Basic Facts About Gorillas. Closely linked by DNA, gorillas (family Hominidae) are one of the four species of great apes that are the closest living relatives of humans â the other three are chimpanzees, bonobos and orangutans.
Complete Consultant Sign-Up. The hopeful must fill out the consultant sign-up form found on the Watkins website. The form asks for biographical information like name, phone number, email address and social security number or tax identification number. The potential consultant must also pay a membership fee at sign-up time. The fee includes a one-year membership and a start-up package to help the consultant get her business set up. As of 2014, the membership fee was $19.95 for the electronic version of the start-up and $39.95 for the paper version. If a consultant chooses to remain with Watkins, she must pay an annual $30 membership fee.
The first step to becoming an RIA is to pass the Series 65 (Uniform Investment advisor Law) exam. Although this exam is administered by FINRA, takers are not required to be sponsored by a broker-dealer as they are for most other securities-related exams.here are a few states that do not require this, so advisors who only do business in those states do not have to use this system. Once the account is open, FINRA will supply the advisor or firm with a CRD number and account ID information.