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Code of Ethics

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“AAAA ME”

Act with honesty, integrity, competence, and diligence
Act in client’s best interest
Act in a manner that reflects positively on the FP profession and the marks
Avoid or disclose and manage conflicts of interest

Maintain the confidentiality and protect the privacy of client info
Exercise due care

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Standards of Conduct

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A. Duties Owed to Clients
B. FP & application of the Practice Stds for FP process
C. Practice Stds for the FP process
D. Duties Owed to firms and subordinates
E. Duties owed to CFP Board
F. Prohibition on circumvention

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Duties Owed to Client

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  • 15 in total | “FDIC COP” for most popular

Fiduciary Duty
Diligence
Integrity
Confidentiality & Privacy

Competence
Objectivity
Professionalism

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Duties when representing compensation method (A.12)

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Fee-Only - receive compensation solely from the fees clients pay from their services

Fee-Based - compensation via fees and other sources, (e.g., commissions)

Sales-related Compensation - compensation that provides incentives for the purchase or sale of financial assets, thereby presenting a conflict of interest

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Fiduciary Duty (A.1)

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Duty of Loyalty - place interest of client above all else; avoid conflicts of interest and or disclose; act w/o regard to the financial interests of self, firm, or others

Duty of Care - act with care, skill, prudence, and diligence that a prudent professional would exercise

Duty to Follow Client Instructions - comply with the terms of the client engagement and follow all directions of the client that are reasonable and lawful

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Financial Advice

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Comments that based on its content/context/press, would reasonably be viewed as rec’ that a client take or refrain from taking a particular COA

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Financial Planning

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Collaborative process that helps maximize a clients potential for meeting life goals through Financial Advice that integrates relevant elements of the client’s person and financial circumstances

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Stds of Conduct - Integrity

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Focus on “candor and honesty”

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Stds of Conduct - Duties Owed to Clients - Diligence (A.4)

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“…must provide professional services, including responding to reasonable client inquires, in a timely and thorough manner.”

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Financial Planning Process

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“Ukuleles In A Dive-bar Playing Iron Maiden”

Understand client’s personal and financial circumstances
Id and select goals
Analyze current COA and potential COAs
Develop FP rec’s
Present FP rec’s
Implement FP rec’s
Monitor progress and update

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Fitness Stds - Conduct Deemed Unacceptable
(permanently barred)

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Felony conviction - theft or other fin crimes
Felony conviction - tax related crimes
Felony conviction - murder or rape
Felony conviction - any other violent crime w/in last 5 yrs

Revocation of financial prof licenses for any reason other than personal decision

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Fitness Stds - Conduct Deemed Presumptive Bar
(presumed unacceptable -> proceed to DEC)

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Felony conviction - non-violent crimes w/in last 5 yrs
Felony conviction - violent crimes other than murder/rape 5+ yrs ago

2+ personal or biz bankruptcies
Revocation or non-financial prof licenses for any other reason beyond personal decision
Suspension of financial professional license except for something admin in nature

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Fitness Stds - Other Adverse Conduct
(proceed to DEC)

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Other conduct that reflects negatively on person and or marks…
-Customer complaints
-Arbitration/civil proceedings
-Misdemeanor convictions
-Employer investigations
-Felony conviction - non-violent crimes greater than 5 yrs ago

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DEC Forms of Discipline

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“PPSR”

Private censure: unpublished written reproach mailed by the DEC to individual
Public letter of admonition: written reproach of individual’s behavior published in a press release
Suspension: respondent is prohibited from using CFP marks; min 90 days to 5 years
Revocation: termination of individuals rights to use CFP marks; permanently barred

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Business Cycle

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Points: Trough & Peak

Phases: Expansion & Contraction

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Business Cycle Phases

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Expansion: increasing GDP and decreasing unemployment

Contraction: decreasing GDP and increasing unemployment

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Business Cycle Points

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Peak: very high GDP and peak unemployment (very low)

Trough: very low GDP (or negative GDP) and high unemployment

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Business Cycle & Inflation

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Inflation increases throughout expansion phase and remains high during contraction where credit dries up, profits decline, policy eases, and inventory/sales fall

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GDP Formula

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GDP = Consumer spending + Industry investment + Govt spending + (Exports - Imports)

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Real GDP

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Includes:
-Mkt value of all final goods and services produced w/in an economy
-Income of foreigners working in US
-Profits of foreign companies operating in US

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Real GDP

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Excludes:
-Imports
-Inflation
-Transactions where no new goods/services are produced
-Income of US citizens living abroad
-Profits of US companies operating abroad

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Price Elasticity - Elastic

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Quantity demanded responds GREATLY to price changes
-e.g. a very tight rubber band

Theory is everything become elastic over the long run

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Price Elasticity - Inelastic

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Quantity demanded responds LITTLE to price changes
-a very loose rubber band
-e.g. gasoline

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Law of supply and demand

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As the price increases, supply rises while demand declines. Conversely, as the price drops supply constricts while demand grows.

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Fiscal Policy
Congress controls fiscal policy Tools: (1) Govt Spending - promote economic growth through spending (2) Taxation - increases in tax reduces disposable income / decreases in tax increases disposable income
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Deficit spending
Govt expenditures exceed revenues generated. Govt will sell Treasury Securities. Those securities compete with other issuers of debt securities driving values lower.
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Monetary Policy
Controlled by Federal Reserve Bank (the Fed) Tools: (1) Discount rate - rate at which member banks borrow from govt (2) Open marketing operations - buy and sell securities (3) Reserve requirements - % of deposits that must be held in reserve
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Contractionary or Tight Monetary Policy
Increase discount rate Increase reserve requirements Sell securities These actions slow down or cools the pace of growth
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Expansionary or Easy Monetary Policy
Lower discount rate Lower reserve requirements Buy securities These actions increase the pace of growth and stimulates the economy
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Statement of Financial Position
Aka Balance Sheet Assets = Liabilities + Net Worth Items always listed at fair market value Assets listed in order of liquidity, highest to lowest
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Statement of Cash Flow
Starting point: Net income Ending point: Cash balance
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Financial Ratios
“LAPD” - four categories Liquidity - determine the ability to meet short-term obligations Activity - determine the relative efficiency of fin mgmt Profitability - measure relative profitability Debt - determine ability to meet long-term obligations
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Do you want your Current Ratio to be increasing or decreasing?
Current Assets / Current Liabilities = Current Ratio Increasing.
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What are the acceptable emergency fund holdings?
Cash Checking/savings Money market mutual funds T-Bills CDs Cash value life insurance Lines of credit Home equity loans
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FDIC
$250k per person, per ownership category, per bank.
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FDIC - account ownership categories
8 total / 5 main account types Single / Joint / Retirement (IRAs) / Revocable Trusts / Irrevocable Trusts One single bank could hold $2M in FDIC insurance for one person
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Chapter 7 - Bankruptcy
Think #7 Jalen Brown -> clear the lane -> eliminates all consumer debt “Liquidation event” Most debts discharged after 115 days except for: child support, alimony, income taxes less thank 3 yrs past due, student loans, and secured debt
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Chapter 13 - Bankruptcy
Think #13 Delonte West -> just give him time, he’ll figure it out -> Repayment options Allowed to keep personal assets but obligated to repay debt in full over a certain period Must have less than $419,275 in unsecured debt, no more than $1,257,850 in secured debt
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Chapter 11 - Bankruptcy
Think #11 Payton Pritchard -> all about that business -> Business reorganization Secured and unsecured debt all reorganized and paid back over time
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Consumer Credit Protect Act
Right to know costs and terms of credit
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Equal Credit Oppty Act
Right to fair oppty to obtain credit
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Fair Credit Reporting Act
Right to know what’s in your credit file
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Fair Credit Billing Act
Right to have billing mistakes resolved
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Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
Right to be protected from collection agencies
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
Implements and enforces Federal consumer financial laws and ensures that markets for consumer financial products are fair, transparent, and competitive
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FICO Scores
Poor. Fair. Good. Very good. Exceptional. 300 - 580 - 670 - 740 - 800 - 850 90 70 60 50
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FICO Score Calculation
“PAL in NC” Payment history 35% Amounts owed 30% Length of credit history 15% New credit 10% Credit mix 10%
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Educational Funding Calc Steps
Step 1 = FV: i = education %; inflate annual cost of college from today to future dollars Step 2 = PV: (BEGIN mode); i = inflation-adjusted: solve for total cost of attendance on Day 1 Step 3 = PV or PMT: i = investment %; solve for amount to cover costs in today’s dollars
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529s
Non-deductible contributions Contrib’s are completed gifts up to $16 annual exclusion One person can super fund 5 yrs = $80k or $160 for MFJ Up to $10k can be used for K - 12 Up to $10k can be used for loan repayment No time or age restrictions EFC - counted as a parent’s asset (5.64%) Nonqualed expenses = 10% penalty & federal tax
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Coverdell Education Savings Accounts
Contrib’s completed gifts up to $16k annually $2k annual contrib amount per beneficiary No limit on K - 12 usage Contribution phase out EFC - counter as parent’s asset (5.64%) Nonqualed expenses subject to 10% penalty and federal tax
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Educational Funding Options
In order… 529s Coverdell Education Savings Account Series EE Bonds UTMG/UGMA Roth IRA Trad IRA Mutual Funds
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529 ABLE accounts below what amount are excluded from EFC calculation?
$100,000
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EFC Formula
Cost of Attendance - (Income + Assets) = Financial Need
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EFC Contribution Amounts
Income Parent: 22% to 47% Student: 50% Assets Parent: 5.64% Student: 20%
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What assets are included in EFC formula?
Cash, savings, checking, money market funds, CDs Investments Rental real estate equity, business, investment farms, trust funds College savings plans, CESAs, 529s
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EFC - Student Income Protected Amount
First $7,040 protected from student income inclusion in formula
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American Oppty Tax Credit
AOTC -> “All Of The Kids” No limit to usage on tax return Up to $2,500 credit per eligible student 40% of credit refundable up to $1000 Does not apply towards room and board
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Lifetime Learning Credit
LLC Up to $2k per return Not refundable Student does not need to be pursuing a degree
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AOTC & LLC MAGI Limits
MFJ = $180,000 Single = $90,000
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AOTC Formula
100% of first $2,000 25% for next $2,000 For a total of $2500
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CFP continuing education req’s
30 hours every two years
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Code of Ethics - 15 principles
Fiduciary Duty Integrity Competence Diligence Disclose and Manage Conflicts of Interests Sounds & Objective Prof Judgment Professionalism Comply with the Law Confidentiality and Privacy Provide Information to Client Duties When Comms with a Client Duties When Representing Compensation Method Duties When Rec’d, Engaging, and Working with Addtl Persons Duties When Selecting, Using, and Rec’d Tech Refrain From Borrowing or Lending Money & Commingling Financial Assets
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529 taxation for unqualified withdrawals
If money was not used to pay education expenses, gains from a 529 plan are taxed as ordinary income and a 10% penalty is applied.
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Stafford Loans are administered by who?
Federal Family Education Loan Program
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To be eligible for Perkins Loans, what must your student status be?
Full-time or part-time
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FINRA was created via the merger between what two organizations?
Enforcement divisions of the NYSE and National Association of Securities Dealers
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Which principle? “CFP professional must act with the care, skill, prudence, and diligence that a prudent professional would exercise in light of the Client’s goals, risk tolerance, objectives, and financial and personal circumstances.”
Fiduciary Duty -> Duty of Care
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What is an unconditional promise to pay a sum of money to a payee under specific terms?
Promissory note
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Glass-Steagall Act of 1932 was ultimately overturned by what legislation?
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Ensured the separation of banking, insurance, and securities sales in the US
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For an IRA, max amount of AUM before having to register with the SEC
$100M
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US Treasury guarantees that an EE bond will double within _____ years.
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Essential trait of any professional and involves a subordination of one’s own feelings, prejudices, and desires to achieve a proper balance of conflicting interests
Fairness
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Fee-only
Only in: -The CFP receive no sales-related comp, and -Related parties receive no sales-related comp in connection with any professional services the CFP or firm provides to clients
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Violation of fee-only comp
Paid for a, -referral fee -commissions -per trade basis

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