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The investment horizon is


A) the investor's expected age at death.
B) the starting date for establishing investment constraints.
C) based on the investor's risk tolerance.
D) the date at which the portfolio is expected to be fully or partially liquidated.

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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) The answer cannot be determined from the information provided.
E) None of the options are correct.

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Genny Webb is 27 years old and has accumulated $7,500 in her self directed defined contribution pension plan. Each year she contributes $2,000 to the plan, and her employer contributes an equal amount. Genny thinks she will retire at age 63 and figures she will live to age 90. The plan allows for two types of investments. One offers a 3% risk free real rate of return. The other offers an expected return of 12% and has a standard deviation of 39%. Genny now has 20% of her money in the risk free investment and 80% 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 does Genny currently have in the safe account; how much in the risky account?


A) $1,500; $6,000
B) $3,000; $4,500
C) $2,000; $5,500
D) $4,800; $2,700
E) $3,500; $3,500

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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) The answer cannot be determined from the information provided.

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The longest time horizons are likely to be set by


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

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The scope and purpose section of an Investment Policy Statement for individual investors typically consists of defining the


A) return, distribution, and risk requirements.
B) process for review of the IPS.
C) appropriate metrics for risk measurement.
D) relevant constraints.
E) context, investor, and structure.

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Professional financial planners should


A) assess their client's risk and return requirements on a one time basis.
B) explain the investment plan to the client.
C) inform the client about the outcome of the plan.
D) assess their client's risk and return requirements on a one time basis, explain the investment plan to the client, and inform the client about the outcome of the plan.
E) explain the investment plan to the client and inform the client about the outcome of the plan.

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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 does Alex currently have in the safe account; how much in the risky account?


A) $31,200; $46,800
B) $39,000; $39,000
C) $32,000; $96,000
D) $45,300; $32,700
E) $64,000; $14,000

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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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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.

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A fully funded pension plan can invest surplus assets in equities provided it reduces the proportion in equities when the value of the fund drops near the accumulated benefit obligation. This strategy is referred to as


A) immunization.
B) hedging.
C) diversification.
D) contingent immunization.
E) overfunding.

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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.

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Target date retirement funds


A) change their asset allocation as time passes.
B) are a simple, but useful, strategy.
C) function much like hedge funds.
D) change their asset allocation as time passes and are a simple, but useful, strategy.
E) All of the options are correct.

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__________ can be used to create a perfect inflation hedge.


A) Gold
B) Real estate
C) TIPS
D) The S&P 500 Index
E) None of the options are correct.

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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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The principle of duration matching is not


A) used only in bond portfolio management.
B) a useful concept for investments with target dates.
C) matching one's assets to one's objectives.
D) a useful concept for investments with target dates or matching one's assets to one's objectives.
E) None of the options are correct.

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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) banks and property and casualty insurance companies.
E) property and casualty insurance companies and pension funds.

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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.

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Liquidity is


A) the ease with which an asset can be sold.
B) the ability to sell an asset for a fair price.
C) the degree of inflation protection an asset provides.
D) the ease with which an asset can be sold and the ability to sell an asset for a fair price.
E) All of the options are correct.

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Institutional investors will rarely invest in which of these asset classes?


A) Bonds
B) Stocks
C) Cash
D) Real estate
E) Precious metals

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