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Continuing Education Credit — April 2019

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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. Over 20 years (from 1998 to 2018) what was the growth of a $10,000 investment in a portfolio based on the current Yale Endowment Fund model (absolute return, 26%; venture capital,18%; foreign equity, 15.5%; leveraged buyouts, 15%; real estate, 9.5%; bonds and cash, 6.5%; natural resources, 6.5%; and domestic equity, 3.0%)? *This question is required.
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2. During the same time period, what was the growth of a $10,000 investment in the S&P 500? *This question is required.
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3. Under the U.S. tax code, if a client turned 70½ in 2018, when was the first required minimum distribution from their 401(k) due? *This question is required.
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4. If an employer in 2019 offers a hardship distribution for expenses and losses incurred by an employee due to damage suffered to his or her home after a federally declared disaster, how far back can plans retroactively impose the rule? *This question is required.
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5. How much did fixed annuity sales grow from 2017 to 2018? *This question is required.
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6. In which of these states does the Homestead Exemption protect only up to $250,000 of a home’s value from the reach of creditors? *This question is required.
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7. In which of these states would a person be considered a resident if they spend more than nine months there in any one year? *This question is required.
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8. Which of these small-cap funds has the lowest five-year return? *This question is required.
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9.  By how much did the child tax credit increase from 2017 to 2018? *This question is required.
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10. What is the cap on the mortgage amount for which a single filer can deduct interest? *This question is required.
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