Series 6 Flashcards
All of the following are tools of technical analysis except: chart formation, advanced decline lines, moving averages, Dividend yields
Dividend yields
Options are available on all of the following investments except: The S & P 500 index, foreign currency, mutual funds, individual stocks
Mutual funds
A client puts $1000 a month into a variable annuity. The client is considering decreasing their monthly investments to a quarterly basis. The client has $275,000 in the annuity and wants to start withdrawing the money upon retirement. What is the term used to describe the current holdings?
Accumulation units
An open-end investment company that invest primarily in the securities of companies in a specific geographic area is called:
Regional fund
All the following are components used in the capital asset pricing model calculation except: opportunity cost, expected price, risk free rate, beta
Opportunity cost
True or false: letters to a specific individual are considered correspondence and may be subject to spot checks prior to mailing
True
When measuring the volatility of a large cap stock, what is beta likely being compared to?
The standard and poors 500 index
Is depreciation included into the cost of goods sold?
No
Securities inherited have a basis equal to the value of the shares at the time of ..
Decadents death
What defines an investment company ?
The investment company act of 1940
What firm document must address the firms procedures for supervising correspondence , internal communication, and customer complaints?
Written supervisory procedures
All of the following are found in an income statement except: net income before taxes, gross sales, liabilities, cost of goods sold
Liabilities
When given NAV and SC% how do you calculate POP?
POP= NAV divided by (100%-SC%)
Tax equivalent yield formula
Interest on municipal bond divided by (100%-tax bracket%)
A public school principal has contributed 300k to to a 403b plan on a pre tax basis. The account is currently worth 500k. What will be the tax treatment if any distributions taken from the account upon retirement?
The account has a zero cost basis and all distributions will be treated as ordinary income
All of the following are Exempt from FINRAS 5% markup policy except: Mutual fund sales charge, underwriting spreads charged on IPOs, commissions charged on OTC transactions, markups charged on principal transactions of municipal bonds
Commissions charged on OTC transactions
To calculate pop when given NAV and sales charge what is the formula?
NAV /(100% minus sales charge%)
Which of the following is a nonexempt security under the 1933 act? NYC municipal bond, XYZ mutual fund, ABC church bond, T note
XYZ mutual fund
Under the investment company act of 1940 which of the following would not be considered a management company? Closed end fund, non-Diversified mutual fund company, unit investment trust, open end fund
Unit investment trust
If a 60 year old investors investment objective is retirement income what should they consider investing in is the largest portion of their portfolio?
High-grade corporate bond
True or false: minimum distributions are required in a Roth IRA
False
An Investor gifts a stock to their child. The investors original cost basis is $10 per share. On the date of the gift the market value of the stock is $15 per share. What is the child cost basis,?
$10. The recipients cost basis will either be the donors original cost basis or the market value on the given date which ever is less
An investor wishes to redeem 1000 shares of a mutual fund. The pop is $15 per share, the funds sales charge is 6%, and the fund charges a 1% redemption fee. What amount will the investor receive when will they make their 1000 shares directly through the fund?
$13,959. Pop minus sc percentage equals net asset value. ( redemption price) 15-6%(.90)= 14.10. 14.10x1000=14,100. 14100-1%(141)= $13959
If a customer purchases mutual fund shares and then redeem those shares within seven business days after the date of transaction the dealer must do what?
The dealer must refund the full concession to the underwriter that was paid to the dealer on the original sale.
A client cost basis is equal to their:
Non deductible contributions or deductible contributions?
Non deductible contributions
Return of capital represents:
Pre-taxed or already taxed
Already taxed
Which of the following is not a money market instrument? Negotiable cd, commercial paper, T bill with six weeks until maturity, US savings bond with four weeks until maturity
US savings bond with four weeks until maturity. They are illiquid because they must be redeemed by the US government
Variable life insurance contracts typically allow the owner to borrow a portion of the contracts cash value. What is the percentage available once the contract has been in force for a minimum time period ( typically 3 years)
75%