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__________ are boundaries that investors place on their choice of investment assets.


A) Investment constraints
B) Investment objectives
C) Investment policies
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

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The execution phase of the CFA Institute's investment management process


A) uses data about the client and capital market
B) uses details of optimal asset allocation and security selection
C) uses changes in expectations and objectives
D) A, B, and C
E) none of the above

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Alan Barnett is 43 years old and has accumulated $78,000 in his self-directed defined contribution pension plan. Each year he contributes $1,500 to the plan and his employer contributes an equal amount. Alan thinks he will retire at age 60 and figures he will live to age 83. The plan allows for two types of investments. One offers a 4% risk-free real rate of return. The other offers an expected return of 10% and has a standard deviation of 34%. Alan now has 40% of his money in the risk-free investment and 60% in the risky investment. He plans to continue saving at the same rate and keep the same proportions invested in each of the investments. His salary will grow at the same rate as inflation. -How much can Alan expect to have in his risky account at retirement?


A) $158,982
B) $309,529
C) $543,781
D) $224,651
E) $345,886

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Assume that at retirement you have accumulated $500,000 in a variable annuity contract.The assumed investment return is 6% and your life expectancy is 15 years.If the first year's actual investment return is 8%,what is the starting benefit payment?


A) $30,000.00
B) $33,333.33
C) $51,481.38
D) $52,452.73
E) cannot tell without additional information

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Assume that at retirement you have accumulated $750,000 in a variable annuity contract.The assumed investment return is 9% and your life expectancy is 25 years.What is the hypothetical constant benefit payment?


A) $30,000.00
B) $33,333.33
C) $51,481.38
D) $76,354.69.
E) Cannot tell without additional information.

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The CFA Institute divides the process of portfolio management into three main elements,which are ______,______,and ______.


A) planning; execution; results
B) security selection; asset allocation; action
C) planning; asset allocation; feedback
D) planning; execution; feedback
E) risk tolerance; feedback; action

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Target-date retirement funds


A) are funds of funds diversified across stocks and bonds
B) are inappropriate for most investors
C) have very high fees
D) function much like hedge funds
E) all of the above

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Workers who change jobs may wind up with lower pension benefits at retirement than otherwise identical workers who stay with the same employer,even if the employers have defined benefit plans with the same final-pay benefit formula.This is referred to as


A) an accumulated benefit obligation.
B) an unfunded liability.
C) immunization.
D) indexation.
E) the portability problem.

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The __________ the proportion of total return that is in the form of price appreciation,the __________ will be the value of the tax-deferral option for taxable investors.


A) greater, greater
B) greater, lower
C) lower, greater
D) cannot tell from the information given.
E) none of the above

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The shortest time horizons are likely to be set by


A) banks.
B) property and casualty insurance companies.
C) pension funds
D) A and B
E) B and C

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Stephanie Watson is 23 years old and has accumulated $4,000 in her self-directed defined contribution pension plan. Each year she contributes $2,000 to the plan and her employer contributes an equal amount. Stephanie thinks she will retire at age 67 and figures she will live to age 81. The plan allows for two types of investments. One offers a 3.5% risk-free real rate of return. The other offers an expected return of 10% and has a standard deviation of 23%. Stephanie now has 5% of her money in the risk-free investment and 95% in the risky investment. She plans to continue saving at the same rate and keep the same proportions invested in each of the investments. Her salary will grow at the same rate as inflation. -How much can Stephanie be sure of having in the safe account at retirement?


A) $37,221
B) $16,423
C) $11,856
D) $21,156.
E) $49,219

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Alex Goh is 39 years old and has accumulated $128,000 in his self-directed defined contribution pension plan. Each year he contributes $2,500 to the plan and his employer contributes an equal amount. Alex thinks he will retire at age 62 and figures he will live to age 86. The plan allows for two types of investments. One offers a 4% risk-free real rate of return. The other offers an expected return of 11% and has a standard deviation of 37%. Alex now has 25% of his money in the risk-free investment and 75% in the risky investment. He plans to continue saving at the same rate and keep the same proportions invested in each of the investments. His salary will grow at the same rate as inflation. -Of the total amount of new funds that will be invested by Alex and by his employer on his behalf,how much will Alex put into the safe account each year; how much into the risky account?


A) $2,500, $2,500
B) $3,200, $1,800
C) $3,000, $2,000
D) $1,250, $3,750
E) $2,400,$2,600

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Discuss some of the advantages "personal funds" have over mutual funds.

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Personal funds are a user-friendly alter...

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Alex Goh is 39 years old and has accumulated $128,000 in his self-directed defined contribution pension plan. Each year he contributes $2,500 to the plan and his employer contributes an equal amount. Alex thinks he will retire at age 62 and figures he will live to age 86. The plan allows for two types of investments. One offers a 4% risk-free real rate of return. The other offers an expected return of 11% and has a standard deviation of 37%. Alex now has 25% of his money in the risk-free investment and 75% in the risky investment. He plans to continue saving at the same rate and keep the same proportions invested in each of the investments. His salary will grow at the same rate as inflation. -How much can Alex be sure of having in the safe account at retirement?


A) $132,473
B) $162,557
C) $178,943
D) $189,211
E) $124,643

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Alan Barnett is 43 years old and has accumulated $78,000 in his self-directed defined contribution pension plan. Each year he contributes $1,500 to the plan and his employer contributes an equal amount. Alan thinks he will retire at age 60 and figures he will live to age 83. The plan allows for two types of investments. One offers a 4% risk-free real rate of return. The other offers an expected return of 10% and has a standard deviation of 34%. Alan now has 40% of his money in the risk-free investment and 60% in the risky investment. He plans to continue saving at the same rate and keep the same proportions invested in each of the investments. His salary will grow at the same rate as inflation. -Of the total amount of new funds that will be invested by Alan and by his employer on his behalf,how much will he put into the safe account each year; how much into the risky account?


A) $1,500, $1,500
B) $1,200, $1,800
C) $2,000, $1,000
D) $2,500, $500
E) $1,400,$1,600

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The optimal portfolio on the efficient frontier for a given investor does not depend on


A) the investor's degree of risk tolerance.
B) the coefficient,A,which is a measure of risk aversion.
C) the investor's required rate of return.
D) A and C.
E) A and B.

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The longest time horizons are likely to be set by


A) banks.
B) property and casualty insurance companies.
C) endowment funds
D) A and C
E) B and C

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Target-date retirement funds are not


A) funds of funds diversified across stocks and bonds
B) designed to change their asset allocation as time passes
C) a simple but useful strategy
D) designed to function much like hedge funds
E) A,B,and C

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__________ in the process of asset allocation.


A) Deriving the efficient portfolio frontier is a step
B) Specifying asset classes to be included in the portfolio is a step
C) Specifying the capital market expectations is a step
D) All of the above are steps
E) None of the above is a step in the asset allocation process.

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A remainderman is __________.


A) a stockbroker who remained working on Wall Street after the 1987 crash
B) an employee of a trustee
C) one who receives interest and dividend income from a trust during their lifetime
D) one who receives the principal of a trust when it is dissolved
E) none of the above

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