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Section 1
Compare investment risk, return, liquidity, and time-horizon considerations
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Preview: 3. Provides Customers with Information About Investments, Makes Recommendations, Transfers Assets and Maintains Appropriate Records (50%)
Preview includes- 4 of 5 lesson topics
- 1 overview segment
- 3 core concepts
- 2 exam tips
Lesson Topics
- Investment Risk Assessment
- Return Considerations
- Liquidity Analysis
- Time Horizon Alignment
Overview
Compare investments by matching the customer's objective, risk tolerance, time horizon, liquidity needs, tax situation and total costs to the risks and features of Series 6 products.
Core Concepts
- Risk includes market/systematic, issuer/nonsystematic, interest-rate, credit, call, reinvestment, inflation, liquidity and concentration risk.
- Return can come from income and capital appreciation; advertised yield is not the same as total return.
- Liquidity differs by product structure: open-end funds redeem with the fund; ETFs/closed-end funds trade in the market; variable annuities can impose surrender charges and tax consequences on withdrawals.
Exam Tips
- Start with customer constraints before comparing headline returns.
- If a customer needs money soon, a long surrender period or volatile investment is a major mismatch.
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Section 2
Classify communications and apply required review and approval standards
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Section 3
Apply diversification and concentration considerations to product selection
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Section 4
Obtain and maintain required customer account information
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Section 5
Interpret core financial-statement relationships and disclosures
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Section 6
Distinguish market, limit, stop, and stop-limit order behavior
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Section 7
Apply content standards to retail communications, correspondence, and institutional communications
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Section 8
Distinguish open-end funds, closed-end funds, ETFs, and unit investment trusts
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Section 9
Calculate and explain mutual fund net asset value and public offering price concepts
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Section 10
Apply customer identification program requirements before opening an account
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Section 11
Apply product-specific communication standards for investment companies and variable contracts
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Section 12
Compare mutual fund share classes, sales charges, fees, and breakpoint considerations
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Section 13
Apply mutual fund redemption, exchange, reinvestment, and distribution concepts
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Section 14
Apply best-execution obligations to customer transactions
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Section 15
Distinguish permissible offering communications from a prospectus or prohibited offer
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Section 16
Apply tax rules to investment income, capital gains, losses, and fund distributions
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Section 17
Resolve identity-verification failures and required account restrictions
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Section 18
Compare equity, debt, Treasury, and money-market characteristics used inside packaged products
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Section 19
Explain the role and delivery of preliminary and final offering documents
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Section 20
Explain variable annuity accumulation, annuitization, separate-account, and insurance features
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Section 21
Explain variable annuity fees, surrender charges, tax treatment, and death benefits
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Section 22
Document discretionary authority before exercising discretion
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Section 23
Describe mutual funds and variable annuities accurately without misleading claims
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Section 24
Apply deferred variable annuity exchange, review, and suitability requirements
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Section 25
Explain permitted municipal fund securities including 529 plans, ABLE accounts, and LGIPs
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Section 26
Apply the current standard settlement cycle and delivery expectations
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Section 27
Provide required disclosures about product risks, expenses, charges, and conflicts
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Section 28
Identify exempt offering conditions and communication limitations
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Section 29
Gather the customer investment profile before making a recommendation
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Section 30
Use a temporary hold appropriately when specified-adult exploitation is reasonably believed
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Section 31
Interpret customer confirmations and required transaction information
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Section 32
Escalate potentially misleading, unapproved, or noncompliant sales material
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Section 33
Process customer account transfers under applicable timeframes and procedures
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Section 34
Apply Regulation Best Interest care and disclosure obligations
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Section 35
Maintain and update customer records and account documentation
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Section 36
Verify required transaction and confirmation information
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Section 37
Evaluate reasonably available alternatives for a retail-customer recommendation
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Section 38
Escalate transaction discrepancies, errors, cancels, and rebills
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Section 39
Obtain required supervisory review and approval for account activity
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Section 40
Record and escalate written customer complaints
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