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:

- An acknowledgment verifies the signer's identity and their willing signature, not the moment of signing.

- Unlike a jurat, a document can be signed before meeting with an Arizona notary for an acknowledgment.

- Arizona notaries must confirm the signer personally appeared and acknowledged their signature, regardless of when it was signed.

- The maximum fee for an acknowledgment in Arizona is $10 per notary signature, as set by the Secretary of State.

- A common exam trap is confusing the requirements of an acknowledgment with those of a jurat, especially regarding the timing of the signature.

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