Unit 1 - Investment Advisors - Registering With The Form ADV Flashcards

Registering With The Form ADV

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Location Of The Principal Office

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Location Of Books And Records (If Not At The Principal Office)

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Form of Business Organization (Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, Corporation)

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Advisory Activities ( Portfolio Management for Individuals, Portfolio Management For Investment Companies, Financial Planning Services)

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Other Business Activities (Broker-dealer, Agent Of A Broker-dealer)

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Maintaining Custody Of Customer Assets Or Exercising Discretion

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Details Relating To All Control Persons (Officers, Directors, Partners, Etc)

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8
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Disciplinary History

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9
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States In Which The IA Intends To Or Is Already Registered

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10
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Compensation Arrangements (Fees, Commissions, Hourly Charges)

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11
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Types Of Clients (Individuals, Institutions, Pension Plans)

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12
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Type Of Investments Recommended (Equities, Corporate Debt, Municipal Securities, U.S. Treasuries, Investment Companies)

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13
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Types Of Strategies Employed (Buy and Hold, Vaule, Growth)

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14
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Methods Of Analysis Used (Technical, Fundamental)

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15
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Educational and Business Background of Those Who Formulate Investment Advice For a Client And Have Direct Client Contact, As Well As Those Who Have Discretionary Authority Over a Client’s Assets

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Part 2 A

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16
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An Audited Balance Sheet If The Investment Adviser Requires Or Solicits Substantial Prepayment Of Fees Or Maintains Custody

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Part 2 A

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17
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A Brochure Contatining Information About Certain Supervised Persons

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18
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Additional Questions Asked That Are Required By State Securities Authorities.
Note : Federal Covered Advisers Do NOT Complete This Part

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19
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Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, Corporation

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20
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Portfolio Management for Individuals, Portfolio Management For Investment Companies, Financial Planning Services

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21
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Broker-dealer, Agent Of A Broker-dealer

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22
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Details Relating To Officers, Directors, Partners, Etc

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23
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Fees, Commissions, Hourly Charges

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24
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Individuals, Institutions, Pension Plans

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25
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Equities, Corporate Debt, Municipal Securities, U.S. Treasuries, Investment Companies

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26
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Buy and Hold, Vaule, Growth

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27
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Technical, Fundamental

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28
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Educational and Business Background of Those Who Formulate Investment Advice For a Client And Have Direct Client Contact

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29
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Those Who Have Discretionary Authority Over a Client’s Assets

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Part 2 A

30
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An Audited Balance Sheet If The Investment Adviser Requires

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Part 2 A

31
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Solicits Substantial Prepayment Of Fees Or Maintains Custody

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Part 2 A

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Note : Federal Covered Advisers Do NOT Complete This Part

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Part 1B

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Advisory Activities

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Part 1 A

34
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Excersing Discretion

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Part 1 A

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Maintaining Custody Of Customer Assets

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Part 1 A

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Financial Planning Services

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Part 1 A

37
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Portfolio Management For Investment Companies

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Part 1 A

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Portfolio Management for Individuals

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Part 1 A

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Sole Proprietorship

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Part 1 A

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Partnership

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Part 1 A

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Corporation

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Part 1 A

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Investment Companies

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Part 2 A

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Hourly Charges

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Part 2 A

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U.S. Treasuries

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Part 2 A

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Municipal Securities

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Part 2 A

46
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Corporate Debt

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Part 2 A

47
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Equities

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Part 2 A

48
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Buy and Hold

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Part 2 A

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Vaule

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Part 2 A

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Growth

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Part 2 A

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Broker-dealer

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Part 1 A

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Agent Of A Broker-dealer

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Part 1 A

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Officers, Directors, Partners, Etc

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Part 1 A

54
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Technical

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Part 2 A

55
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Fundamental

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Part 2 A

56
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Types Of Clients

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Part 2 A

57
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Contains Information About The IA

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Part 1 A

58
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Known As the “Investment Adviser’s Brochure”; Tends To Focus On Customer Related Information

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Part 2A

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Known As the “Investment Adviser’s Brochure”

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Part 2A

60
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Tends To Focus On Customer Related Information

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Part 2A

61
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True Or False : A Federal Covered IA Only Submits Only Part 1A Of The Form ADV If They Have An Office In The State ?

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True !! If A Federal Cover IA Has An Office In The State, The Admistrator May Require, By Rule Or By Order Any Documents Submitted To The SEC (All = Part 1A ; NEVER Part 1B Since They Don’t Do Part 1B)

62
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True Or False : A Federal Covered IA Has 6 Or More Retail Clients In The State Within A 12 Month Period ; Does He Have To Do Notice Filling ?

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True ! If You Have 5 Or FEW Clients You DON’T Have To Do Notice Filing Or If You DON’T Have An Office In The State & Only Do Business With Institutional Clients

63
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True Or False : A Federal Covered IA Has An Office In The State ; Will He Be Subject To Notice Filling ?

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True ! Whenever You Have An Office In The State As A Covered IA ; You Are Subject To Notice Filing !

64
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What Is Notice Filling ?

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You Pay Filling Fees & The Admistrator Can Require That All The Documents That Were Submitted To The SEC (Part 1A); Gets Submitted To Him As Well. Note : Only Applys To Federal Covered IA’s ONLY.

65
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If A Prospective Client Wanted To Know What Type Of Investment Strategies Are Used By An Investment Adviser, That Information Would Be Found In The Adviser’s

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Form ADV Part 2A

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Type Of Investment Strategies Are Used By An Investment Adviser

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Form ADV Part 2A

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Investment Strategies

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Form ADV Part 2A

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Contains The Most Useful Information To Clients, Such As The Types of Strategies Used By The Adviser

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Part 2 A

69
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Contains Information Needed By The Regulators

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Part 1 A

70
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Only For State-Registered IA’s

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Part 1 B

71
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Contains Information Dealing With Individuals In The Firm Who Manage Accounts

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Part 2B