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Your Free Series 65 Cheat Sheet 2026 — Downloadable PDF

Every high-yield Series 65 fact — economic factors, investment vehicles, portfolio strategies, and adviser law — condensed so you can print and review the morning of the exam.

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This free Series 65 cheat sheet distills NASAA's Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination into a printable rundown of the facts that show up most often. It's a premium cheat sheet built by Capital Prep — the one premium prep we trust — and it's yours free. Reinforce it with the rest of your free Series 65 toolkit: the practice test, study guide, and flashcards.

Series 65 exam at a glance

  • Questions: 130 scored + 10 unscored pretest = 140 total
  • Time: 3 hours
  • Passing score: 72% (94 of 130 scored questions correct)
  • Cost: $187 — no sponsor required (anyone can register directly)

What’s on the Series 65 cheat sheet

  • Economic Factors & Business Information (15%) — economic indicators, business cycles, financial statement analysis, and quantitative methods.
  • Investment Vehicle Characteristics (25%) — equity, debt, pooled and insurance products, derivatives, and alternative investments.
  • Client Recommendations & Strategies (30%) — suitability, portfolio management styles, tax, retirement, and trading strategies — the largest section.
  • Laws, Regulations & Ethics (30%) — the Investment Advisers Act, state registration, fiduciary duty, and prohibited/unethical practices.

How to use it in your final week

  • Front-load Client Recommendations & Strategies (30%) and Laws, Regulations & Ethics (30%) — together they are 60% of the exam. If you only master one area, make it fiduciary duty and prohibited practices.
  • Print it and keep it beside your practice tests — review the sheet, then immediately drill the domain you just reviewed so the facts stick.
  • Read the sheet the morning of the exam for a final pass on the memory hooks — the fiduciary standard, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and the $100M SEC-vs-state registration threshold.
  • Don't cram in isolation — pair each review pass with a short timed practice set to keep your pacing sharp (140 questions in 180 minutes ≈ 1.3 min each).

The cheat sheet is your review layer — your Series 65 practice test drives the exam-readiness ring at the top of this page. Download it, review, then take a full practice exam (or drill with the study guide and flashcards) to see where you stand.

Series 65 cheat sheet FAQ

Yes — the Series 65 cheat sheet is 100% free — enter your email and we'll send the PDF straight to your inbox. It's part of Career Employer's free Series 65 toolkit alongside the practice test, study guide, and flashcards.

References

  1. 1.NASAA. “Series 65 — Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination.” NASAA.org, 2026. ↑
  2. 2.FINRA. “Series 65 — Uniform Investment Adviser Law Exam.” FINRA.org, 2026. ↑
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