CFP Investment Strategies 3

Question 1

A fintech platform offers 'alternative investments' including hedge fund replication strategies. What is the primary method hedge fund replication uses?

Accepted Answer

Factor models that mimic hedge fund return patterns using liquid securities

Answer

Hedge fund replication uses quantitative factor models to reproduce hedge fund return characteristics using liquid, lower-cost instruments.

Question 2

In a fintech-enabled separately managed account (SMA), what is the primary benefit of 'tax-loss harvesting' for a taxable investor?

Accepted Answer

Realizing capital losses to offset capital gains, reducing current tax liability

Answer

Tax-loss harvesting sells depreciated securities to realize losses that offset capital gains, reducing current-year tax liability while maintaining market exposure.

Question 3

A CFP uses a fintech platform's Monte Carlo simulation for retirement planning. What does a 90% success rate in a Monte Carlo simulation indicate?

Accepted Answer

The portfolio survived all spending requirements in 90% of simulated market scenarios

Answer

A 90% Monte Carlo success rate means the portfolio funded all withdrawals without depletion in 90 out of 100 simulated market scenarios.

Question 4

Which investment strategy is best suited for an investor who believes markets are mostly efficient but wants to tilt toward higher expected returns?

Accepted Answer

Evidence-based factor tilting using low-cost index funds overweighting value and small-cap

Answer

Evidence-based factor tilting accepts market efficiency while systematically overweighting factors (value, size) that academic research associates with higher long-term returns.

Question 5

A fintech platform offers 'impact investing' through ESG screening. What does 'negative screening' mean in an ESG context?

Accepted Answer

Excluding companies in industries like tobacco, weapons, or fossil fuels from the portfolio

Answer

Negative screening in ESG investing excludes entire sectors or companies that fail to meet specified ethical criteria, such as tobacco, weapons, or coal.

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CFP Investment Strategies 3