Ch 8 and 9 Flashcards

1
Q

Which of the following is a qualified education expense for the purpose of tax free scholarships?

A

Textbooks

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2
Q

The simplified method for determining expected family contribution does not consider the…

A

Family’s assets in its formula

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3
Q

The automatically assessed formula for determining the expected family contribution requires that the student or parent’s AGI is less than $50,000.

A

This statement is false

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4
Q

Grants are money provided to students that does not require…

A

Repayment

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5
Q

Grants are money provided to students that does…

A

Not require repayment

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6
Q

3 repayments for Stanford loans

A

1 extended repayment

2 graduated repayment

3 income based repayment

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7
Q

Plus loans are based on…

A

Parent’s credit history

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8
Q

Qualified distributions from a 529 plan can be used to…

A

Pay for a computer

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9
Q

There are no income limitations (phase outs) on who can…

A

Contribute to a 539 savings plan

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10
Q

For a 529 savings plan, a federal tax deduction is…

A

Not permitted

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11
Q

Amy pays qualified education expenses of $2,800 for her son Luke. How much of an American Oportunity Tax Credit is Amy entitled to this year?

A

100% of first 2000 + 25% of 2nd 2000

= 2000 + .25 X 800 = 2,200

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12
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He has incurred $6,500 in qualified expenses this year. What is the maximum lifetime learning credit Johnny can take this year?

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20% up to 10,000

20% X 6500= 1300

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13
Q

Holding period return is an annual return commonly used to evaluate investment performance”

A

This statement is false

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14
Q

Primarily useful when the holding period is…

A

One year

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15
Q

Geometric return is equal to…

A

The internal rate of return

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16
Q

The geometric return will generally be less than or equal to the…

A

Arithmetic mean

17
Q

A dollar weighted return is the IRR based on the…

A

Investors actual cash flows

18
Q

The time weighted return is the IRR based on…

A

The securities cash flow

19
Q

Which index should Marvin use as a benchmark when evaluating the performance of his mutual fund?

A

The index where r squared is closest to 1

20
Q

The ideal correlation for portfolio construction is…

A

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