took the SIE and used Solomon. While I passed, I felt the Solomon practice test questions were way off from the actual exam. I am about to start studying for the Series 79 Top-Off and Series 63 and was wondering what people though the best exam prep company is for these exams based on their experience.

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Hi Matthew,

https://achievable.me/exams/finra-sie/overview/?utm_source=wso</a">Achievable is another test prep company in the FINRA space, but we only support the FINRA SIE and soon Series 7 (July 2020). I don't really have an agenda with this post (they're all nice people), but I'll tell you what I've heard:

Series 79 - I recommend Knopman. They specialize in the Series 79 and have a pretty strong reputation in the ibanking community.

Series 63 - I recommend STC. They have strong material on all tests and seem to handle the wealth management path of SIE -> 7 -> 63/65/66 well.

Best of luck!

Tyler

Founder, Achievable - smart, modern FINRA prep for the FINRA SIE. Chapter 1 is free to try: [Achievable.me](https://achievable.me?utm_source=wso)
 

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