Finra Exam Series-6 Topic 10 Question 93 Discussion

Actual exam question for Finra's Series-6 exam

Question #: 93
Topic #: 10

The AGRO Mutual Fund invests in aggressive growth stocks of midcap corporations. The fund is running an advertisement on the radio that informs the listeners that AGRO earned a 22% return last year while the S&P 500 Index returned only 10%. The ad also contains information regarding how an interested investor can contain a fund prospectus.

Has AGRO violated any securities laws with this advertisement?

ANo. This would be considered a generic advertisement and not an offer to sell.

BNo. In addition to providing the listeners with its own return last year, AGRO appropriately provided the listeners with a benchmark return; thus there has been no violation of any laws.

CYes. Although AGRO provided the return on the S&P 500 as well as its own return, the S&P 500 Index is comprised of average risk stocks and is not an appropriate benchmark for AGRO to use.

DYes. AGRO is required to provide information on the specific investments it made to earn that 22% return, given that the return is unusually high.

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Suggested Answer: D

Neither Class B nor Class C shares have front-end loads. Class B and Class C shares typically have higher 12b -1 fees, however, with Class C having the highest 12b-1 fees of the three classes.

by Layla at Nov 14, 2024, 10:26 PM

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Kristofer

2 months ago

Wait, did AGRO use the word 'only' when describing the S&P 500's return? That's a bit cheeky, don't you think?

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Jamal

13 days ago

D) Yes. AGRO is required to provide information on the specific investments it made to earn that 22% return, given that the return is unusually high.

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Felix

18 days ago

C) Yes. Although AGRO provided the return on the S&P 500 as well as its own return, the S&P 500 Index is comprised of average risk stocks and is not an appropriate benchmark for AGRO to use.

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Gertude

24 days ago

B) No. In addition to providing the listeners with its own return last year, AGRO appropriately provided the listeners with a benchmark return; thus there has been no violation of any laws.

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Fletcher

1 months ago

A) No. This would be considered a generic advertisement and not an offer to sell.

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Chaya

2 months ago

Hmm, I'm leaning towards option A. It's just a generic advertisement, not an offer to sell, so I don't see any issues with it.

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Chara

2 months ago

Haha, option D is a bit too much, isn't it? AGRO isn't required to give a detailed breakdown of its investments, that would be overkill.

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Keshia

2 months ago

I'm not so sure about that. Option C seems more plausible to me. The S&P 500 is not an appropriate benchmark for an aggressive growth fund like AGRO.

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Lavina

6 days ago

I agree with you. Option C does make sense, but I can see how Option B could also be a valid argument.

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Eleni

8 days ago

I think Option B is the correct choice. AGRO provided the listeners with its own return as well as a benchmark return, so there should be no violation of any laws.

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Nieves

15 days ago

Option C seems more plausible to me. The S&P 500 is not an appropriate benchmark for an aggressive growth fund like AGRO.

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Roy

2 months ago

I think option B is correct. AGRO provided the listeners with its own return as well as a benchmark, which is a standard practice in the industry.

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Derick

1 months ago

I think the advertisement was informative and transparent. Option B is definitely the correct answer in this case.

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Giuseppe

2 months ago

It's important for investors to have that comparison with a benchmark like the S&P 500. AGRO did the right thing by including that information in their advertisement.

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