The 4-Week SIE Study Plan: 28 Days, Weighted 16/44/31/9 by FINRA's Own Question Split

"Where do I start?" -- answered as a 28-day calendar rather than as advice. Every syllabus minute in this plan is allocated by FINRA's own question split (12 / 33 / 23 / 7 out of 75), so Section 2 gets ten straight days and Section 4 gets two. Questions start on day 3, not in week 3. And day 28 has nothing on it at all. Free practice for this section, every wrong answer explained: https://indepthacademics.com/sie/ Full playlist: Start Here -- The SIE Exam in 2026. Chapters: 0:00 The Shape of the Month 2:43 Week One 5:16 Weeks Two to Four 8:13 The Last 72 Hours THE PLAN, DAY BY DAY Week 1 -- D1 the on-ramp, 55 min, no notes | D2 regulators | D3 market participants and the four markets | D4 the Fed and the business cycle | D5 offerings, registration statement to prospectus | D6 equity | D7 Treasuries and agencies Week 2 -- D8 corporates and municipals | D9 the money market | D10 bond yields and tax-equivalent yield | D11 options basics and payoff diagrams | D12 assignment, the OCC, breakeven math | D13 investment companies | D14 fund pricing, loads, breakpoints Week 3 -- D15 the ten investment risks and the risk matrix | D16 order types and where an order fills | D17 settlement and ex-dividend | D18 account types and margin | D19 registrations and retirement accounts | D20 AML, books and records | D21 market manipulation Week 4 -- D22 insider trading, new issues, the wall chart | D23 registration and continuing education | D24 U4, U5, outside business activities, gifts | D25 mixed review | D26 the 25-item mock, timed, answers withheld | D27 the two cheat sheets, reading only | D28 nothing Covered in this video: • The rule that decides every day: minutes follow FINRA's 12 / 33 / 23 / 7 split, not the calendar • The arithmetic on screen -- 16.1 / 44.0 / 30.8 / 9.1 against a blueprint of 16 / 44 / 31 / 9 • Why questions start on day 3 and not in the last week • The mixed-set rule, and the day it switches on • Ten consecutive days on Section 2, and why that is not overkill • Two days for the whole of Section 4, and why that is not thin • The last 72 hours: mock, then sheets, then nothing • Why day 28 is empty on purpose The question bank in this plan is this channel's own: 15 practice-quiz videos, 10 items each, every wrong answer explained, plus 6 videos that do the arithmetic on screen. Nothing here asks you to buy anything. Two exam-style questions with every distractor explained. Sources: FINRA's SIE exam page and its section-weight table; FINRA SIE Content Outline (c) 2025 edition; FINRA's SIE and Exam Restructuring FAQ (all read 2026-09-08). The video list and counts are this channel's own catalogue. FINRA(R), the SEC and the SIE(R) exam names referenced are the property of their respective regulatory bodies. This channel is independent -- not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by FINRA or the SEC. It exists to help candidates prepare for the exam. Nothing in this video is investment advice. #SIEExam #FINRA #SIEExamPrep Chapters: 0:00 The Shape of the Month 2:40 Week One 4:55 Weeks Two and Three 7:00 Week Four 8:36 The Last 72 Hours