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Course: Investment PlanningLesson 13: Asset Allocation Student Question: Hi- Can you help me understand the difference between Kurtosis and Skewness?  I can’t quite piece it together. Thanks Meg Instructor Response: Hi Meg, Entire books have been written on this topic but the following summary should get the points for you on the CFP® Board exam…

Course: Insurance PlanningLesson 8: Gift and Estate Valuation Student Question: Hi- Could you please clarify for me what the unused premium would be in term life insurance?  I don’t quite understand how you could not use the premium.  Thanks. Thanks John Instructor Response: Hi John, Certainly.   A lot of different terms in insurance, to be…

Course: Insurance PlanningLesson 17: Stock Redemption/Entity Plan Student Question: Hi- Interesting study here; I see using this method, the entity buys out the estate, and shares are now held by Zion as “treasury stock.” Given the other two living owners own 2/3 of the business, wouldn’t they technically own the treasury stock? A bit confused as…

Course: Fundamentals of Financial PlanningLesson 5: Using the Calculator Student Question: Hi- I am confused as to how to get the correct answer for number 4. Jackie invests her bonus at the beginning of this calendar year. If she earns 7% compounded monthly, what is the annual equivalent rate? Round your answer to two decimal places.…

Course: Income Tax PlanningLesson 10: Recognition of Expenses, Losses, and Deductions Student Question: Hi- Question 5 (below) did not make sense to me. I started out by breaking down by year —  400,000/2,100,000*3,000,000 and so forth, but did not arrive at the correct answer.  So then I tried adding up 3 year —  400+650+700/2100000*3,000,000.  That…

Course: Fundamentals of Financial PlanningLesson 5: Using the Calculator Student Question: Hi- My question relates to being able to clearly distinguish when the CFP Board exam will require an annual, or other period for the answer. Question 5(b) asks: “What is the rate of return on Investment 2 using daily compounding?” What is the annual…

Course: Insurance PlanningLesson 19: Immediate Annuities – A Tax-Advantaged Income Planning Tool Student Question: Hi- The text on this page says the annuities don’t hold mutual funds or ETFs.  What are they holding to provide an S&P “type return?” The text goes on to discuss components that sound a lot like ETFs (mid value, large…

Course: Retirement PlanningLesson 1: Using IRAs to Build and Distribute More Retirement Income Student Question: Good morning! This page states that rental income is not included in the definition of earned income.  If the client is a professional real estate developer whose income is derived mainly from rental income, would they be able to contribute…

Course: Estate PlanningLesson 9: Income Taxation of Trusts and Estates Student Question: Hi Bruce When a Trust has an income accumulation year, must the Trust pay taxes on that accumulation of DNI in the year of accumulation? If so, why do that – why would a Trust hold income at the confiscatory Trust income tax…

Course: Insurance PlanningLesson 15: Income Taxation of Life Insurance Student Question: Hello, Can you help me better understand the difference between policy basis in a normal policy and policy basis on a modified endowment contract. From the Coursework: But for MEC purposes, the basis is increased by any portion of loans that were considered taxable…