While on vacation in Colorado, Mr. Moneybags became interested in the stock of a company called SafeAway, which designs and installs customized high-tech security systems in the multimillion dollar mansions located in Colorado's pricier ski resort areas, such as Vail and Aspen. Upon returning to his home in Boston, he calls his broker-dealer with an order to purchase 10,000 shares of the stock, which he learned trades in the over-the-counter market. Fast Eddie, a registered agent with his broker-dealer, discovers that SafeAway's stock is registered only in the states of Colorado and Wyoming. Neither Fast Eddie nor his broker-dealer are registered to do business in either of those states. Under these circumstances,
Which of the following describes a prohibited practice in the sale of shares of investment companies?
I. Sandy Slacker hands her client the fund's prospectus and tells him that the prospectus will provide him
all that he needs to know about loads and fees associated with the fund.
II. Elliot Eager tells a client who has an investment objective that includes current income that a certain
bond fund has a current yield of 8% and provides the client with a prospectus so that the client can peruse
the average annual returns that the fund has generated in past years when the client has the time.
III. After explaining all the fees and loads involved in two different bond funds as well as the difference
between current yield and total return, Patty shows the client the data on the average annual returns that
the two bond funds provided. She explains to the client that the municipal bond fund has a lower yield
than the similar-risk corporate bond fund because the interest income the client will receive from the
municipal bond fund will be free from federal taxation, while the interest income on the corporate bond
fund is fully taxable.
Which of the following would not be found in a tombstone advertisement?
Broker-Dealer Wheeler has no offices in the state. Wheeler does, however, sell corporate bonds from his portfolio to banks and insurance companies located in the state that purchase the bonds for their investment portfolios. He executes about twelve of these transactions a year. Wheeler profits from the price appreciation of the bonds during the time he held them, but receives no other form of compensation. Based on these facts,
Needy Investment Advisers, LLC needs a loan. One of its wealthier clients has offered to lend the firm the
money at the prime rate of interest. A promissory note is drawn up stipulating the terms of the loan. Based
on these facts,
