Nat Smart was employed as an investment adviser representative and sold many of his clients on a
municipal bond fund of which he was fond, telling his clients that the returns earned on it were completely
free from federal taxation. Unfortunately, he had some unhappy clients when, at the end of the year, they
discovered that they had to pay federal tax on the capital gains earned by the fund when it sold some of
the bonds it held. Nat was as surprised as they were. Based on these facts, which of the following
statements is necessarily true?
I. Because Nat was as surprised as they were, he is guiltless.
II. Nat is subject to civil liability payments.
III. Nat will be subject to the criminal penalties for fraud and may spend time in prison.
You had the misfortune of working as a registered agent for an unscrupulous broker-dealer. You weren't
privy to any of it, but apparently, your broker-dealer was guilty of some fraudulent activities and has had
his license revoked. In this instance,
Which of the following would not appear on a trade confirmation?
Broker-dealer Nebulous opted to withdraw its registration with the state. Six months later, the
Administrator finds that Nebulous had been engaged in fraudulent securities transactions. Which of the
following statements is true?
Vious and Associates is a small broker-dealer trying to generate more business. To this end, the firm had a professional four-color brochure printed that provides the years of industry experience of its management along with other information. The firm's founder, Ms. D. Vious, is listed as having over 30 years of experience in the industry. Ms. D. Vious has worked for broker-dealers for over 30 years, but for 20 of those 30 years, she was a secretary.
Has D. Vious violated any securities laws?
