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Continuing Education Credit — June 2019

As a subscriber to Financial-Planning.com, you can earn up to 12 hours of CE credit from the CFP Board and the Investments & Wealth Institute.

Please read the articles and answer the questions below. To find the related article, click on the hyperlinked title of the story – both online-only articles as well as stories published in the magazine.

You must answer 8 of the 10 questions correctly to qualify for CE credit.

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1. From 2004 through 2018, which of these asset classes had the highest average annualized returns? *This question is required.
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2.  From 1974 through 2018, which of these asset classes had the highest average annualized returns? *This question is required.
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3.  From 1999 through 2018, among these four asset classes, which had the most favorable annual standard deviation? *This question is required.
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4. Which of these 10% early withdrawal penalty exceptions applies only to employer plans? *This question is required.
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5.  Which part of the Tax Code states that, in order to qualify for the 10% early withdrawal exception for disability, a person must furnish proof that he/she cannot engage in any “substantial gainful activity?” *This question is required.
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6. At what AGI does the 3.8% Medicare surtax on net investment income for an individual filer kick in? *This question is required.
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7. What is the ordinary income tax rate for a single filer making $450,000 per year? *This question is required.
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8. Over the past 10 years, what has been the annualized total return of foreign equities (as represented by the MSCI All Country World ex-U.S. Index benchmark)? *This question is required.
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9. A client who is a tech entrepreneur looking to exit a venture can receive exemptions on up to what percentage of capital gains from qualified small business stock? *This question is required.
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10. Which FINRA rule states that it may be permissible for an advisor to borrow money from a client who also happens to be an immediate family member? *This question is required.
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