Section 2a Suitability Recomendations Flashcards
Investment objective: Growth(balanced moderate growth)
Common stock, common stock mutual funds
Investment objective: growth(aggressive growth)
Blue chip stocks, defensive stocks
Technology stocks, sector funds cyclical stocks
Investment objective: Income
Bonds(but not zero coupons)
Tax-free income-Municipal bonds, muni bond funds
High-yield income- corporate bonds, corporate bond funds
From stock portfolio- preferred stock, utility stock
Investor objective: liquidity
Money-market funds, common stock, some bonds (DPPs, bank CDs, real estate, and annuities are NOT considered liquid)
Investment objective: preservation of capital/safety
Government securities, Ginnie Maes, highly rated corporate bonds(AAA), municipal bonds, money-market securities
What are the 3 main suitability obligations under FINRA
- Reasonable-Basis
- Customer-Specific
- Quantitative Suitability