Question 1

Dottie is a newly-minted, registered representative and is doing some cold calling to line up appointments with prospects. When doing so, Dottie: I. must not call anyone on her firm’s do-not-call list. II. must not call anyone on the FTC’s national do-not-call-list. III. must not call anyone before 7 a.m. or after 7 p.m., based on the time zone of the person being called. IV. must provide the person called with her name, the name and contact information of her firm, and the purpose of her call.

Options :

A : I and III only

B : I and IV only

C : I, II, and IV only

D : I, II, III, and IV

Answer: C

Question 2

Rank the following funds in order of their relative risk, from highest to lowest: I. growth fund II. high-yield bond fund III. high-grade bond fund IV. international fund

Options :

A : IV, I, II, III

B : I, IV, III, II

C : II, IV, I, III

D : IV, II, I, III

Answer: A

Question 3

Ms. Mix always assures her clients that she will be calling them with quarterly recommendations for rebalancing their portfolios if there are any changes that she feels are appropriate. This has worked out well for her pocketbook since she has always been able to tweak each of her clients’ investment portfolios a little each quarter by recommending that they redeem their shares in one fund that hasn’t performed as well in the last quarter and use the proceeds to invest in another that has. Her clients feel cared for since she is in such regular contact with them. Is Ms. Mix violating any securities regulations with this policy of hers?

Options :

A : No. Ms. Mix is merely providing good service to her customers.

B : Yes. Mutual funds are not designed to be short-term investments.

C : It depends. There is no violation as long as her clients’ portfolios are increasing in value.

D : Yes. Any recommendation that benefits a registered representative is deemed to be in violation of FINRA’s rules regarding fair dealing.

Answer: B

Question 4

By investing in a diversified portfolio, an investor will:

Options :

A : lower both his risk and his expected return.

B : lower his risk without affecting his expected return.

C : lower his risk and increase his expected return.

D : eliminate all the market risk associated with his investment portfolio.

Answer: B

Question 5

In order for the Invest4U Mutual Fund to qualify as a regulated investment company under Internal Revenue Code Subchapter M, it must:

Options :

A : distribute at least 90% of its net investment income to its shareholders.

B : distribute at least 98% of its net income from capital gains to its shareholders.

C : invest at least 75% of its monies in diversified securities.

D : Both A and B are required for Invest4U to qualify as a regulated investment company.

Answer: D

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