Finra Series-6 Investment Company and Variable Contracts Products Representative Exam Practice Test

Answer : D

Upon receiving a complaint about one of its member firms, FINRA may require any person associated with the member firm to provide information and to testify under oath; it may inspect and copy the books, records, and accounts of the member firm; and it may share information obtained from its investigation of a member firm with a foreign regulatory agency. The foreign regulator must agree to treat the information confidentiality, and the agreement with the foreign regulator is predicated on two requirements: ''(A) the other regulator party to the agreement must have jurisdiction over common regulatory matters; and (B) the agreement must require the other regulator to reciprocate and share with FINRA information of regulatory interest or concern to FINRA.''

Answer : A

Of the selections, only 12b-1 fees and management fees are included in the expense ratio of the fund. Brokerage costs that the fund incurs when it buys and sells securities are not included (which is why a fund's turnover ratio is important to consider.) Redemption fees are paid by the shareholder to the fund, so it would not be included in a fund's expense ratio since it is not an expense of the fund.

Answer : B

The fund's beginning NAV was $9.66, its ending NAV was $12.00, and its distributions during the year totaled $0.22 a share, so the total return on the MedTech Fund over this period was 26.5%. Total return can be calculated as:

[(ending NAV + distributions) - beginning NAV]/beginning NAV = [($12.00 + $0.22) -$9.66]/$9.66 = 26.5%.

Answer : A

Since Mr. Beard wants an automatic withdrawal plan such that the money will last through his circumnavigation, with nothing remaining at the end, he should elect to use the fixed -time plan. Under this plan, the fund determines how much it will redeem each period over the five years such that the account is depleted at the end of that time period. There is no way of knowing exactly how long Mr. Beard's money will last under the other three types of plans; it could be greater than or less than 5 years--or exactly 5 years for that matter.

Answer : C

The false statement regarding the purchase and redemption of mutual fund share is that when an investor redeems his shares, the mutual fund must pay for the shares within 7 business days. The mutual fund must pay for the shares within 7 calendar days. All the other statements are true.

Answer : D

A fund's 12b-1 fees may not be used to pay the administrative expense of the fund's investment adviser. This would be part of the fund's management fees. SEC rule 12b-1 authorizes a fund to pay for distribution costs out of a fund's assets only if the fund has adopted a 12b-1 plan. The SEC defines these distribution costs to include the costs of marketing and selling the fund shares, including compensating brokers who help to sell the shares, and printing and mailing prospectuses and sales literature to existing and prospective customers.

Answer : D

When a mutual fund is valuing your pre-existing holdings to see if you qualify for a reduced sales charge under its rights of accumulation program, it is not required to use any specific one of the specified choices. It is allowed to choose from among them. Some funds even allow you to use the higher of either the current NAV or POP or the historical NAV or POP, since the historical value might be higher than the current value in a down market.