For S7 exam preparation, which is better? Passperfect is called smart7, Kaplan seems have audio option. Any suggestion? Price is about the same (Kaplan is 20 more expensive though)
I have always used Kaplan for those exams, and plan to for level II and II of the cfa exam and soon for the series 3.
I used Securities Training Corp for all of my test prep. If you can pass their practice exams, you will pass the real exams. Its been fifteen years since I used them, but back then, at least, many of the practice exam questions appeared on the actual exam. http://www.stcusa.com/
I took Dearborn many years ago for S7, S63, S65 and passed them all the first time. I spent a lot of time working on the practice tests and made sure I got at least 95% consistently before I took them for real.
S7 is not MCAT. It doesn't deserve Kaplan's attention. Just read it 2-3 times, take 10 practice tests. No big deal. 20hr-100hr would do for S7.
Series 7??? If anyone needs a prep course for that exam then I will guarantee that person will never make a dime trading. Just study diligently and you'll be fine. You need to know the facts but it's not a critical thinking test at all.
If you know bond yield calculations and simple options, you know half the test already. The rest is just memorizing the stupid regs.