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Which of the following qualifies as personal information under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)?
What client-focused reform became effective in the second phase of 2021, requiring registered firms to have policies, procedures and controls to appropriately assess, approve and monitor all securities made available to clients?
When comparing mutual funds, what information would help a Dealing Representative determine a suitable mutual fund for a client?
Which index would investors use as a benchmark for doing research on the largest listed public companies in the US marketplace?
Cristina wants to add a mutual fund to her portfolio offering dividend income. She is considering either a preferred dividend fund or a standard equity fund. What is an important difference for Cristina to consider when comparing these two types of funds?
A dealing representative explains the past performance of a mutual fund to a potential client, discussing the annual simple returns and compound returns that the fund had earned. She concluded by indicating she expects the fund’s NAVPU was likely to rise at similar rates in the future, given the economic outlook. What unacceptable selling practice has occurred?
Details of a client ' s investment portfolio appear in the following table:
Type of Funds
Amounts Invested ($)
Canadian equity growth fund
15,000
TSX equity index fund
25,000
Canadian resources fund
75,000
Canadian equity value fund
95,000
What is the primary risk of this investment portfolio?
When comparing the nominal GDP and the real GDP for a given year, which variable accounts for the difference between them?
A client has $100,000 in savings, $5,000 in bank accounts, and $10,000 in loans. Calculate his net worth.
The ZZZ Money Market Fund has a 7-day yield of 0.05%. What is the current yield for the fund? Round your answer to two decimal places.
A company issues $10 million in five-year debt securities. The underwriters recommend that the company should not pledge any real assets as collateral. What type of debt security is the company issuing?
One of your clients, Harry, has heard that he can defer paying tax on capital gains. He wants to know if what he has heard is correct and if so, how to defer paying taxes on capital gains.
What would you tell Harry?
Davis invested in a tactical asset allocation fund in his non-registered investment account. Distributions from the mutual fund are paid directly to Davis and not reinvested. Assuming a federal marginal tax rate
of 26%, dividend gross-up rate of 38% and federal dividend tax credit rate of 15%, which type of distribution would result in the lowest amount of tax payable?
