Series 7 · 63 · 65Clean FINRA Record15 YearsConnecticut
Fifteen years in fund distribution. Written plainly.
Connor Houlihan spent his career explaining how funds are built and sold — Fidelity to Foreside, Chicago to Connecticut. This is where that experience gets written down for anyone who wants to understand the machinery.
The experience behind the writing — verifiable on FINRA BrokerCheck, CRD #5881228.
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Connor Houlihan
Fund Distribution · Markets
Passed the Series 7, 63 and 65 and spent his career in mutual fund and ETF distribution — Fidelity, DWS, Foreside, Alto. Chicago to Connecticut, with a clean regulatory record across the whole run.
15+Years registered
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Based in Connecticut
Where the writing comes from
Now writing from Connecticut about the industry he worked in — the Chicago-to-Hartford asset management corridor, the channel most investors never see, and the questions clients actually ask.
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Connor Houlihan · Connecticut
Focus areas
The topics covered here.
From fund mechanics to the licensing path — the subjects that come up again and again.
30+ topics, one plain voice
Fund wholesaling
Share classes
The RIA channel
Fact sheets
Expense ratios
Prospectus basics
Self-directed IRAs
Alternative investments
SIE exam
Series 7
Series 63
Series 65
BrokerCheck
Form ADV
Broker-dealers
Asset managers
ETF distribution
Due diligence
Suitability
Fee structures
Advisory channels
Custody basics
Fund families
Compliance basics
Connor Houlihan · Connecticut
Notes from readers
Written for people who wanted it explained.
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★★★★★
"Finally an explanation of what a wholesaler does that didn't assume I already worked in the industry. Clear the whole way through."
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Connecticut
★★★★★
"The licensing walkthrough is the one I send to anyone asking how to break in. Saved me a dozen explanations."
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★★★★★
"Plain, honest, and no sales pitch underneath it. Rare for anything written about funds."
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Connor Houlihan · Connecticut
Have a question about the industry?
The essays cover the common ones. If yours isn't here, it might become the next piece.
