Exam Prep

CIFC ᵀᴹ Exam Prep (LCIEP05)


Description
Registered in the CIFC ᵀᴹ ? Fear not. This course will help! We've created study notes, Unit specific practice tests and a 100- question exam simulator based on the examinable content of the CIFC ᵀᴹ to help get you ready to write the real thing.
Content
  • Study Notes
  • CIFC ᵀᴹ Study Notes
  • FLASHCARDS
  • Flashcards for Key Terms
  • Practice Tests
  • Unit 1: Regulatory Environment
  • Unit 2: Registration Responsibilities
  • Unit 3: Suitability
  • Unit 4: Economic Factors and Financial Markets
  • Unit 5: Types of Investments
  • Unit 6: Types of Mutual Funds
  • Unit 7: Portfolio Management
  • Unit 8: Mutual Fund Administration
  • Unit 9: Retirement
  • Unit 10: Taxation
  • Unit 11: Making Recommendations
  • Exam Simulator
  • CIFC ᵀᴹ Exam Simulator
  • Videos for Key Topics
  • Regulatory environment
  • Financial Regulators
  • Self-Regulatory Organizations (SROs)
  • Provincial Securities Regulators
  • Federal Financial Agencies
  • Complaints and Industry Ombudsmen
  • Deposit Insurance and Investor Protection
  • National Registration Database (NRD)
  • Registration Responsibilties
  • Standards of Conduct
  • Understanding Ethics
  • Best Practices
  • Referral Arrangements
  • Prohibited Sales Practices
  • Sales Communications
  • The Client Relationship Model 2 (CRM 2)
  • Privacy Legislation: PIPEDA
  • Money Laundering
  • Handling Complaints
  • Suitability
  • Know Your Client (KYC)
  • Suitability
  • Relationship Disclosure
  • Opening a New Client Account
  • Client and Nominee Accounts
  • Transferring Client Accounts
  • Know Your Product
  • Economic factors and financial markets
  • Financial Markets
  • What is Economics?
  • Economic Influencers and Marketplaces
  • Supply and Demand
  • Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
  • Phases of the Business Cycle
  • Economic Indicators
  • The Nature of Money and Inflation
  • Monetary Policy
  • Fiscal Policy
  • Types of investments
  • Understanding Fixed Income
  • Components of Debt Securities
  • Understanding Common Shares
  • Common Share Features
  • Understanding Preferred Shares
  • Preferred Share Features
  • What are Mutual Funds?
  • Components of a Mutual Fund
  • types of mutual funds
  • Mutual Fund Categories
  • Money Market Funds
  • Mortgage Funds
  • Fixed Income Funds
  • Preferred Dividend Funds
  • Equity Funds
  • Balanced Funds
  • Target Date Funds
  • Index Funds
  • portfolio management
  • Passive and Active Portfolio Management
  • Asset Allocation
  • Fundamental and Technical Analysis
  • Selecting a Mutual Fund
  • Comparison Universe and Benchmark Index
  • Performance and Volatility
  • Reward-to-Risk and Sharpe Ratio
  • Additional Considerations for Evaluating Mutual Funds
  • mutual fund adminsitration
  • Components of a Mutual Fund
  • Mutual Fund Disclosure Documents
  • The Fund Facts Document
  • The Simplified Prospectus
  • Sales Charges
  • Mutual Fund Purchase Options
  • Mutual Fund Distributions
  • Retirement
  • Canada and Quebec Pension Plans
  • Employer Sponsored Pension Plans
  • Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSP)
  • RRSP Withdrawals and Termination
  • Locked-In Retirement Account (LIRA)
  • Taxation
  • Income Tax in Canada
  • Total Income Vs. Taxable Income
  • How to Calculate Income Tax
  • Taxes on Returns
  • Mutual Funds and Taxes
  • Making recommendations
  • 4. Recommend Strategies to Meet Client Goals
  • 5. Implement Recommendations
  • 6. Monitoring and Adjusting the Plan
  • The Life-Cycle Hypothesis
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed