on No: 9
Rich Writewell wants to begin publishing an independent weekly financial newsletter that will provide investment recommendations as well as other financial news items to the general public. Rich hopes that his newsletter will achieve nationwide circulation within a few months.
Which of the following statements is true?
Which of the following persons is required to maintain its records in accordance with state dictates and meet the minimum net capital requirement imposed by the state?
I. federal covered adviser
II. state-registered investment adviser III. investment adviser representative
A-2-Z Associates advertises itself as a full service brokerage firm that will buy and sell securities for its clients, as well as provide investment advice to them. Its brochure provides a variety of plans to which a client can subscribe. The basic plan is the cheapest and allows the client a maximum number of trades per month for a specified fee. Another, slightly more expensive, plan provides the client with the same maximum number of trades per month, but the client also receives a personalized quarterly review of his portfolio along with advice for restructuring his portfolio based on such factors as current market conditions and specific industry or company information. The most expensive plan is one in which the client is assigned to an individual portfolio manager, who will take total responsibility for the asset allocation of the client’s portfolio and will provide the client with monthly reports. Based on the services A-2-Z provides, it must register with the state as:
Which of the following funds can an agent indicate is “no load?”
Which of the following is not a prohibited practice for a broker-dealer?
Which of the following persons falls under the definition of “broker-dealer,” as defined by the Uniform Securities Act (USA)?
Mr. L. Ranger is an agent for a broker-dealer and has overheard “talk” that a merger between two well-known high-tech companies is about to take place. Mr. Ranger knows that, on average, in these instances the target firm’s price spikes. He calls his client and good friend, Mr. Tonto, and tells him of the rumor, suggesting that Tonto might want to buy shares in the target firm. He tells Mr. Tonto that if the rumor isn’t true, the target firm’s price may not spike at all and may, in fact, decline, and suggests that Mr. Tonto not invest any money he isn’t willing to lose. Mr. Ranger knows that his friend likes to gamble, and decided he wouldn’t be much of a friend if he didn’t inform Tonto of this potential opportunity.
Has Mr. L. Ranger violated any laws or engaged in any prohibited practices?
Which of the following may be given to prospective investors during the “cooling off period?”
Mr. Bigwig, CEO of HiGrowth Corporation, meets with the president of BigFee Investment Bankers and arranges for BigFee to underwrite an Initial Public Offering (IPO) for the firm. When the IPO comes to market, GetErDone Broker-Dealers is part of the selling group, which handles the sale of the stock to the public.
In this scenario, which party is the broker?
Moe is a registered investment adviser doing business under the name of MoeMoney Investment Advisers, LLC. Larry, Curly, and Mary all hold positions with the firm. Larry is on the board of directors; Mary is a sales representative for the firm; and Curly is an administrative assistant, who performs clerical duties.
Given that Moe is already a registered investment adviser, which of the other three are automatically registered as investment adviser representatives?
