Finra Exam Series-6 Topic 3 Question 66 Discussion

Actual exam question for Finra's Series-6 exam

Question #: 66
Topic #: 3

Under the rules of ERISA, all private-employer sponsored retirement plans must:

Aallow any employee to participate in the retirement plan as long as the employee is at least 21 years old.

Bexclude anyone who has not been employed with the firm for at least five years.

Cprovide a specific vesting schedule under which all participants in the plan will become 100% vested after having been in the firm's employ for seven or fewer years.

Dbe defined contribution plans.

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Suggested Answer: D

If Mrs. Newbie-Oldman and her new husband want her name on what was previously his account, she must obtain written authorization from her employer, Savvy Investments, and her new husband must provide his written authorization to Savvy. She is exempted from the proportional investment requirement as Mr. Oldman's spouse, but not from the written authorization requirements under FINRA Rule 2150.

by Jerry at Oct 22, 2023, 06:10 AM

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Argelia

12 days ago

Wait, is option A actually a trick question? I thought ERISA was all about protecting employees' retirement benefits, not excluding them.

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Darci

13 days ago

Option D can't be right, ERISA covers both defined benefit and defined contribution plans. I'm going with C as the answer.

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Wendell

15 days ago

Haha, option B is hilarious. Excluding employees who haven't been there for 5 years? That's not very inclusive, ERISA wouldn't allow that!

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Lorean

16 days ago

I disagree, I believe the correct answer is A. ERISA requires plans to allow participation for employees 21 and older, not 5 years of service.

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Kenneth

2 days ago

I think the correct answer is C. ERISA requires a specific vesting schedule for participants.

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Raymon

2 months ago

That's a good point, Micaela. Defined contribution plans do align with ERISA regulations. I see your perspective now.

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2 months ago

I think the answer is C, because it makes sense for employees to become fully vested after a certain number of years.

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