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1: A Tax-Sheltered Annuity (TSA) is
available to a(n):
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Accountant |
Insurance |
Attorney |
Teacher |
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2: Of the following choices, which
annuity guarantees a given number of income payments whether or not the
annuitant is alive to receive them?
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Life-Only Annuity |
Life |
Variable |
Temporary |
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3: Premiums deposited into a Variable
Annuity go into:
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The surplus of the insurance company |
A |
The |
A |
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4: An individual has purchased a lump-sum
annuity that immediately begins monthly payments. These payments fluctuate
depending upon the performance of the stock market. This individual has
purchased a(n):
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Immediate Variable Annuity |
Immediate |
Deferred |
Joint |
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5: An annuity that can simultaneously
provide immediate income and guarantee that the principal is complete restored
after a certain period of time is:
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Nonexistent |
Illegal |
A |
A |
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6: The Exclusion Ratio is the proportion
of an annuitized payment that is:
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Returned to the beneficiary after the |
Considered |
The |
The |
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7: When does a penalty tax apply to early
withdrawals from an annuity taken in a lump sum?
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If the annuity is an Immediate |
Before |
If |
If |
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8: As a general rule, except for an
immediate annuity, annuities should be considered as a(n):
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Part of a short-term savings account |
Part |
Alternative |
Source |
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9: Funds invested in a Variable Annuity
separate account are referred to as:
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Sub-accounts |
Participation |
Annuitant |
Accumulation |
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10: The one overriding rule concerning
investments is:
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The higher the risk, the lower the |
The |
The |
All |
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11: Fluctuations of investment value in a
Variable Annuity are the risk of the:
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Insurance company |
Owner/Annuitant |
Beneficiary |
State |
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12: The even distribution of both
principal and interest of an annuity over a specified period of time is called:
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Level Term |
Forfeiture |
Annuitization |
Accumulation |
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13: Most annuities will allow the owner to
make withdrawals:
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Without charge |
Up |
Only |
Of |
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14: Guaranty laws have been established:
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By the federal government |
By |
To |
To |
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15: With a non-qualified annuity:
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Premiums are tax-deductible |
Interest |
Contribution |
The |
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16: An annuity may help with which one of
the major concerns of the elderly?
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Outliving their resources |
Supplementing |
Helping |
Paying |
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17: If an agent represents himself as
being a licensed financial consultant who is connected with a phony senior
organization in order to obtain financial information from a prospective senior
client then:
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He is guilty of conducting a |
He |
He |
He |
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18: Premiums deposited into a variable
annuity:
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are |
are |
are |
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19: Some companies offer a benefit which
states that the account will be increased to equal a specified percentage of
the premium invested after a specified period of time. This is called:
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a variable life guaranteed minimum |
a |
a |
a |
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20: Of all of the various methods of
helping to spread investment risk the procedure that has the most effect is:
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dollar cost averaging |
asset |
day |
reading |
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21: For persons 60 or over there is a
30-day cancellation period
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and the insurer must refund all |
during |
when |
when |
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22: The equity indexed annuity is a fixed
deferred annuity that uses an external index that reflects the fluctuations of
the stock market to determine the interest earned, but most importantly:
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It is a security, regulated by the |
the |
It |
it |
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23: Investment gains under an annuity
will:
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never be taxed |
eventually |
eventually |
be |
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24: An annuity that is used to provide
payments over a period of time to an injured person is called: (pg 104, pr 4)
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an accident annuity |
a |
a |
an |
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25: If an annuity contract is held by a
trust or other entity as an agent for a natural person, the IRS:
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will treat it as if it was owned by |
will |
will |
will |
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26: The first time an agent violates the
California regulations regarding replacement sales, he:
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is liable for a penalty of no less |
is |
can |
be |
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27: In a Roth IRA, all of the funds may be
withdrawn without tax or penalty:
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only if the funds have been in the |
only |
only |
only |
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28: Which of the following investments
would be considered to have the highest investor risk?
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individual stocks |
certificates |
equity |
variable |
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29: One of the biggest problems that an
agent must be cognizant of when discussing sale of annuities with a
“senior” prospect is:
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short-term memory loss |
Physical |
Lack |
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30: Annuity benefit payments from a
variable annuity is based upon:
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an assumed investment return |
Standard |
annuity |
the |
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31: It is very important when marketing variable
annuities that the agent understands the consumer’s objectives and the various
degrees of risk the client is comfortable with. This is referred to as:
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risk tolerance |
defensive |
meeting |
commission |
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32: Structuring the contract refers to
which of the following:
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deciding whether to purchase a fixed, |
deciding |
deciding |
deciding |
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33: When must the written in-home meeting
disclosure be delivered to a senior:
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at least 48 hours prior to the |
at |
at |
no |
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34: James is utilizing a feature of his
variable annuity that causes the same dollar amount of assets to be transferred
at regular intervals from his money market option to another investment option,
regardless of whether the price of shares of the other option has increased or
decreased. This is called:
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Indexing |
Dollar |
Automatic |
Asset |
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35: An equity-index annuity product that
locks in gains at the end of each contract year includes which of the following
features?
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The cap rate |
The |
The |
The |
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36: A hypothetical EIA features a
participation rate of 70% and cap rate of 10%. If the index grows by 17% how
much interest will be created to the annuity?
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10.00% |
17.00% |
13.50% |
11.90% |
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37: All of the following features will
typically generate higher or longer surrender charges, EXCEPT:
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higher interest charges |
annuitization |
bonus |
higher |
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38: An immediate annuity pays $2,000 per
month while both a husband and wife are alive. Upon one annuitant’s death the
monthly income decreases by $1,000 for the remainder of the surviving spouse’s
life. What kind of settlement option is this?
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Joint life |
Life |
Joint |
Cash |
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39: Which of the following information
must be displayed on any advertisement as defined in the insurance code:
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the word insurance |
all |
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40: Selling annuities to persons 65 or
older for the purpose of qualifying for Medi-Cal is prohibited:
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if the purchaser has assets equal to |
after |
In |
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41: Which of these would be an example of
illegal “bait and switch” schemes:
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setting an appointment with a |
setting |
recording |
asking |
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42: SB 483, Kuehl, primarily deals with
which of the following:
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Medicare |
Social |
Medi-Cal |
Internal |
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43: A person born in 1957 will not be able
to retire with full Social Security benefits until they are age:
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66.5 years |
65 |
67 |
67.5 |
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44: Indicators that the client/prospect
may not be competent to enter into the purchase of an annuity include all of
the following EXCEPT:
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the home is in disarray |
the |
the |
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45: The California Life and Health
Insurance Guarantee Association will pay due to the insolvency of an insurer:
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the entire amount of funds lost by |
up |
up |
up |
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46: An insurer who engages in misconduct
against a person 65 years of age or older on a frequent basis or as a general
business practice can be liable for a penalty of:
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no more than $100,000 |
no |
no |
$10,000 |
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47: Estate Planning involves which of the
following most specifically:
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the orderly process of transferring |
paying |
planning |
saving |
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48: Which of the following is the least
important to most clients when investing retirement assets?
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Preservation of capital |
Fighting |
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