CTFA Exam Questions
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- Question #153Fiduciary and Trust Activities
Credit cards offer ________ so you can withdraw money instantly.
cash advancecredit cardcredit featuresconsumer credit - Question #154Fiduciary and Trust Activities
Credit limit is:
credit limitcredit cardmaximum creditconsumer credit - Question #155Fiduciary and Trust Activities
In credit card payments , late payment charges occur when you only pay the minimum payment.
late payment chargescredit cardminimum paymentfinance charges - Question #156Fiduciary and Trust Activities
Dealer invoice is the amount a dealer is billed by the car manufacturer.
dealer invoiceauto financingcar purchasemanufacturer billing - Question #157Fiduciary and Trust Activities
APR is the same as the interest rate.
APRinterest rateannual percentage rateconsumer credit - Question #158Fiduciary and Trust Activities
Dealer holdback is an allowance:
dealer holdbackauto financingmanufacturer allowancecar dealership - Question #159Fiduciary and Trust Activities
Dealer charges include:
dealer chargesauto financingwarrantycar purchase - Question #160Fiduciary and Trust Activities
APR stands for:
APRannual percentage rateconsumer credit terminologyinterest - Question #161Fiduciary and Trust Activities
Dealer charges include extras such as extended warranty.
dealer chargesextended warrantyauto financingcar purchase - Question #162Investment Management
In stocks, technical analysis is based on studying:
technical analysisstock chartsinvestment analysisequity analysis - Question #163Investment Management
Socks that tends to periodically rise and fall are called:
cyclic stocksstock categoriesbusiness cycleequity types - Question #164Investment Management
High price earnings ratio often indicate that investors:
price-earnings ratioinvestor sentimentstock valuationequity analysis - Question #165Investment Management
Defensive stocks:
defensive stocksbusiness cyclestock categoriesequity types - Question #166Investment Management
Stock beta measures:
stock betavolatilityrisk measurementequity analysis - Question #167Investment Management
Penny stocks are traded on________:
penny stocksOTC marketstock exchangesequity markets - Question #168Investment Management
Stocks of established companies are called:
blue chip stocksestablished companiesstock categoriesequity types - Question #170Investment Management
____________ are usually expected to produce significant gains.
growth stockscapital appreciationstock categoriesequity types - Question #171Investment Management
Fundamental analysis is based on studying:
fundamental analysisfinancial dataequity analysisinvestment research - Question #172Investment Management
The way in which people make, distribute, and use their goods and services is called?
economicsgoods and servicesfinancial literacybasic concepts - Question #173Investment Management
Financial plans that are more than five years off are called?
long-term goalsfinancial planninggoal settingpersonal finance - Question #174Investment Management
The amount of goods and services available for sale is called?
supplyeconomicsmarket fundamentalsgoods and services - Question #175Investment Management
Saving for vacation next summer or paying off small debts are examples of ?
short-term goalsfinancial planninggoal settingpersonal finance - Question #176Investment Management
Spending, saving and investing to have the kind of life you want and financial security can be achieved by?
personal financial planningspendingsavinginvesting - Question #177Investment Management
__________ is concerned with the acquisition, financing, and management of assets with some overall goal in mind.
financial managementasset acquisitionfinancingmanagement goals - Question #178Fiduciary and Trust Activities
Jensen and Meckling showed that __________ can assure themselves that the __________ will make optimal decisions only if appropriate incentives are given and only if the __________...
principal-agent theoryagency theoryincentivesfiduciary oversight - Question #179Investment Management
Which of the following statements is not correct regarding earnings per share (EPS) maximization as the primary goal of the firm?
earnings per shareEPS maximizationfirm goalsrisk and return - Question #180Investment Management
Which of the following is not a perquisite (perk)?
perquisitescompensationagency costsexecutive benefits - Question #181Investment Management
What is the most important of the three financial management decisions?
financial management decisionsinvestment decisionfinancing decisionasset management - Question #182Investment Management
How are earnings per share calculated?
earnings per sharenet incomeshares outstandingEPS calculation - Question #183Investment Management
The __________ decision involves a determination of the total amount of assets needed, the composition of the assets, and whether any assets need to be reduced, eliminated, or repl...
investment decisionasset compositionasset managementfinancial management - Question #184Fiduciary and Trust Activities
You need to understand financial management even if you have no intention of becoming a financial manager. One reason is that the successful manager of the not-too-distant future w...
financial managementorganizational rolescross-functional skillsgeneralist vs specialist - Question #185Investment Management
The __________ decision involves determining the appropriate make-up of the righthand side of the balance sheet.
financing decisionbalance sheetcapital structurefinancial management - Question #186Investment Management
Which of the following statements is correct regarding profit maximization as the primary goal?
profit maximizationnet incomeEPSshareholder goals - Question #187Fiduciary and Trust Activities
In negotiating car prices, choosing among various makes, models, and options can make comparison difficult. You can check one of the popular price guides to research used car price...
NADAused car valuationconsumer financevehicle pricing - Question #188Fiduciary and Trust Activities
It is an agreement to purchase an automobile that states the offering price and all conditions of the offer; when signed by the buyer and seller, the contract legally binds them to...
sales contractautomobile purchasebinding agreementconsumer finance - Question #189Fiduciary and Trust Activities
Once the dealer accepts your offer, you complete the purchase transaction and take the delivery of the car. If you are not paying cash for the car, you can arrange financing:
auto financingconsumer financecredit unionbank financing - Question #191Fiduciary and Trust Activities
The most popular form of automobile lease is the one in which at the end of its term the lessee simply turns in the car (assuming the preset mileage limit has not been exceeded and...
closed-end leasewalk-away leaseautomobile leaselease termination - Question #192Fiduciary and Trust Activities
Open-end lease is:
open-end leaseresidual valuelessee liabilityautomobile lease - Question #193Fiduciary and Trust Activities
A commonly sited benefit of leasing is absence of down payment. However, today most leases require a "capital cost reduction" which is the down payment that lowers the potential de...
lease payment calculationcapitalized costmoney factorresidual value - Question #194Fiduciary and Trust Activities
A good lease contract should clearly define what is considered unreasonable. In addition, most leases requires the lessee to pay a disposition fee:
disposition feelease termsautomobile leaselessee obligations - Question #195Fiduciary and Trust Activities
Most auto leases include a purchase option. The annual mileage allowance is another consideration of lease term. Mileage allowance typically about:
mileage allowancelease termsautomobile leasepurchase option - Question #196Fiduciary and Trust Activities
Advantages of leasing are all of the following EXCEPT:
leasing advantagesmileage penaltyconsumer financelease vs buy - Question #197Fiduciary and Trust Activities
Disadvantages of leasing are all of the following EXCEPT:
leasing disadvantageslease vs ownconsumer financeinterest rates - Question #198Estate Planning
A form of direct ownership f an individual unit in a multi-unit project in which lobbies, swimming pools, and other common areas are jointly owned by all property owners in t proje...
condominiumreal propertydirect ownershipcommon areas - Question #199Estate Planning
An apartment in a building in which each tenant owns a share of nonprofit cooperation that owns the building.
cooperative apartmentnonprofit corporationproperty ownershipreal estate - Question #200Fiduciary and Trust Activities
A rental contract:
rental contractlease agreementlessee protectionsmonthly payment - Question #201Investment Management
The maximum percentage of the value of a property that the lender is willing to loan is called:
loan-to-value ratiomortgage lendingproperty valuationlender requirements - Question #202Fiduciary and Trust Activities
An insurance policy that protects the mortgage lender from loss in the event the borrower defaults on the loan; typically required by lenders when the down payment is less than 20%...
private mortgage insurancemortgage defaultdown paymentlender protection - Question #203Fiduciary and Trust Activities
_________ acronym is that refers to a mortgage payment including stipulated portions of principal, interest, property, taxes and homeowner's insurance.
PITImortgage paymentproperty taxeshomeowner insurance - Question #204Investment Management
The principal reason for the existence of leasing is that:
leasing rationaletax benefitsintermediate-term financinglease vs buy