Franklin Hugh Money Start the SIE
Elon Musk in 2022, seated against a dark curtain, listening to a question.

Audio series · 16 episodes · Four acts

Paper Trail

Elon Musk, and how money actually moved

Thirty years, one document per episode, eight to twelve minutes each.

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Trevor Cokley, U.S. Air Force · Public domain

Four desks · 70+ pages of exam prep · 84 narrated pieces · Free or close to it

Paper Trail

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Brady bond01
The Backstop11 min
Term sheet02
The Cap Table10 min
Form N-1A03
The Charter12 min
Chargeback notice04
The Chargeback10 min
Letters of no confidence05
The Letters10 min

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Three companies read your bank accountFintech · The Aggregators, part 1 of 3
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Wall Street called it "Bogle's Folly"Investors · Profile
10 min
The EighthsResearch · Thesis
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The Series 7 is complete: nineteen chapters, ten tools, narrated. The SIE is seven of sixteen chapters; the Series 63 covers all eight.

SIE Exam PrepSecurities Industry Essentials · 75 questions · 105 min · 70% to pass
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Series 7 Exam PrepGeneral Securities Representative · 125 questions · 225 min · 72% to pass
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Series 63 Exam PrepUniform Securities Agent State Law · 60 questions · 75 min · 72% to pass
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Also in This Edition

Bitcoin: A Money Story -- eight parts, told from the beginning 8 parts Complete
The Transfer Desk: Live Calls -- ten dramatized broker calls on transfers, rollovers, and accounts 10 episodes Complete
The Transfer Desk -- the machinery that moves your accounts between firms 3 parts Complete
The Machine That Reads Your Bank Account -- Yodlee, 1999 to now 1 part Complete
Investor Profiles -- Bogle, Wood, Icahn, Dalio, Green, Pecora, Siebert 16 profiles Complete
The Index Fund Endgame -- what happens after passive wins the argument 1 essay Complete
Education, never advice. Franklin Hugh Money doesn't recommend securities, doesn't disclose holdings, and doesn't tell you what to buy. It teaches how things work and how to think -- free or close to it, for people managing their own money and people entering the industry. Read the mission →
"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest." Benjamin Franklin