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CRPC QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Diversificationjc-jcanswer--
Acquiringjcassetsjcwithjclowjcorjcnegativejccorrelationsjctojceachjcotherjcwithjcthejcgoaljcofjclo
weringjcoveralljcrisk

Correlationjc-jcanswer---
jcajcrelativejcmeasurejcofjcthejcdegreejctojcwhichjcthejcreturnsjcofjctwojcassetsjcmovejctogethe

rjc
-jcrangejcfromjc+1.0jctojc-1.0
-jcinjcpracticejcnegativejccorrelationsjcarejcrare
-jcthejcfurtherjcajccorrelationjcisjcfromjc+1.0,jcthejcmorejcdiversified

Assetjcallocationjc-jcanswer---
jcthejcapportioningjcofjcavailablejcfundsjcamongjcajcnumberjcofjcassetjcclassesjcinjcajcwayjcth

atjcmeetsjcthejcneedsjcofjcajcparticularjcclient,jcdampensjcthejceffectsjcofjcperiodicjcmarketjcfl
uctuations,jcandjcmeetsjcinvestmentjcgoals

Fourjcstepsjcinjcthejcassetjcallocationjcprocessjc-jcanswer--
1)jcselectjcassetjcclassesjctojcbejcrepresentedjc
2)jcdeterminejcthejcpercentagejcthatjceachjcassetjcclassjcshouldjcrepresentjcinjcthejctotaljcpo
rtfolio
3)jcSelectjcindividualjcsecurities
4)jcReviewjcandjcrebalance

StrategicjcAssetjcAllocationjc-jcanswer---
jcdeterminejcassetjcmixjcthatjcprovidesjcoptimaljcbalancejcofjcexpectedjcriskjcandjcRORjc

-jcassetjcclassesjcselectedjcandjc%jcweightjcdeterminedjc
-jcUsedjctojcdevelopjclong-termjcallocationjcpolicy
-jcutilizesjcrebalancingjctojcmaintainjctargetedjcweight

TacticaljcAssetjcAllocationjc-jcanswer---
jcusedjctojcdevelopjcshortjctermjcstrategiesjctojcexploitjcchangesjcinjcmarketjcconditionsjc

-jcofterjcviewedjcasjcajccontrarianjcstrategyjc
-
jcperiodicjcrevisionsjcofjcassetjcmix;jcmovingjcfundsjcfromjcoverjcvaluedjcinvestmentsjctojcun

dervaluedjcinvestmentsjc
-jcmarketjctimingjcstrategy

Core-Satellitejcassetjcallocationjc-jcanswer--70-
80%jcinvestedjcinjcbroadjcindexjcfundjcorjcetfsjc
-
jcremainingjcsatellitejcconsistsjcofjcactivelyjcmanagedjcMF'sjcinjcnichesjcsuchjcasjcsectorjcfun

dsjcorjcaltjcinvestmentsjclikejchedgejcfunds

ContrarianjcStrategyjc-jcanswer--

,Dollar-Costjcaveragingjc-jcanswer---jcinvestingjcregularjcamountsjcatjcregularjcintervals
-jcreducejcmarketjctimingjcrisk,jcimprovejccostjcperjcshare

LowjcP/Ejcstrategyjc-jcanswer--Ratiojcofjc1=jcfairjcvalue
Ratiojc>jc1=jcovervaluedjc
Ratiojc<jc1=jcundervaluedjc

**jcThejclong-termjcaveragejcP/Ejcforjcstocksjcisjc16

BondjcInvestmentjcstrategiesjc(2)jc-jcanswer--
1)jcLadder:jcOwningjcequaljcamountsjcofjcbondsjcalongjcwithjcmaturitiesjcofjcequaljcintervals
;jcex.jc50kjcofjcbondsjcwithjc10kjceachjcinjc2,4,6,8,10jcyearjcmaturitiesjc
2)jcBarbell:jcOwningjcshort-termjcandjclong-
termjcbonds,jceachjcwithjcajcladder;jcex.jc100kjcofjcbondsjcwithjc10kjceachjcinjc1,2,3,4,5jcyearj
cmaturitiesjcandjcinjc16,17,18,19,20jcyearjcmaturities



SystematicjcRiskjc-jcanswer--P-purchasingjcpowerjcrisk
R-jcreinvestmentjcrisk
I-jcinterestjcratejcrisk
M-jcmarketjcriskjc
E-jcexchangejcratejcrisk

SocialjcSecurity-jcFullyjcinsuredjc-jcanswer---
jchavingjc10jcyearsjcofjcemploymentjccoveredjcbyjcsocialjcsecurity;jcexpressedjcasjc"40jcquar

tersjcofjccoverage"
-jcMustjcbejcfullyjcinsuredjcforjcretirementjcbenefitsjc
-
jcfullyjcinsuredjcworkersjcarejcalsojceligiblejcforjcdisabilityjcifjchejchasjcearnedjcatjcleastjc20jcwo

rkjccreditsjcinjclastjc10jcyears

SocialjcSecurity-jccurrentlyjcinsuredjc-jcanswer---
jcindividualjcmustjchasjcatjcleastjc6jcquartersjcofjccoveragejcinjcthejc13-

quarterjcperiodjcproceedingjcthejceventjcforjcwhichjceligibilityjcisjcsoughtjc
-jcchild'sjcbenefit,jcmother/fathersjcbenefits,jcandjclump-
sumjcdeathjcbenefitjcarejcavailablejcifjcajcworkerjcisjconlyjccurrentlyjcinsuredjcatjcdeath

ComponentsjcofjcSSjccalculationjc-jcanswer---jcagejchejcstartsjc
-jcearningsjchistory

SSjccalculationjcbeforejcfulljcretirementjcagejc-jcanswer---
jcPaymentjcreducedjcbyjc5/9thjcofjc1%jcforjceachjcmonthjcfiledjcbeforejcFRA,jcupjctojc36jcmont

hsjc
-
jcPaymentjcisjcreducedjcbyjc5/12thsjcofjc1%jcforjceachjcmonthjcfiledjcearlyjcinjcexcessjcofjc36jc

months

SSjccalculationjcafterjcfulljcretirementjcagejc-jcanswer---
jcPaymentjcincreasesjcbyjcaboutjc8%jceachjcyearjctheyjcdelay,jcuntiljcmaximumjcyearjc70

-jcactualjcmathjcisjc2/3jcforjceachjcmonth

,SocialjcSecurityjcmilestonesjc-jcanswer--Ages
50:jcdisabledjcsurvivorsjccanjcstartjcreceivingjcbenefits
60:jcnondisabledjcsurvivorsjccanjcstartjcreceivingjc
62:jcearliestjconejccanjcstartjcreceivingjcbenefitsjcatjcreducedjcrate
65-67:jcFRA,jcdependingjconjcbirthjcyear
70:jcdelayedjcretirementjcage

SocialjcSecurityjcincomejccapjc-jcanswer--$15,720
-
jcThosejcwhojcarejcunderjcFRAjcandjcworkingjcwilljclosejc$1jcSSjcbenefitjcforjceveryjc$2jctheyjc

earnjcabovejc$15,720
-jcAtjcFRAjcitjcisjcreducedjctojc$1jcforjceveryjc$3jcearned
AfterjcFRAjctherejcisjcnojcreduction

MaxjcprovisionaljcincomejcforjcSSjc-jcanswer--Singlejcorjcheadjcofjchousehouse:
Tax-freejcifjcprovisionaljcincomejcisjclessjcthanjc25k

Filingjcjointly:
Taxjcfreejcifjcprovisionaljcincomejcisjclessjcthanjc32k

Provisionaljcincomejc-jcanswer--
Provisionaljcincome=AGI(excludingjcSS)jc+Nontaxablejcinterest(munijcbonds)jc+jc1/2(SSj
cbenefit)



SinglejcprovisionaljcincomejcSSjctaxablejc%jc-jcanswer--25k-34k:jc50%
34k+:jc85%

JointlyjcprovisionaljcincomejcSSjctaxablejc%jc-jcanswer--32k-44k:jc50%
44k+:85%

maximumjctaxablejcSSjcamountjc-jcanswer--85%jcofjcTotaljcSSjcbenefit

Spousaljcbenefitjc-jcanswer---jcPayjcspousejcajcmaximumjcofjc50%jcofjcearnersjcPIA

WhatjctaxjcfundsjcthejcSocialjcSecurityjcTrustjcFundjc-jcanswer--Payrolljctaxes;jcFICA

WhatjcisjcthejcFICAjctax;jchowjcisjcitjcsplitjcupjc-jcanswer--
15.3%;jcThejcemployerjcandjcemployeejceachjcpayjc6.2%jcforjcold-
age,jcsurvivorsjcandjcdisabilityjcinsurancejc(OASDI)jcandjc1.45%jceachjcforjchospitaljcinsura
nce

SocialjcSecurityjcWagejcBasejc-jcanswer--$118,500

Coveredjcemploymentjc-jcanswer--
Anyjcpositionjcthatjcparticipatesjcinjcsocialjcsecurityjcsystem

Excluded
-jcRailroadjcemployees
-jcFedjcgovjcemployeesjchiredjcbeforejc1984

, AveragejcSSjcbenefitjc-jcanswer--$1300jcpm

Maxjcbenefitjc-jcanswer--$2639jcpm

QuarterjcofjcCoveragejc-jcanswer--earnedjcafterjc$1260jcofjcearningsjcinjcyearjc
-jcmostjcyoujccanjcearnjcinjc1jcyearjcisjc4jccreditsjcinjcyearjc
=jc$5040jcinjcyear
needjc40jcquartersjcofjccredit

Fullyjcinsuredjc-jcanswer--EligiblejcforjcalljcSSjcbenefitsjc
-jccreditsjcneededjcincreasejcwithjcage,jcupjctojcmaxjcofjc40

Currentlyjcinsuredjc-jcanswer--
havejcearnedjcatjcleastjc6jccreditsjcduringjcpreviousjc13jcquartersjcbeforejcdeath/disability
-jceligiblejcforjcsomejcsurvivorjcbenefits

Averagejcindexedjcmonthlyjcearningsjc-jcanswer--
usedjctojcdeterminejcthejcamountjcofjcssjcyoujcwilljcreceivejc
-jcTOPjc35jcyearsjcofjcearnings/420jc(monthsjcinjc35jcyears)jc=AIME
**jcifjcclientjcdoesn'tjchavejc35jcyears,jcanyjcmissedjcyearsjcwilljcbejcfactoredjcasjc0's

FulljcRetirementjcAgejc(FRA)jc-jcanswer--bornjc1960jcorjclater:jc67
bornjc1937jcorjcearlier:jc65jc
bornjc1943-1954:jc66

PrimaryjcInsurancejcAmountjc(PIA)jc-jcanswer--Benefitjcreceivedjcatjcfulljcretirementjcagejc
-jchigherjcearnersjcreceivejcajcsmallerjcpercentagejcofjctheirjcAIMEjcthanjclow-
wagejcearners-smallerjc"replacementjcrate"
-jcAnnualjcCOLAjcbasedjconjcCPI

IRAjcstatutoryjcrequirementsjc-jcanswer---
jcindividualjcmustjchavejccompensationjc(earnedjcincome)

-jcmustjcbejcestablishedjcexclusivelyjcforjcanjcindividual
-jcmustjcbejcestablishedjcasjcajccustodialjcaccountjcorjcajctrustjcsetjcupjcinjcthejcUSjc
-jcdocumentsjcmustjcbejcinjcwritingjc
-jccontributionsjcmustjcbejcmadejcinjccashjc
-jcmaxjccontributionjccannotjcexceedjc100%jcofjccompensationjcorjc5500jc
-jccontributionsjcforjcgivenjcyearjcmustjcbejcmadejcbeforejcApriljc15thjctaxjcdeadlinejc
-jccannotjcbejcinvestedjcinjclifejcinsurancejc
-jcRMDsjcmustjcbeginjcbyjcapriljc1jcinjcthejcyearjcfollowingjcturningjc70.5

PenaltyjctaxjconjcexcessjccontributionjctojcIRAjc-jcanswer---
jc6%jcpenaltyjctaxjcunlessjcexcessjccontributionjcandjcitsjcearningsjcarejcwithdrawnjcbyjctaxjcr

eturnjcfilingjcduejcdate

SinglejctaxpayerjcIRAjcphasejcoutjcrange;jcifjcthejcindividualjcisjcanjcactivejcparticipantjcinjcajc
company-maintainedjcretirementjcplanjc-jcanswer--$61,000-$71,000

AllowablejcIRAjcdeductionjclimitjcequationjc-jcanswer--
IRAjccontributionjclimitjcxjc((UpperjcLimit-AGI)/phaseoutjcrange)

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