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The fund manager for the VT Canadian Equity Fund looks for stocks that are out of favour and trading for less than their intrinsic value. What equity investing philosophy is the fund manager following?
Charlotte has received proceeds from a deceased family member’s estate. Charlotte decides to visit Malik, who’s a Dealing Representative at her bank. She tells Malik, she does not know much about trading ETFs, but she wants to invest in ETFs. Charlotte says she feels fortunate to have this money and that she’s not worried about losing it because she never planned on having any of it.
What element of the Know Your Client (KYC) information has Malik been able to learn?
Russell is a Dealing Representative with Wealth Quest Strategies Ltd., a mutual fund dealer and member of the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (MFDA). Russell is developing his website to
include sales content on a Target Date Fund. Which of the following is Russell permitted to include on his website about the Target Date Fund?
i. the asset mix through the life of the fund until the future date
ii. the expected decline in the fund ' s risk level as the fund reaches its target date
iii. the guaranteed return that the client will receive on the future date
iv. a graphic illustration of the fund ' s promised growth on target date
What items are typically classified as current assets on the statement of financial position?
What can a capital loss be applied against when computing Canadian income taxes?
Your client Jerry ' s asset mix is deviating from the original target asset mix because the stock market has had strong performance. Equities are now over-weighted in Jerry ' s account. The original target asset mix is still valid since Jerry ' s situation has not changed. He is invested in several bond and equity mutual funds. What should you do?
Natasha currently owns 2 mutual funds: a bond fund and a Canadian equity fund. She would like to use one of them as her registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) contribution for the year. From a tax efficiency perspective, which mutual fund should she contribute?
You ask a new client, Brad, " what are your financial obligations and what are your assets? " What information are you trying to gather in order to comply with the know your client (KYC) rule?
A mutual fund sales representative is under pressure to meet certain sales objectives. However, he consistently ignores these quotas when making client recommendations. Which standard of conduct has he followed?
A risk-averse investor is meeting with their advisor to discuss investment solutions. Traditionally, the investor has considered GICs only, but they are open to considering other alternatives. To what emotional bias is the investor most susceptible?
