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Series 65 Practice Questions: Economic Concepts & Business Cycles

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Economic Factors and Business Information is Section 1 of NASAA's Series 65 content outline: 15% of the exam, about 20 of the 130 scored questions (as of October 2026). A quick lesson on the business cycle, leading, coincident and lagging indicators, GDP and inflation, the Fed vs fiscal policy, interest rates and the yield curve, the dollar, financial statements and the time value of money, then 15 practice questions with every answer explained.

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Chapters
0:00 Economics on the Series 65
0:48 Cycles and Indicators
1:25 GDP, Inflation and the Fed
2:04 Rates, Curves and the Dollar
2:39 Statements and Time Value
3:15 Questions 1 to 5
5:40 Questions 6 to 10
8:15 Questions 11 to 15
10:44 Recap

Exam facts are from the official NASAA pages as of 2026-10-20. Fees and rules can change, so confirm on the official site before you enroll. Open Exam Hub is an independent study resource, not affiliated with NASAA or FINRA. Practice questions are not from a real exam. Narration is an AI-generated voice.

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"Fresh Air" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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