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Continuing Education credit — March 2018

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.

Financial Planning does not provide a certificate of completion. However, you will receive confirmation if you’ve passed the quiz. Please keep the confirmation for your records. Financial Planning reports results to the CFP Board weekly. The board may take an additional two weeks to post results.

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1. If a client is single and has an annual income of $165,000, which tax bracket will they be in under the new tax plan? *This question is required.
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2. What would the minimum annual income be for a couple filing jointly to be in the top tax bracket under the new tax law? *This question is required.
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3. Which one of these is NOT a benefit for Roth IRA conversions under the new tax law? *This question is required.
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4. Under the new tax law, what is the minimum a child’s unearned income (interest, dividends, etc.) must be in order to be taxed at the top rate? *This question is required.
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5. From 1998 to 2017, what was the average annualized return of a 12-asset portfolio that included large-cap, mid-cap and small-cap stocks; developed stocks; emerging market stocks; REITs; natural resources; commodities; U.S. bonds; international bonds; TIPS and cash? *This question is required.
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6. What was the highest-returning asset class in 2017? *This question is required.
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7. On the revised Form ADV, advisors must provide detailed information for any custodian that accounts for what percentage of their total registered SMA assets? *This question is required.
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8. If a client’s annual income is $135,000, by what percentage will their Part B Medicare premium surcharge increase this year? *This question is required.
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9. By what percentage will the same client’s Part D surcharge increase? *This question is required.
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10. Under which rule in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 must a broker-dealer retain records of digital communications relating to “business as such”? *This question is required.
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