R02 Providing investment advice and knowing your client: free practice questions
5 free questions on Providing investment advice and knowing your client, part of learning outcome 7 (The investment advice process). Pick an answer to check it, or open the answer to see why each option is right or wrong.
Question 1 of 5
Why can giving investment advice never be a purely mechanical or mathematical process?
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The answer is C: Clients' circumstances and markets are both uncertain
Advice balances clients' emotional and financial needs against the uncertain performance of investments. Uncertainty about employment, relationships and health, and in markets, makes it an art as much as a science.
Why the other options are wrong
A
Calculations are widely used.
B
Much of the data is numerical.
D
Clients do have goals; the difficulty is uncertainty.
Question 2 of 5
If a client doesn't fully understand the advice process, what is likely to be the most appropriate way forward?
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The answer is A: A power of attorney
Where a client doesn't fully understand the advice process, a power of attorney is likely to be the most appropriate way forward.
Why the other options are wrong
B
That doesn't address their lack of understanding.
C
There needs to be proper legal authority.
D
That risks a poor outcome.
Question 3 of 5
How does capacity for loss differ from the other components of a risk profile?
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The answer is B: It's objective, based on the client's resources
Capacity for loss depends on the resources available, the consequences of losing capital or income and the ability to replace losses. It may outweigh an adventurous attitude to risk.
Why the other options are wrong
A
It depends on each client's resources.
C
It applies to all investments.
D
Attitude to risk is subjective; capacity for loss isn't.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following funds would generally be more suitable for a cautious investor?
1. Gilt funds
2. Investment grade corporate bond funds
3. Equity income funds
4. Smaller company funds
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The answer is C: 1, 2 and 3 only
Fund choice within asset classes affects risk too. Lower risk: gilt, global government and investment grade bond funds, and equity income funds. Higher risk: high-yield and emerging market bonds, alpha, smaller company and specialist funds.
Why the other options are wrong
A
Smaller company funds are higher risk.
B
Gilt funds suit cautious investors; smaller company funds don't.
D
Equity income funds also suit cautious investors.
Question 5 of 5
A higher-rate taxpayer holds half her portfolio in an ISA and half directly. The recommended portfolio includes corporate bond funds. Where should they be held for best tax efficiency?
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The answer is A: In the ISA, where the interest isn't taxed
Interest is taxed at up to 45% when held directly but is tax-free in an ISA, so higher-taxed income-producing assets are best held in the ISA.
Why the other options are wrong
B
Holding them in the ISA saves more tax.
C
The issue is income tax on interest.
D
Higher-rate taxpayers pay 40% above their £500 PSA.
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