Which of the following conditions is necessary for an act involving securities fraud to be considered
criminal and subject to criminal penalties?
When selling shares of an investment company to a client, an agent must provide the client with
I. the fund's prospectus, which provides information on any loads or other fees as well as historical return information.
II. information about any breakpoints if it is a load fund along with an explanation of a letter of intent III. information regarding the investment adviser used by the fund IV. an explanation of the various loads and fees outlined in the fund's prospectus
Which of the following entities are subject to post-registration provisions?
I. broker-dealers
II. agents
III. investment advisers
IV. investment adviser representatives
You are an agent with a broker-dealer and have learned of limited partnership interests being sold by a small company that is planning to come out with a product that you think is going to "wow" the market. You would like to get in on the action, but the minimum investment needed is $10,000, and you don't have that kind of dough lying around. You talk to your brother, who is also one of your clients, and get him interested in investing in the firm, too. The two of you decide to pull your money together, each putting in $5,000, and you agree to split any profits or losses.
Is this permitted?
Harry Lange manages the investment portfolio for the Fidelity Magellan Mutual Fund. Mr. Lange is a(n)