Retirement and Education Savings Accounts
Equities
Debt
Investment Companies and Variable Products
Municipal Products and Characteristics
100

Employees of churches, charities, libraries, hospitals, and other non-profit organizations and public educational institutions may participate in this ERISA sponsored plan 

403(b)

100

A company may decrease its outstanding shares through this activity in which its outstanding  shares  are  purchased  in  a  secondary  market  transaction  at  the  current  market  price.

Buyback

100

This is the typical par value of a bond

$1000

100

These three categories of investment companies are defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940

Face-amount Certificate Companies, Unit Investment Trusts (UITs), and Management Companies

100

To be offered to the public, municipal bond issues must include this document, which serves the same disclosure purpose as a prospectus for a corporate security

Official Statement

200

The money in an ESOP account is not taxed until the employee retires. However, in this account, employees purchase the stock with their own after-tax dollars and have to pay capital gains taxes when they sell their shares

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

200

Private foreign companies acquire public U.S. companies in this activity in order to access U.S. capital markets.

Reverse Merger or Reverse Takeover

200

The relationship between the value of debt securities and changes in their interest rates is best categorized as this

Inverse

200

Open-end investment company securities are more commonly called

Mutual Funds

200

This type of municipal security is backed by the full faith and credit, or taxing authority of the issuer

General Obligation Bond

300

This entity is the administrator and enforcer of ERISA provisions

Department of Labor

300

After receipt of this signed disclosure document, this requirement must be met before a penny stock transaction can take place

Two-day waiting period

300

These bonds are issued at a discount from face value (par) and mature to their face value

Zero-coupon Bonds

300

Funds that primarily invest in bonds with a term to maturity of less than one year

Ultra-short-term bond funds

300

These municipal securities do not have a fixed coupon, are typically issued with maturities of 20-30 years, and are considered short-term

Variable Rate Debt Obligation (VRDO)

400

A 58 1/2 year old employee is eligible to make a maximum annual elective deferral of this dollar amount to their 401(k) plan

$32,500.

400

Adjustable rate preferred stock dividends adjust quarterly and are typically tied to this benchmark rate

T-Bill Rate

400

The Yield to Worst quoted on a discount and premium bond respectively 

Yield to Maturity and Yield to Call

400

This annuity product includes both fixed and variable accounts. The portion of the premium allocated to the fixed annuity component is invested in the insurer’s general account and is guaranteed, and the portion allotted to the variable annuity component is invested in the separate account

Combination Annuity

400

Partially subsidized by the United States government, the issuer of a Build America Bond (BAB) is responsible for this percentage of the interest payable

65%

500

A 7 year old lemonade stand operator received $20 every week in 2023 selling craft lemonade in her neighborhood. If she spent $5 per week on purchasing ingredients, she is eligible to contribute this dollar amount to a Roth IRA

$780

500

For preferred stock dividends, the security must be held for 91 days out of the 181-day period beginning this many days before the ex-dividend date to be considered qualified

90 Days

500

The rating given to speculative commercial paper

NP (not prime)

500

This rider guarantees the percentage of the contract value that can be withdrawn each year for life, despite poor market performance that would reduce the contract value

Guaranteed Lifetime Withdrawal Benefit (GLWB)

500

When a municipality deposits government securities in escrow sufficient to cover the interest and principal payments of a bond until maturity, the bond is said to be defeased or

Escrowed to maturity