Question
1:
A Tax-Sheltered Annuity (TSA) is
available to a(n):

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Accountant

Insurance
agent

Attorney

Teacher


Question
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
Annuity with Period Certain

Variable
Annuity

Temporary
Life Annuity


Question
3:
Premiums deposited into a Variable
Annuity go into:

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The surplus of the insurance company

A
separate account where they are invested in a variety of securities

The
life and health insurance reserves of the insurance company

A
mutual fund


Question
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
Fixed Annuity

Deferred
Variable Annuity

Joint
& Last Survivor Immediate Fixed Annuity


Question
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
Split Annuity

A
Stretch Annuity


Question
6:
The Exclusion Ratio is the proportion
of an annuitized payment that is:

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Returned to the beneficiary after the
death of the annuitant

Considered
as return of capital and non-taxed

The
interest credited to an WIA after loading

The
method of determining participation


Question
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
Annuity

Before
the annuitant is aged 59½ years

If
the annuity owner dies before the withdrawal

If
the annuity owner becomes disabled before the withdrawal


Question
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
of a long-term investment strategy

Alternative
to a short-term certificate of deposit

Source
of immediate funds in case of emergency


Question
9:
Funds invested in a Variable Annuity
separate account are referred to as:

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Sub-accounts

Participation
Units

Annuitant
Funds

Accumulation
Units


Question
10:
The one overriding rule concerning
investments is:

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The higher the risk, the lower the
return

The
higher the risk, the greater the return

The
lower the risk the higher the return

All
investments in internet firms are good investments


Question
11:
Fluctuations of investment value in a
Variable Annuity are the risk of the:

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Insurance company

Owner/Annuitant

Beneficiary

State
Guaranty Fund


Question
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


Question
13:
Most annuities will allow the owner to
make withdrawals:

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Without charge

Up
to 10% of annuity value per year without penalty

Only
if they need to pay for nursing home expenses

Of
the interest only and not the principal


Question
14:
Guaranty laws have been established:

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By the federal government

By
the stock exchange

To
protect policyholders against insurer insolvency

To
pay benefits on equity-indexed annuities only


Question
15:
With a non-qualified annuity:

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Premiums are tax-deductible

Interest
earned is tax-deferred

Contribution
limitations are the same as with an IRA

The
principal and interest are taxed during annuitization


Question
16:
An annuity may help with which one of
the major concerns of the elderly?

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Outliving their resources

Supplementing
their Medicare coverage

Helping
them afford a better home

Paying
income taxes


Question
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
“pretext interview”

He
is guilty of fraud and subject to immediate imprisonment

He
is somewhat unorthodox but nothing illegal has taken place

He
is simply using a ruse to help diffuse the reluctance of most people to talk
to insurance agents


Question
18:
Premiums deposited into a variable
annuity:

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are
co-mingled with all of the other purchasers of variable annuities with that
insurer

are
deposited in a separate account for that particular purchaser only

are
deposited in a trust account with the Federal Reserve Bank


Question
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
income benefit

a
minimum death benefit guarantee

a
guaranteed minimum account value benefit

a
return of premium rider


Question
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
allocation

day
trading

reading
the Wall Street Journal every morning


Question
21:
For persons 60 or over there is a
30-day cancellation period

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and the insurer must refund all
premiums paid, less a service fee

during
which time the individual must make a formal request for cancellation with a
notarized copy sent to the department of insurance

when
the annuitant or insured may rescind the policy with partial refund of all
premiums and fees

when
the annuitant or insured may rescind the policy with full refund of all
premiums and fees.


Question
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
SEC and an agent must have a securities license

the
conservation of the principal is guaranteed

It
pays extremely high commissions

it
is sold primarily by banks


Question
23:
Investment gains under an annuity
will:

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never be taxed

eventually
be taxed at capital gains rates

eventually
be taxed at ordinary income tax rates

be
taxed at ordinary income tax rates as earned


Question
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
structured settlement annuity

a
flexible variable annuity with limited benefits

an
equity indexed annuity


Question
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
the natural person and taxed accordingly

will
treat it as if was held by a corporation and taxed accordingly

will
never tax the cash value of the contract, except through a probate court

will
tax all assets at capital gains rates


Question
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
than $1,000 for the first violation

is
liable for a penalty of no less than $5,000 for the first violation

can
make a public apology and return his commission

be
convicted of a misdemeanor, have his license revoked and serve up to 6 months
in jail


Question
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
annuity for at least 5 years

only
if the funds have been in the annuity for at least 10 years

only
if the annuity owner is under 70 ½ years of age

only
if the owner is over 59 ½ years of age


Question
28:
Which of the following investments
would be considered to have the highest investor risk?

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individual stocks

certificates
of deposit

equity
indexed annuity

variable
annuity


Question
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
disability

Lack
of funds


Question
30:
Annuity benefit payments from a
variable annuity is based upon:

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an assumed investment return

Standard
mortality tables as adjusted for annuities

annuity
tables formulated by the American Actuarial Society

the
table of benefits provided in each annuity contract when purchased


Question
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
marketing

meeting
SEC requirements

commission
maximization


Question
32:
Structuring the contract refers to
which of the following:

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deciding whether to purchase a fixed,
variable, or indexed annuity

deciding
who to name as owner, annuitant and beneficiary

deciding
whether or not to have a joint annuitant and who that should be

deciding
on the period of the annuity payout


Question
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
meeting

at
least 7 days prior to the meeting

at
least 24 hour prior to the meeting

no
prior notice is required


Question
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
Cost Averaging

Automatic
Asset Balancing

Asset
Allocation


Question
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
participation rate

The
annual reset provision

The
credit gain rider


Question
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%


Question
37:
All of the following features will
typically generate higher or longer surrender charges, EXCEPT:

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higher interest charges

annuitization
options

bonus
credits

higher
commissions


Question
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
with period annuity

Joint
and survivor

Cash
refund


Question
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
senior designations held by the agent


Question
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
or less than community spouse resource allowance

after
the purchase the senior or spouse qualifies for Medi-Cal

In
all cases it is illegal


Question
41:
Which of these would be an example of
illegal “bait and switch” schemes:

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setting an appointment with a
prospective client to discuss living trusts when actually intending to get
information to sell annuities to the client

setting
an appointment to discuss annuities but discussing LTC insurance as well

recording
the appointment with the permission of the clients

asking
the client if they would refer them to friends and neighbors who could
benefit from the information the agent has shared with them


Question
42:
SB 483, Kuehl, primarily deals with
which of the following:

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Medicare

Social
Security

Medi-Cal

Internal
Revenue Service


Question
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
years

67
years

67.5
years


Question
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
person forgets that they made the appointment with the agent

the
person walks with a cane


Question
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
the owner of an annuity

up
to $100,000 total for funds lost by husband and wife combined

up
to $100,000 each for funds lost by husband and wife

up
to $250,000 for each individual annuity owned


Question
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
more than $300,000

no
less than $300,000

$10,000
for each separate violation


Question
47:
Estate Planning involves which of the
following most specifically:

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the orderly process of transferring
wealth from one generation to another

paying
for long-term care and other health care expenses

planning
for a comfortable retirement

saving
for a college education for a grandchild


Question
48:
Which of the following is the least
important to most clients when investing retirement assets?

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Preservation of capital

Fighting
Inflation