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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
I have been using AD Banker for 3 months now to study for the SIE, S6, S63, and Illinois Life. Using AD BANKER and multiple other educational sources, I was able to pass my first 3 exams on their first attempts. I can say that I am disappointed in how AD Banker has performed. Between multiple sources missing links (I was informed it was glitching every time I inquired), incorrect links to sources, questions that have no relation to the study material at hand, spelling errors, and the EXTENSIVE AND EXCESSIVE use of run-on sentences, I had a difficult time absorbing the knowledge using this source alone. It is apparent from the use of copy-paste that AD Banker utilizes a "One-Size-Fits-Most" teaching platform that unfortunately did not impress me. I am very grateful for the online test platform as it gave me the ability to gauge how my studying was progressing.
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Posted 2 years ago
The course was a pain. It would freeze, then you have to go back and then forward again to see the next screen. Took way too long. I had to do your course per state requirement. I won't anymore.
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Posted 2 years ago
Good overall service, but the interface was clunky. Wish there was a better way to go back and review the content to study without having to redo the course.
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Posted 2 years ago
Training material and actual exam questions are a stretch. Could improve training material.
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Posted 2 years ago
Not very accurate as far as what you actually see on the legitimate test. Many of our colleagues are upset because they come in thinking they are well prepared but really the actual test is nothing like the comprehensive. The A.D. Banker instructors are not always friendly and even ran all day sessions where people couldn't take a lunch until 4pm with the instructor saying something along the lines of "I don't do lunch breaks". Also the wording could be edited to eliminate ambiguity and concentrate on training people the right way for the verbiage and altered themes that appear on the FINRA / NASAA exams.
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Posted 2 years ago
A lot of stuff but when the test came out none of the following statements were in it.
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Posted 2 years ago
The SIE and Series 6 Exam were covered decently well throughout the ADBanker training. I would suggest updating all of the Series 63 material, for as a group of testers, we have all discussed how different the material on AD is from the actual exam itself. The information is easily understood throughout the chapters but the issue is the practice quizzes and exams. The actual exam is not worded the same way as the exam itself. I would talk to people who have recently taken or passed the Series 63 exam to update the questions being provided. I did not stumble upon one question that was on the practice exams on the actual exam. I want to see all my other colleagues going through licensing succeed so I wanted to give my opinion on how to improve the Series 63 Chapter. Please update the exam and quiz questions to reflect what others will see on the actual exam. Most of the people I talked to said what stumped them was the wording of the questions on the actual exam. So it is something to think about for improvement of the Series 63 course as a whole. Everything else was very understandable with a good path of how to study.
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Posted 2 years ago
I love the AD Banker portal. It was easy to learn and understand and there were many materials to get additional help such as tutoring, guides and many many videos to watch within the learning. My only issue is that the material for the Series 6 exam misses a lot of information that is found on the standarized FINRA exam. As such, while I was scoring high consistently on AD Banker for Series 6, when it came to the FINRA exam, I was less than prepared, resulting in a forfeiture of my positon at work.
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Posted 2 years ago
The instructor literally reads everything that is on the slide
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Posted 2 years ago
some improvements that would be most helpful is if they checked with you before they scheduled the test. We all learn at a different pace. I do want to give a big shout-out to John Haigh since he was by far the best instructor for me. He took his time and explained until you understood. He is a big factor in why I did understand the material to pass the SIE and 6. The tutoring was not really helpful. Not much can be explained in a half hour maybe an hour would work better.
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Posted 2 years ago
Ad Banker made for an effective textbook and material reference. It fell short when it came to test-taking preparation as its limited bank of questions and question wording format does not equip students of the more conceptual-focused licensing tests, such as the SIE or Series 6/7. Used in compliment with another Q & A bank for testing preparation, such as Kaplan, would be a good strategy as opposed to relying solely on AD Banker.
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Posted 2 years ago
The platform has a strong tendency to freeze or "lock" in the middle of chapter exams or comp tests, not only does this cause frustration, but it also runs down the timer on said exams, and comps. At least 20% of the information is inaccurate about current policies. I have marked at least 10-15 typos per program (SIE, 6, 63). There are typos in the exams and comps as well, which causes extreme confusion when trying to understand a question. The feedback that you receive after you finish a chapter exam is also inaccurate most times. What I mean by this, is sometimes the feedback will take you back to a random section of the chapter (not the specific part of the chapter that correlates to the question being referenced), which causes confusion and frustration.
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Posted 2 years ago
It would be nice if there were examples that apply the concepts learned.
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Posted 2 years ago
Why am I helping someone study and the information you are teaching 2 months after I took the course, is different from what I learned? An example That I copied word for word from your course, "Fire Department Service Charge – Provides, as an additional amount of insurance, up to $1,000 for the payment of fire department service charges when the department is called to protect insured property. No deductible applies to this coverage." Yet in the new course, you state that its limit is 500$ and not $1000. Whats going on? This is just one of the MANY differences.
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Posted 2 years ago
Doesn't come close to Kaplan. Not very professional material. Many typos. Questions not very similar to those on the actual Exam. Tutoring on a telephone? It's 2023; we use virtual meetings now. Very disappointing. I purchased Kaplan online and passed.
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Posted 2 years ago
The study material is good. The exam questions - if they could be more aligned with the actual test questions.
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Posted 2 years ago
Ad banker may need to improve and have more interaction with the students. Sometime i had questions where only be answer next day only by email. I took Knopman for my SIE I really like them because the have video call where students can ask question and interact with the tutor, they usually cover a chapter at the time and explain thongs. I requested tutor which did not help. tutor seems like rushing me. web class the tutor did not like to answer question he seems to get upset.
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Posted 2 years ago
Course info audio not available on a few modules which was frustrating. But this was the easiest coursework overall.
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Posted 2 years ago
Kaplan's programs are far better. When I went through licensing I decided to also purchase a copy of the Kaplan courses for a couple of my series licenses. If I had only used ADBanker I am not confident I would have been able to pass the exams.
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Posted 2 years ago
I completed an AD Banker 24-hour Life and Health CE course for North Carolina. There was no advice from AD Banker that I still needed a 4-hour course in Annuities & Suitability by June 30, 2023, and also a 3-hour course in Ethics after June 30, 2023. I took those two CE courses elsewhere. Frank P.
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Posted 2 years ago
A.D. Banker is rated 4.0 based on 348 reviews