Which of the following does not describe a prohibited practice for investment advisers?
I. The adviser sells its non-institutional clients securities that it has issued.
II. The adviser makes a discretionary trade for a client after receiving verbal authorization only and does
not receive written authorization from the client within 10 business days of doing so.
III. The investment adviser requires an advisory fee of $300 to be paid in advance at the beginning of
each quarter.

• A. I only
• B. None of the selections describe prohibited practices.
• C. II and III only
• D. I and III only

While on vacation in Colorado, Mr. Moneybags became interested in the stock of a company called
SafeAway, which designs and installs customized high-tech security systems in the multimillion dollar
mansions located in Colorado's pricier ski resort areas, such as Vail and Aspen. Upon returning to his
home in Boston, he calls his broker-dealer with an order to purchase 10,000 shares of the stock, which he
learned trades in the over-the-counter market. Fast Eddie, a registered agent with his broker-dealer,
discovers that SafeAway's stock is registered only in the states of Colorado and Wyoming. Neither Fast
Eddie nor his broker-dealer are registered to do business in either of those states. Under these
circumstances,

• A. Fast Eddie can execute the trade for Mr. Moneybags since this would be considered an exempt
  transaction because it is a private placement.
• B. Fast Eddie cannot effect Mr. Moneybags purchase of SafeAway stock since neither he nor his broker
  are registered to do business in Colorado or Wyoming, and SafeAway stock is not registered for sale in
  the state of Massachusetts.
• C. Fast Eddie should contact a broker-dealer that is registered in either Colorado or Wyoming and
  negotiate a finder's fee for referring Mr. Moneybags to them.
• D. Fast Eddie can execute the trade for Mr. Moneybags since this would be considered an exempt
  transaction because it is an unsolicited transaction.

You are an agent with a broker-dealer and have learned of limited partnership interests being sold by a
small company that is planning to come out with a product that you think is going to "wow" the market.
You would like to get in on the action, but the minimum investment needed is $10,000, and you don't have
that kind of dough lying around. You talk to your brother, who is also one of your clients, and get him
interested in investing in the firm, too. The two of you decide to pull your money together, each putting in
$ 5,000, and you agree to split any profits or losses. Is this permitted?

• A. Maybe. But it will require written consent from both your brother and your firm.
• B. Yes, as long as your brother provides your firm with his written consent.
• C. No. Under no circumstances can an agent enter a joint investment with a client under the guidelines of
  the Uniform Securities Act.
• D. Yes. This is permitted since the agreement is between you and a family member.

A-2-Z Associates is a full service brokerage and is also in the investment advisory industry, charging its
clients for investment advice for additional remuneration. Which of the following statements is true?

• A. A-2-Z can charge the client only an advisory fee when it is serving as an investment adviser; no
  commissions may be collected.
• B. A-2-Z can charge the client both an advisory fee for its advice and a commission on any trade the client
  makes based on the advice. This is all laid out in the advertising brochures full service brokerage firms
  like A-2-Z provide their prospective clients.
• C. A-2-Z can charge the client both an advisory fee for its advice and a commission for the execution of a
  trade based on that advice, but it must inform the client of its potential conflict of interest in doing so and
  get the client's written consent.
• D. A-2-Z can charge an individual client an advisory fee for its advice or a commission when it executes a
  trade that the client makes based on that advice, but not both.

Maddie, a registered agent affiliated with broker-dealer QuikDeals, quit her job on the spur of the moment.
Under the guidelines of the Uniform Securities Act (USA), who is responsible for notifying the
Administrator?

• A. Maddie has the sole responsibility for notifying the Administrator.
• B. QuikDeals has the sole responsibility for notifying the Administrator. Maddie is no longer deemed to be
  an agent after she terminated her relationship with QuikDeals, so she need do nothing.
• C. It depends. If Maddie becomes affiliated with another broker-dealer within thirty days, then she must
  notify the Administrator of her termination with QuikDeals and her current affiliation with the new firm.
  Otherwise, only QuikDeals must notify the Administrator.
• D. Both QuikDeals and Maddie are responsible for notifying the Administrator.