EMT Practice Test

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Question1: You had the misfortune of working as a registered agent for an unscrupulous broker-dealer. You weren't privy to any of it, but apparently, your broker-dealer was guilty of some fraudulent activities and has had his license revoked. In this instance,

Question2: A broker-dealer is required to keep his records for how long?

Question3: When selling shares in a closed-end investment company, an agent must inform the client of any
I. commissions
II. underwriting fees
III. miscellaneous offering expenses

Question4: In accordance with the National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996, which of the following is a federal covered adviser and, therefore, exempt from registering with the state Administrator?
I. An adviser who does business in 26 states.
II. An adviser who manages the portfolio of a mutual fund that is registered with the SEC.
III. An adviser with $35 million in assets under management

Question5: MoeMoney Investment Advisers, LLC is registered in the state of Texas, and its three offices are all located in the greater Dallas-Fort Worth area. Five of its clients-all individuals-have relocated to Colorado and all have indicated a desire to retain the services of MoeMoney. In order for this to be possible,

Question6: 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.

Question7: Switch Advisory is a small investment adviser partnership registered in a single state. A larger investment adviser firm, Bait Investment Adviser, is registered in the same state as well as two other states. Bait has offered to buy out three of Switch's partners who want to retire. This will give Bait a 60% ownership in Switch Advisory.
Which of the following statements are true?
I. Switch Advisory must obtain the approval of its clients before the partners can sell their interests to Bait.
II. Switch Advisory must notify the state Administrator of this event.
III. Switch Advisory must notify their clients of this event, but does not need the clients' approval.
IV. Switch Advisory must notify the SEC of this event.

Question8: Goldie Locks is an agent with Bear Broker-Dealers. One of her clients is a single woman, Annie Spinster, who is retired and needs income from her investment portfolio to meet her current needs for liquidity. In addition to investing in mutual funds, Annie likes the thrill of investing in single stocks and asks Goldie for recommendations. Goldie recommends Annie invest some of her money in Alcon (ACL), a medical instrument and supplies company selling on the NYSE, based on the fact that it has a high dividend yield and is paying a dividend of $2.21 a share, which is guaranteed to continue or even increase, Goldie assures Annie.
Has Goldie violated any laws or engaged in any prohibited practices?

Question9: Which of the following statements about agents is (are) false?

Question10: It has come to the attention of the Administrator of the state that Samuel Shyster provided false information on his application to become a registered investment adviser with the state. Prior to revoking Samuel's license, the Administrator will provide Samuel with which of the following?
I. prior notice
II. an opportunity to fill out a new registration statement
III. an opportunity for a hearing
IV. a written statement regarding the facts and the legal consequences

Question11: In order to maintain its registration with a state, a broker-dealer may be required to:
I. take a written or oral exam.
II. pay an annual filing fee.
III. maintain a minimum net capital.
IV. file all advertising material with the Administrator.

Question12: An individual who represents a broker-dealer in the buying and selling of securities is called a(n):

Question13: Treadwater Bank and Trust is selling a portfolio of municipal bonds it owns to the SafeRisk Insurance Corporation. Under the Uniform Securities Act (USA), in this transaction Treadwater is defined as a

Question14: You are a registered agent with a large brokerage firm. Your client is a very busy woman. She is interested in purchasing 500 shares of Google, but she thinks this morning's opening price is too high. She's going to be in meetings and then on a transatlantic flight. She wants the purchase to take place today because she believes Google's price is just going to keep rising with only the occasional daily ups and downs. She wants you to use your discretion and try to get her the best price for the stock in today's trading session.
Which of the following statements are true?

Question15: Erin is a registered agent who works for SecureMoney Brokers-dealers. One of her clients, Mrs. McTurk, is a recently-widowed woman who relies on Erin for advice about her investment portfolio. Mrs. McTurk reminds Erin of her own grandmother, and she is happy to provide guidance within the sphere of her own knowledge.
Based on these facts, which of the following statements is true?

Question16: Trevor is currently a registered agent in the state of Connecticut where he has been employed by Connect & Company, a broker-dealer that is registered in Connecticut and has subsidiary operations in Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York. Trevor has moved to Massachusetts and is now associated with one of Connect's subsidiaries, a broker-dealer registered in the state. Trevor has applied to the Administrator of Massachusetts for registration as an agent.
Can Trevor execute purchases and sales for clients while his registration is still pending?

Question17: S. White and Associates is an investment adviser registered in the state of Kentucky and, as such, is meeting Kentucky's minimum net capital requirement for investment advisers. The firm recently registered with the state of Virginia and has opened an office there. Virginia has a significantly higher net capital requirement for its investment advisers.
Which of the following statements is true?

Question18: Which of the following would not fall under the classification of "institutional investor"?

Question19: A variable annuity is:

Question20: What criminal penalties are specified for "willful violations" of the Uniform Securities Act?

Question21: Mina is a new agent with SecureMoney Broker-Dealers and is struggling to make ends meet. She gets a job as a receptionist at a fitness club on the weekends to generate more income.
Which of the following is true?

Question22: You are an investment adviser to Mr. Crochety, an elderly man who lives solely on his social security income although he managed to accumulate an investment portfolio worth about $100,000 over the years. Mr.
Crochety recently got his hands on a business publication and read about the tax-free interest paid by municipal bonds. He calls you and instructs you to sell his other investments and invest all his money in a municipal bond portfolio, so that "the government doesn't get any more of my hard-earned money." You tell Mr. Crochety that you don't believe this is a wise move because he's in such a low tax bracket that municipal bonds are not a good investment for him, but he is insistent. Based on these facts, you should

Question23: An investment adviser may not

Question24: A bond issue has recently been registered with the state Administrator.
Which of the following statements are true?

Question25: Which of the following does not need to be included in an investment advisory contract?

Question26: A client calls CanDo Broker-Dealers with a market-not-held order to buy 5,000 shares of China Security and Surveillance Technology, Inc. (CSR), which sells on the NYSE, "at a good price today." The stock had opened at $5.13, traded as high as $5.36 during the day, and closed at $5.10. CanDo executed the purchase at a price of $5.31, so at market close, the client had lost $1,050. The client can

Question27: on No: 9
Rich Writewell wants to begin publishing an independent weekly financial newsletter that will provide investment recommendations as well as other financial news items to the general public. Rich hopes that his newsletter will achieve nationwide circulation within a few months.
Which of the following statements is true?

Question28: The C&S Railroad is in the process of issuing new bonds. Before these bonds can be offered for sale,

Question29: The state of Massachusetts has issued a general obligation (G.O.) bond that pays 3% interest. As an agent selling this bond, you can legitimately tell the investor that

Question30: The discretionary powers over a clients' accounts differ between broker-dealers and investment advisers in that

Question31: You are an investment adviser representative. Your client, Mr. I. M. Pulse, calls you with what he thinks is exciting news. He just passed a restaurant and saw Microsoft's Bill Gates having lunch with a local entrepreneur who owns a small firm in the computer software industry that trades on the OTC pink sheets. He is sure that this means Microsoft is negotiating a purchase of the smaller company and instructs you to take the cash balance in his account and buy shares of the local company. You should

Question32: Noah Scruples, an agent with CanDo Broker-Dealers, just got a copy of the most recent report on a certain stock. The report was generated by CanDo's analyst department and is hot off the presses. It has not yet even been put on the firm's website for the firm's clients.
The analyst department has just changed its recommendation on the stock from "Hold" to "Strong Buy" based on new information that it has obtained on the company.
Can Noah rush to his office to buy shares of the stock before the analysts release their reports to CanDo's clients?

Question33: Which of the following persons falls under the definition of "broker-dealer," as defined by the Uniform Securities Act (USA)?

Question34: Which of the following securities would be exempt from state registration requirements, according to the Uniform Securities Act?
I. a municipal bond issued by the Canadian province of Nova Scotia
II. a bond issued by the county of Cork, Ireland
III. a bond issued by Nationwide Insurance Company

Question35: Vious and Associates is a small broker-dealer trying to generate more business. To this end, the firm had a professional four-color brochure printed that provides the years of industry experience of its management along with other information. The firm's founder, Ms. D. Vious, is listed as having over 30 years of experience in the industry. Ms. D. Vious has worked for broker-dealers for over 30 years, but for 20 of those 30 years, she was a secretary.
Has D. Vious violated any securities laws?

Question36: Moe is a registered investment adviser doing business under the name of MoeMoney Investment Advisers, LLC. Larry, Curly, and Mary all hold positions with the firm. Larry is on the board of directors; Mary is a sales representative for the firm; and Curly is an administrative assistant, who performs clerical duties.
Given that Moe is already a registered investment adviser, which of the other three are automatically registered as investment adviser representatives?

Question37: As an agent, which of the following statements about the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) can you legitimately make to your client?

Question38: The Administrator may require a firm to supply it with any prospectus, pamphlet, advertisement, or other sales literature intended for prospective investors unless the security
I. will be sold only through an investment advisory firm.
II. is a federal covered security.
III. is issued by a state credit union.

Question39: Which of the following is an example of commingling?

Question40: o: 52
Which of the following statements regarding "registration by qualification" is true?

Question41: MoeMoney Investment Advisers uses the services of two broker-dealers exclusively when it executes trades for its clients' accounts. The larger of the two broker-dealers provides MoeMoney with research from its analyst department in return for the business and also serves as the custodian for some of MoeMoney's clients' accounts. The smaller of the two broker-dealers picks up the utility bill for MoeMoney. MoeMoney is careful to disclose this form of "soft dollar" compensation to its clients.
Is it in violation of any securities laws?

Question42: Carrie is a registered agent employed by CanDo Broker-Dealers. Her uncle is a minister who regularly refers his parishioners to Carrie, in return for which Carrie has agreed to donate a quarter of her commissions from these transactions to the parish.
Is Carrie doing anything illegal?

Question43: Which of the following are examples of the prohibited practice of manipulation in the securities markets?
I. Broker-Dealer Joker is unhappy with its investment in the stock of a speculative firm and engages another broker-dealer to purchase a large number of shares from it, with the unofficial agreement to buy back those shares, offer more shares which the second broker-dealer will purchase, and so on.
II. Broker-Dealer Joker has a large short position in the stock of a certain corporation. Joker offers a bonus to its agents who effect sale transactions in the stock.
III. A client calls Broker-Dealer Joker with a request to purchase 20 bonds issued by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT.) The bonds are currently selling for their par value of $1,000. Knowing this, Joker offers to sells the client the bonds for $120 per $100 of par, or $1,200 per $1,000 bond.

Question44: Joe Treader is the owner of a small, state-registered investment advisory firm that is on the verge of becoming insolvent. One of his clients who has become like a mother to him is aware of his financial difficulties and has offered to sell off some of the assets that he manages for her and loan him the money to get him through this period of economic uncertainty until he is able to get on his feet again.
Can Joe take her up on her offer?

Question45: Ari Gaunt is employed by a small state-registered broker-dealer and has recently received notification that his application to be a registered agent of the state has been accepted. Now that he is licensed to execute transactions for the firm's clients, Ari has a batch of business cards printed up, with a picture of himself on the right-hand side of the card. Underneath the picture is the caption, "State-Approved Agent." Will Ari be violating any securities laws if he distributes these business cards?

Question46: When selling shares of an investment company to a client, an agent must provide the client with
I. the fund's prospectus, which provides information on any loads or other fees as well as historical return information.
II. information about any breakpoints if it is a load fund along with an explanation of a letter of intent III. information regarding the investment adviser used by the fund IV. an explanation of the various loads and fees outlined in the fund's prospectus

Question47: In an arrangement between MoeMoney Investment Advisers and one of the firm's clients, the YourMoney mutual fund, part of MoeMoney's compensation is based how the fund performs compared to the S&P 500 Index. If the return on the fund exceeds the return on the index, MoeMoney gets a bonus. The S&P 500 had a return of negative 8% this year, and the fund returned a negative 2%, so MoeMoney invoiced the client for the bonus.
Has MoeMoney violated any securities laws?

Question48: Your client calls you with a market order to purchase 500 shares of the stock of Oracle and asks when payment will be due. If today is Wednesday, September 15th, you inform the client that payment is due on

Question49: Jack Bean is employed by Giant Investment Advisers, LLC. His job duties include advising clients on the asset allocations of their portfolios. Jack Bean is

Question50: Rich Quick is a broker-dealer licensed in the state of Massachusetts and has offices only within the state. Two of Rich Quick's clients regularly vacation in Florida during the winter months, and Rich Quick executes trades for them when they call him from out-of-state.
Based on these facts,
I. Rich Quick needs to register as a broker-dealer in the state of Florida as well.
II. Rich Quick needs to register only as an agent in the state of Florida.
III. Rich Quick needs to establish an office in the state of Florida in order to transact business.
IV. Rich Quick need not register in Florida.

Question51: Once a broker-dealer has applied for and been granted state registration, the registration remains valid

Question52: A-2-Z Associates advertises itself as a full service brokerage firm that will buy and sell securities for its clients, as well as provide investment advice to them. Its brochure provides a variety of plans to which a client can subscribe. The basic plan is the cheapest and allows the client a maximum number of trades per month for a specified fee. Another, slightly more expensive, plan provides the client with the same maximum number of trades per month, but the client also receives a personalized quarterly review of his portfolio along with advice for restructuring his portfolio based on such factors as current market conditions and specific industry or company information. The most expensive plan is one in which the client is assigned to an individual portfolio manager, who will take total responsibility for the asset allocation of the client's portfolio and will provide the client with monthly reports. Based on the services A-2-Z provides, it must register with the state as:

Question53: Under which of the following scenarios can a client legitimately sue a purported professional in the securities industry and expect an award for damages?
I. The securities were sold by an agent whose registration was not yet effective with the state, but who had already applied for registration.
II. The security was a variable annuity, and the sales representative neglected to reveal the details of the surrender clause to the client.
III. The security was the stock of a company, the stock had recently been registered with the state for sale, had been granted registration, and the selling agent had told his client that the security had been state-approved for sale.

Question54: Fly-By-Night Investment Advisers has closed its doors.
Which of the following statements is true?

Question55: Registered agent Ina Scent has had her license suspended by the state Administrator prior to an administrative hearing on the order.
Which of the following statements is true regarding Ina's situation?

Question56: Ms. Connie Fused sent her investment adviser a check, payable to a mutual fund that he had recommended to her.
What must the adviser do in order to avoid being considered the custodian of this account and, thereby, subject to some strict requirements, including a higher minimum net capital?

Question57: Broker-dealer Nebulous opted to withdraw its registration with the state. Six months later, the Administrator finds that Nebulous had been engaged in fraudulent securities transactions.
Which of the following statements is true?

Question58: No: 93
The net worth of a broker-dealer has fallen below the minimum net capital requirement specified by the state in which the broker-dealer is registered. This broker-dealer must notify the Administrator of this fact

Question59: In which of the following scenarios is an investment adviser representative required to disclose the fact that someone other than the representative performed the research on which his advice to the client is based?
I. The investment adviser representative recommends the same asset allocation for his client that a buddy of his did after his buddy had done some research for a client with similar characteristics.
II. The investment adviser representative provides a recommendation for his client based on research provided by a broker-dealer that provides the investment adviser with its analysts' recommendations in return for trades that the investment adviser executes using the services of the broker-dealer, as well as a couple of other research sources he finds on the internet.
III. The investment adviser representative submitted his client's information to a data base that provided a recommendation for the asset allocation of the client's investment monies that the adviser deemed was sound and, therefore, recommended it to his client.

Question60: Once a person has filed an application with the Administrator, and in doing so has truthfully disclosed every material fact, how long does the Administrator have after the effective date of the registration to commence a proceeding to deny, suspend, or revoke that person's license based on those facts?

Question61: Which of the following would not appear on a trade confirmation?

Question62: Which of the following may be given to prospective investors during the "cooling off period?"

Question63: Ken Con is an agent with Blue Sky Broker-Dealers. He gets up early each morning so that he can study any late-breaking news that may affect the markets and figure out ways to incorporate this news into conversations with select clients in order to pressure them to restructure their portfolios by selling holdings they have in one particular industry to invest the money in another particular industry.
Ken has been very successful with this strategy and executes more trades for his clients than any other agent with the firm, but is he in danger of losing his license?

Question64: Elizabeth is the owner of Lizbeth Investment Advisers, a small, state-registered investment advisory firm. She has decided that her firm needs a niche and has learned that a consulting group is coming to the area and offering a 3-day seminar on asset allocation for senior citizens offered by Advantage for Retirement Persons (ARP). The seminar will cost $1,000 per individual, but after attending the seminar, each attendee will receive a certificate verifying their involvement in the program. Elizabeth decides this is the niche she has been looking for and signs up herself and her three investment adviser representatives for the program. After attending the seminar and receiving their certificates, Elizabeth and her team can

Question65: Newbie Corporation is considering the possibility of an interstate initial public offering (IPO) of its stock. In the initial meetings with BigFee Investment Bankers, Newbie has learned that the underwriting spread will be
15%. Although the actual offering price won't be set until Newbie's registration statement is approved by the SEC, BigFee has indicated that the offer price will probably be between $3 and $4 a share and that the stock will initially be listed on the OTC Bulletin Board.
What methods for state registration does Newbie have available?
I. registration by coordination
II. registration by notification
III. registration by qualification

Question66: In which of the following cases is an investment adviser allowed to be compensated with a share of the capital gains of the client's portfolio?
I. The client is a mutual fund.
II. The client is a credit union.
III. The client is a private client whose minimum net worth is $1 million or more.
IV. The client is a private client who has at least $750,000 invested through the investment adviser.

Question67: on No: 239
A tombstone advertisement is

Question68: Skip is a registered agent with state. He recently quit his job with Venus Broker-Dealers to become affiliated with Mars Broker-Dealers.
Which of the three entities must report this change to the state Administrator?

Question69: If an issuer registers securities with the state, how long can the documentation supplied in the registration statement for those securities be incorporated by reference only into a registration statement for future securities the issuer wants to offer for sale?

Question70: Which of the following statements regarding an investment adviser representative who has an office in the state is true?

Question71: An investment adviser suggests that his client, Arnold, a 74-year old gentleman, should consider a reallocation of the assets in his portfolio. The adviser tells Arnold that he has far too much invested in bonds, which don't earn as much as stocks. He advises Arnold to take 80% of the money he has in bonds and invest it in an aggressive growth mutual fund that has provided an average annual return of 40% over the past three years.
Arnold is impressed and follows this advice. Shortly thereafter, there is a steep drop in the market in general, and the net asset value of the aggressive growth mutual fund falls 85%.
Does Arnold have any remedies available to him?

Question72: While on vacation in Colorado, Massachusetts resident Ms. Jetset meets Mr. Snow, a registered representative with a Colorado broker-dealer, on a ski lift and accepts a dinner engagement with him later that evening, during which he obtains her cell phone number. A week later, while she is lounging around in her Florida beach condo, he calls and interests her in a local software company that is selling its preferred stock to investors and encourages her to buy it. Ms. Jetset tells Mr. Snow she'll think about it and calls him after she returns to her home in Massachusetts to tell him to buy the stock for her and sends him a check via express mail. Later, Ms. Jetset learns that the preferred stock certificate that she received is-and always was-a worthless piece of paper, and that, in fact, no such company ever existed.
Which state Administrator has jurisdiction in this instance?
I. the Administrator of the state of Colorado
II. the Administrator of the state of Florida
III. the Administrator of the state of Massachusetts

Question73: Which of the following entities is subject to be accused of churning?
I. investment advisers
II. investment adviser representatives
III. broker-dealers
IV. agents

Question74: To say a security is "exempt," means that
I. it is exempt from the state's anti-fraud laws.
II. it is exempt from state registration requirements.
III. any transaction involving it is considered to be an exempt transaction.

Question75: Don is a state-registered agent with GetErDone Broker-Dealers. He has three other friends who are licensed agents-Huey, Dewey, and Louie. Huey is also an agent with GetErDone Broker-Dealers. Dewey is an agent with a different firm in the same city, CanDo Broker-Dealers. Louie works for a Broker-Dealer with an office just across the state line.
Don can enter a commission-splitting agreement with

Question76: "Federal covered securities" were defined and exempted from state registration requirements by the:

Question77: Alice Wonder called her broker on Tuesday, August 10th, with a market order to buy 10 calls on the stock of Abbott Laboratories. Under normal conditions, Alice will have to pay for the calls on

Question78: Once you have passed the Series 63 examination, which entity must then approve your application to sell securities?

Question79: Which of the following would meet the requirements for an "exempt security?"

Question80: n No: 85
Which of the following is not in itself a reason for the Administrator to deny, suspend, or revoke the license of a person?

Question81: Mr. Noah Scruples is a registered representative with CanDo Broker-Dealers. A client calls and wants Noah to purchase shares of a mutual fund the client has read about. CanDo is not authorized by this particular fund to effect purchases or sales of the fund shares.
Can Noah execute the order anyway?

Question82: A "notice filing" refers to

Question83: Assuming the security is not registered under the Uniform Securities Act, which of the following would not be exempt from state registration?

Question84: You are a registered agent with a broker-dealer. One of your clients visits you and wants you to sell some of the U.S. government bonds she owns and purchase shares of a specific aggressive growth mutual fund for her with the proceeds. Your client is a mentally-competent, 84-year-old woman but, based on your other knowledge of her situation, you believe it to be an unwise move. You should

Question85: Which of the following would a firm not be expected to provide to the Administrator when registering an issue of securities with the state?

Question86: Harry Lange manages the investment portfolio for the Fidelity Magellan Mutual Fund. Mr. Lange is a(n)

Question87: 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?

Question88: An investment adviser representative with Capital Investment Advisors, Inc. advised his client to invest $5,000 in bonds of a firm that the adviser claimed was an investment "almost as risk-free as investing in U.S.
government bonds; maybe even more so, given the magnitude of the government deficit these days." The client paid a total of $200 for this advice. The bonds paid interest at the rate of 6%, with semiannual payments, and the client received $300 in interest payments before the firm went belly-up at the end of a year, and its bonds were deemed worthless. The client has filed suit, and its attorneys' fees and court costs are expected to be $1,000. When the investment is a bond, the state has recently been assessing an interest rate equal to the interest rate paid by the security as an equitable interest payment guideline in civil penalties.
The maximum the client can expect in civil penalties is

Question89: Which of the following persons would not be required to register with the state as an agent under the guidelines of the Uniform Securities Act (USA)?

Question90: Which of the following are accurate statements regarding the minimum financial requirements for investment advisers according to the NASAA Model Rules?
I. Any investment adviser who has discretionary authority over a client's assets, but who does not have actual custody of client funds or securities, is required to maintain a minimum net worth of $10,000 at all times.
II. An investment adviser who requires that a fee of more than $500 from his clients be paid six months or more in advance must maintain a positive net worth at all times.
III. Only an investment adviser who has actual custody of client assets is subject to a minimum net worth requirement, which the NASAA Model Rules specifies is $10,000.

Question91: Which of the following entities must sign a "consent to service of process," thereby allowing the Administrator to receive legal documents that are meant to be served to the entity in place of that entity?
I. agents
II. investment advisers
III. investment adviser representatives
IV. broker-dealers

Question92: The settlement date refers to

Question93: The Administrator of a state will deny the registration of a security if
I. the mandated filing fee has not been paid.
II. the compensation of the underwriters is excessive.
III. the registration statement is incomplete.
IV. the issuer is registering the security through the registration by coordination process and has not complied with all the stipulated requirements.

Question94: Which of the following documents must a broker-dealer deliver on or prior to the confirmation due date to a client who is purchasing a security?

Question95: After passing the necessary exams, you must submit which of the following to the state Administrator when applying for registration as an agent?

Question96: You have recently discovered that a security you purchased has not been registered with the state, nor is it exempt from registration. You can file a civil claim against the seller as long as you do so within

Question97: An arrangement wherein a terminally ill person sells a second party his life insurance policy at a discount from its face value, giving the buyer the right to the policy's face value when the seller dies is called a:

Question98: When a client has purchased securities on margin, the broker-dealer

Question99: Alter Advisers & Associates is a small investment adviser partnership registered only in a single state. One of the partners has died, and the surviving spouse has sold that partnership interest to the surviving partners.
Which of the following statements are true?
I. Alter Advisers must inform the state Administrator of this event.
II. Alter Advisers must inform the SEC of this event.
III. Alter Advisers must notify the firm's clients of this event.

Question100: Most individual state securities laws today are based on:

Question101: An investment adviser
I. provides investment advice to clients.
II. sells securities to clients.
III. buys and sells securities in their clients' accounts for the clients.