What it is
After 150 hours of study and 900 practice questions, I distilled the "must-know" concepts that cover all 900 into this single page.
Maximize your study time and refresh your memory on the go. No more paging through textbooks. This study guide would have saved me 25 hours if I had it from the start.
It's also the check you run before you pay for the SIE exam. Can't explain everything on it? Don't schedule the exam.
Not AI slop
No AI wrote this study guide. I did. I built it by hand, one concept at a time, across 150 hours of study and 900 practice questions. It was my source of truth for whether I was ready to pass, so I made sure it covered 100% of the practice exams I took.
It was my own go-to reference. I passed the SIE once I could explain every item on it.
A real study guide, not a list of terms
Most one-page review sheets are a page of names and keywords. That's useless. Every concept on mine comes with a short description that carries the core of the definition the exam tests.
One page. About 100 concepts. Each one explained.
What's covered, by exam section
| Exam section | Share of exam | Topics on the sheet (examples) |
|---|---|---|
| Products and their risks | 44% | Bond yields and pricing, corporate, muni and Treasury debt, agencies and mortgage-backed securities (MBS), funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), real estate investment trusts (REITs), direct participation programs (DPPs), options basics, annuities, variable life |
| Trading, accounts, prohibited activities | 31% | Order types, settlement, margin, account types, powers of attorney (POAs), retirement and education accounts, taxes on investment income |
| Capital markets | 16% | Offerings and registration, exempt securities, Rule 144, economic cycles, the Federal Reserve |
| Regulatory framework | 9% | Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB), North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and anti-money laundering (AML), Forms U4 and U5 (rep registration and termination), record retention, specified adults |
Section weights: FINRA SIE content outline, checked Oct 4, 2026.
Versus other review sheets
| Product | Price |
|---|---|
| Kaplan SIE QuickSheet | $19 list |
| This one-page sheet | $4.99 |
Prices checked Oct 4, 2026.
Kaplan's was $19. To me it read like a screenshot of a course outline. Mine is FAR better. Guaranteed or your money back within 7 days, no questions asked.