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and then you are eligible, according to FINRA.
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FINRA is an example of an SRO, a self-regulatory organization.
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The government in the United States doesn't want to be making all the rules,
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so they allow industry groups to form their own self-policing organizations.
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So, FINRA is the organization for financial advisors
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and that is an SRO and the SEC accepts their licensing.
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That's what you have to do to become a financial advisor.
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You have to take these exams, join FINRA, then you go to the SEC,
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and then you register as a financial advisor.
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The exams would warn you about all kinds of bad practices
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that--for example, about churning a portfolio.
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I just mentioned that, but I'll repeat it;