Weekly Checkpoints for Your 60-Day Study Strategy

📆 Weekly Checkpoints for Your 60-Day FINRA Study Strategy

A 60-day study plan gives you enough time to master FINRA exam content without feeling rushed. To stay on track, it’s crucial to set weekly checkpoints that guide your progress, measure comprehension, and keep momentum high.

Here’s a clear, structured breakdown of what to focus on each week.

🗓️ Week 1–2: Foundation & Familiarization

✅ Goals:

• Complete your first pass through 25–30% of the study material
• Understand key concepts, not just memorize terms
• Set up your flashcards and note system

🔍 Focus:

• Capital markets, basic investment products, regulatory structure
• Begin short quizzes to reinforce each section

🗓️ Week 3–4: Core Learning & Reinforcement

✅ Goals:

• Reach 60–70% completion of the study material
• Deepen understanding of complex topics (e.g., suitability, trading, taxation)
• Begin 30-question timed practice quizzes

🔍 Focus:

• Customer accounts, order types, ethics, product features
• Review and update flashcards regularly

🗓️ Week 5: Review & Midpoint Assessment

✅ Goals:

• Finish all reading or video material
• Take your first full-length practice exam
• Analyze results and identify weak areas

🔍 Focus:

• Focus your review on the lowest-scoring topics from your first mock
• Build a summary sheet of formulas, rules, and definitions

🗓️ Week 6: Practice, Polish, Prepare

✅ Goals:

• Take at least 2 more full-length timed practice exams
• Score consistently 80% or higher
• Refine time management and confidence under pressure

🔍 Focus:

• Revisit weak areas only
• Master rule exceptions, tricky concepts, and common traps
• Use final days for light review, rest, and stress management

🧠 Key Reminders

• ⏱️ Track your progress weekly
• 🧪 Use timed exams to build test-day stamina
• 📊 Chart your scores to visualize improvement
• 🧘 Stay consistent, but take breaks to avoid burnout

🚀 Ready to Put It into Action?

Set your schedule, stay accountable, and follow these checkpoints to finish strong.

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