How to study before the SOA study note package is released

I recently got asked this question by email, and several other people have asked similar questions:

I’ve purchased the TIA study manual for LP’s Fall 2018 sitting. While I’ve already ordered the textbooks from the syllabus, I’ve noted that the study notes aren’t available yet for purchase from the SOA website. Are you aware of any other way to obtain Study Notes sooner rather than waiting on the SOA releasing them in – I’m guessing – next month?

Unfortunately there is no way to buy the SOA study notes until they make them available for sale. For fall sittings, this normally happens in early June. Hopefully this will not take long for LP since the SOA did not add any new readings to the study note package sold on the SOA’s site.

In the meantime, I recommend utilizing the online seminar in the order we’ve laid out the lessons. Once you get the study notes from the SOA, you can begin using them as from the point you’re at. Then you can circle back to the beginning and do the same for the early material.

Fortunately, anyone who starts with 4+ months left should have plenty of time to reference the source readings.