Open Exam Prep
by Ran Chen, EA, CFP®
Latest episode
[Series 66] 51, Advertising Testimonials and Endorsements
[Series 66] 51, Advertising Testimonials and Endorsements
About this podcast
Open Exam Prep: Mastering Financial Exams
The path to becoming a certified financial professional is known for its difficulty, and finding high-quality, accessible study material shouldn't be the hardest part.
Created by Ran Chen—an AI application enthusiast, Financial Advisor, and holder of the EA (Tax), Life Insurance, Series 6/63/65, and CFP® designations—this podcast was born from personal experience. Having navigated these challenging exams himself, Ran realized the need for better resources and created Open Exam Prep as a free solution for aspiring professionals.
Each episode breaks down complex major exam topics into clear, digestible lessons, covering everything from tax planning and estate strategies to retirement solutions and investment principles. Whether you’re studying during your commute, workout, or downtime, we are here to guide you—one question, one topic, one victory at a time.
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Episodes
The newest 50 of 466 episodes
- [Series 66] 51, Advertising Testimonials and Endorsements · 5 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 50, Best Execution and Order Handling · 5 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 49, Regulation Best Interest and Suitability · 5 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 48, Fiduciary Duty and Conflicts of Interest · 5 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 47, Advisory Contracts Fees and Assignment · 5 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 46, Discretionary Authority and Trading Permissions · 4 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 45, Custody and Safeguarding Client Assets · 4 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 44, Registration Renewals Amendments and Records · 4 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 43, Civil Liability and Criminal Penalties · 4 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 42, Administrator Powers and Investigations · 5 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 41, Registration Coordination and Qualification · 5 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 40, Federal Covered Securities and State Authority · 4 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 39, Exempt Securities vs Exempt Transactions · 4 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 38, Agent Registration and Exclusions · 4 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 37, Broker-Dealer Definitions and Registration · 4 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 36, IAR Registration and Place of Business · 4 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 35, Adviser Exemptions and Notice Filing · 4 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 34, State vs Federal Adviser Registration · 4 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 33, Investment Adviser Definitions and Exclusions · 5 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 32, Matching Recommendations to Client Needs · 5 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 31, Measuring and Comparing Portfolio Returns · 4 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 30, Trading Orders and Execution Costs · 4 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 29, Estate Planning and Wealth Transfers · 5 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 28, Account Ownership and Beneficiary Choices · 4 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 27, Education Accounts and Health Savings · 5 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 26, ERISA Fiduciaries and Retirement Advice · 4 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 25, Employer Retirement Plans and Rollovers · 4 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 24, Traditional and Roth IRA Decisions · 4 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 23, Capital Gains Cost Basis and After-Tax Returns · 4 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 22, Active Passive Growth and Value Strategies · 5 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 21, Diversification Correlation and Rebalancing · 4 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 20, Strategic vs Tactical Asset Allocation · 5 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 19, Time Horizons Liquidity and Life Events · 4 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 18, Risk Tolerance vs Risk Capacity · 4 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 17, Building a Client Investment Profile · 5 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 16, Individuals Businesses Trusts and Estates · 4 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 15, Options Structured Products and Digital Assets · 4 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 14, Annuities and Life Insurance Tradeoffs · 5 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 13, REITs Private Funds and Liquidity · 5 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 12, ETFs UITs and Closed-End Funds · 5 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 11, Mutual Funds Share Classes and Fees · 4 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 10, Common Preferred and Convertible Stock · 4 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 9, Credit Risk and Callable Bonds · 4 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 8, Bond Pricing Yields and Duration · 4 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 7, Cash Equivalents and Deposit Protection · 5 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 6, Alpha Beta and the Sharpe Ratio · 5 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 5, Mean Standard Deviation and Correlation · 5 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 4, Liquidity Leverage and Valuation Ratios · 4 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 3, Time Value of Money and Discounted Cash Flow · 4 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
- [Series 66] 2, Reading Questions and Avoiding Distractors · 5 minThis podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access…
