This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - That the Know Your Customer (KYC) rule requires gathering all relevant financial information before making any recommendations. - Why Investment Adviser Representatives (IARs) are held to a fiduciary standard, which is a higher legal duty than the suitability standard. - How a recommendation can be technically "suitable" but still violate the fiduciary standard if it is not in the client's absolute best interest. - That an IAR is prohibited from making recommendations if a client fails to provide sufficient personal and financial information. - How to properly handle an unsolicited client order for an investment that the IAR deems unsuitable. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep