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The i-Think Blog 
V (and T) Day: A Loving Reminder About Testing and Verification
Lovers out there: it’s that time of year. Those of you with partners or others (whether actual or potential), in accordance with the rules established by the United Capitalists of America, will soon be boosting the profits of chocolatiers, florists and card sellers (or even teddy bear and lingere shops). No getting around it. Even though all year long you periodically and randomly shower the people you love with love—on their birthdays, your anniversaries, gifty holidays like X-Mas and, if you’re really romantic, Super Bowl victories—you are REQUIRED to once more proclaim your affection, adoration, addiction and love. You have a deadline and it approaches. Get to work. V-Day is here. . . .
Social Media Compliance: A Few Notes
A summary of useful points made in last week's FINRA webinar on Social Media Compliance:
Things You Learn on Facebook
(Besides what Occupy Wall Street is really all about.) Please go to www.facebook.com/icp.llc for commentary and reminders. ...like,. . .
Muni Registrations: New Category and Test
There is a new category of registration, “Municipal Securities Sales Limited Representative,” and new exam requirements for Municipal Securities Representatives. They say this is in response to changes in the Series 7. MSRB believes there is no longer enough material on that test to qualify reps to do more than buy/sell m...unis. Any more complicated business must be done by a Municipal Securities Representative and MSRB has a new exam for that registration. Those who took the 7 before Nov. 1, 2011, are grandfathered in to that category. . . .
RENEWALS!
Two links for you: Bulletin, explaining everything: renewal bulletin Calendar, with all the dates: renewal calendar Quick reference of important dates: NOV 14: preliminary renewals stmts come out DEC 12: payment is due JAN 3: renewal overpayments credited to daily account JAN 3: final renewal statements available FEB 3: payment due for final rewewal payments & deadline for reporting discrepencies . . .
Non-Day One Operations Professionals
As I blabbed about on FB just now:. . .
Series 99 Exam: Not Always Free with Qualifying Exams
I just wrote this on my Facebook icp page... thought I'd share it here, too. . . .
facebook? really?
Why not? At http://www.facebook.com/icp.llc I may post short messages...quicker and easier than drafting inspirational, poetic and usually cynical blog entries. No, the blog isn't going away, I'm just going to attempt to honor my talkative self. We'll see how this goes... and just think, you can engage in the conversation! Thanks; hope you 'like' it.. . .
Brief Reminders, Stuff I Should Have Written About Long Ago and Music
Where have I been? My own private Idaho, I suppose. In reality, listening to good music (please check out our local band Tan Vampires) and stressing out about my workload. Back now to remind you of all this:. . .
G/L Responsibility: More Questions Than Answers
Few more comments on 4523…assignment of G/L responsibilities:. . .
