u/Responsible-Text-332

The test was honestly pretty tough, a lot of the questions were hyper specific and worded much differently than achievable.

Lots of my answers were by process of elimination, you really do need to understand the underlying concepts to get a good read on the questions. Not much felt handed to me.

I would highly recommend reading the textbook carefully and digesting it, I was spamming practice tests for about a week but for the 63 and 7, I will be reading much more thoroughly.

Hi everyone, just passed my SIE. Curious what I can negotiate for my salary as a newly licensed banker once I get my 6/7. I’m in california.

Current bank hired me some months ago, manager said they’d have me working platform a month after I started. They’ve stuffed me on the teller line and have given me virtually no platform experience despite multiple promises to do so. (1 year of experience on platform at another bank) Telling me to hang in there and not lose faith. What a strange experience. Taking SIE in July, ready to be free of this position.

Made a few posts regarding licensure and advisor pathways in the past, wanted to hear from those of you who left branch banking or know those working at brokerages. I’m leaning towards applying to fidelity/schwab as a client associate once I pass my SIE and maybe my 63. I want to get as many licenses as I can prior to applying to stand out as an applicant.

I think applying to be a licensed banker would be the worst choice, as the branches will undoubtedly milk me for credit card metrics and cold calling, which is terrible. I want a firm with a reputable background with an existing client base to make outreach tolerable.

Would fidelity or schwab be a better fit than a branch for someone looking to be a full fledged FA in the future?