Online Access Free Series6 Practice Test

Under FINRA's rules regarding proper supervision, member firms must:
I. have clear written procedures to supervise the activities of its principals, registered representatives, and
other associated persons.
II. designate as an office of supervisory jurisdiction (OSJ) any office of the member that engages in
maintaining custody of the funds and/or securities of the member's customers.
III. prohibit the use of any electronic communication method, including personal electronic devices, for
business-related communications unless the use of the devices can be properly supervised and the
communications retained.
IV. regularly evaluate the effectiveness of its supervisory policies.

• A.I and IV only
• B.I, III, and IV only
• C.I, II, and IV only
• D.I, II, III and IV

Tex Payor purchased his shares of Invest4U Mutual Fund 30 days prior to its ex-dividend date. In order
for any dividends he receives from the fund to be qualified, Tex cannot sell his shares until:

• A.one day after the fund's ex-dividend date.
• B.six months after the settlement date of his purchase.
• C.thirty-one days after the fund's ex-dividend date.
• D.twelve months after the settlement date of his purchase.

Liz is a new client of yours. She is 36 years old, single, and has been working and earning a nice salary
since her graduation from high school. She has been contributing the maximum allowed to a TSA plan
through her employer, and you have no reason to doubt that she will meet her stated goal to retire when
she is 58.She also has a good health care plan through her employer and is in excellent health. She has
been depositing her non-retirement savings in a money market fund and is not pleased at the pathetic
return she has been earning on her current balance of $140,000. Liz has been reading some articles on
the web and understands she could allocate her funds to receive a higher return. She's willing to take on a
moderate level of risk, but needs your help. She informs you that she does plan to use $40,000 of her
current savings as a down payment for a condo and that her investment goals are to have money
available for travel and for unexpected expenses and periodic purchases such as new cars and new
furniture as the needs arise. She pays taxes at the highest marginal tax rate for individual tax payers.
Based on these facts, which of the following asset allocations would best meet her needs?
I. Money market fund: 30%; investment-grade corporate bonds: 20%; blue-chip stocks: 20%; high-yield
bonds: 10%; small cap stocks: 10%; foreign stocks: 10%
II. Money market fund: 10%; investment-grade municipal bonds: 5%; blue-chip stocks: 25%; high-yield
bonds: 25%; small cap stocks: 10%; foreign stocks: 25%
III. Money market fund: 10%; investment-grade municipal bonds: 25%; growth stocks: 40%; small cap
stocks: 15%; foreign stocks: 10%

• A.I
• B.III
• C.Either II or III would be suitable recommendations.
• D.II

Which of the following actions can be expected to result in a decrease in stock and bond prices, all else
equal?
I. The Federal Reserve announces a decrease in the discount rate.
II. Congress votes to decrease payments to Social Security recipients.
III. Congress votes to decrease taxes.
IV. The Federal Reserve announces that it will sell some of the Treasury securities it owns on the open
market.

• A.I, II, and III only
• B.II and III only
• C.I and III only
• D.II and IV only

The Securities Act of 1933 did what?

• A.It established the requirement that investment advisers be registered with the SEC.
• B.All of the above are correct answers.
• C.It established the requirement that new securities be registered.
• D.It established the SEC as the regulatory agency for the secondary market.