Exam 4: Personal Investing - Investing in Mutual Funds

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List ten types of bond mutual funds in order of least risk to highest,considering multiple risk factors and indicate which ones are most crucial for each type.

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Question 61

A mutual fund is a diversified portfolio of stocks and/or bonds,depending on the investment objective of the fund.

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Question 62

Which is the best reason for investing in funds?

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Question 63

When comparing the MERs and performance of various mutual funds it is important to include only ones with similar objectives.

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Question 64

At 55 years of age you may want to reduce risk by switching from very aggressive funds to balanced funds.If your portfolio is worth $498 000 and your family fund company charges you a 2 percent switch fee and 3 percent redemption fee,what will it cost to change funds?

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Question 65

Which of the following bond mutual funds likely has highest risk?

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Question 66

In most cases,the fees charged by load funds have no impact on the overall return of your investment.

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Question 67

Which of the following characteristics is true of closed-end funds?

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Question 68

The net asset value (NAV)per share of a mutual fund is determined by the market value of securities owned minus liabilities divided by the number of mutual fund units outstanding.

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Question 69

Which of the following is true about MERs?

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Question 70

Hedge funds use risky strategies to successfully earn high returns for wealthy investors.

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Question 71

Which of the following is a stock mutual fund?

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Question 72

Funds that attempt to mirror the movements of existing broad market indicators are called

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Question 73

The most important expense statistic mentioned in the Fund Facts is the

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Question 74

List considerations you should take into account when purchasing a mutual fund.

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Question 75

There are three ways that taxable income can be generated for investors in mutual funds without the investor actually receiving any income.

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Question 76

Global bond funds potentially offer higher yields than Canadian bond funds,but have higher MERs and more risk.

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Question 77

Most mutual funds are conservative investments.

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Question 78

The units of a segregated fund differ from the units of a mutual fund in that

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Question 79

Which of the following applies to global bond funds in comparison to Canadian bond funds?

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List ten types of bond mutual funds in order of least risk to highest,considering multiple risk factors and indicate which ones are most crucial for each type.

A mutual fund is a diversified portfolio of stocks and/or bonds,depending on the investment objective of the fund.

Which is the best reason for investing in funds?

When comparing the MERs and performance of various mutual funds it is important to include only ones with similar objectives.

At 55 years of age you may want to reduce risk by switching from very aggressive funds to balanced funds.If your portfolio is worth $498 000 and your family fund company charges you a 2 percent switch fee and 3 percent redemption fee,what will it cost to change funds?

Which of the following bond mutual funds likely has highest risk?

In most cases,the fees charged by load funds have no impact on the overall return of your investment.

Which of the following characteristics is true of closed-end funds?

The net asset value (NAV)per share of a mutual fund is determined by the market value of securities owned minus liabilities divided by the number of mutual fund units outstanding.

Which of the following is true about MERs?

Hedge funds use risky strategies to successfully earn high returns for wealthy investors.

Which of the following is a stock mutual fund?

Funds that attempt to mirror the movements of existing broad market indicators are called

The most important expense statistic mentioned in the Fund Facts is the

List considerations you should take into account when purchasing a mutual fund.

There are three ways that taxable income can be generated for investors in mutual funds without the investor actually receiving any income.

Global bond funds potentially offer higher yields than Canadian bond funds,but have higher MERs and more risk.

Most mutual funds are conservative investments.

The units of a segregated fund differ from the units of a mutual fund in that

Which of the following applies to global bond funds in comparison to Canadian bond funds?

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