IACCP MASTER TERMS NRS IACCP EXAM
2026 PREMIUM REVIEW MATERIAL CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Which activity is NOT mandated for investment advisers that store
required records electronically?
A. Providing the SEC with prompt access, retrieval, and reproduction.
B. Maintaining copies of all electronically stored records using WORM
format.
C. Arranging and indexing records to provide easy access and retrieval.
D. Developing procedures to preserve and maintain records. Answer: B.
Maintaining copies of all electronically stored records using WORM
format.
◉ The Investment Advisers Act of 1940 defines the scope of the anti-
fraud provisions as extending to:
A. SEC-registered advisers and foreign advisers with a place of business
in the U.S., whether registered or exempt.
B. SEC-registered advisers and foreign advisers doing business in the
U.S., whether registered or exempt.
C. SEC-registered investment advisers.
,D. All investment advisers, whether registered or exempt. Answer: D.
All investment advisers, whether registered or exempt.
◉ The fiduciary duty imposed on advisers under the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940 can BEST be described as:
A. providing equal disclosure to all clients.
B. imposing an ERISA fiduciary standard.
C. putting the client's interests ahead of the adviser's.
D. acting in a custodial capacity. Answer: C. putting the client's interests
ahead of the adviser's.
◉ Which TWO qualify as a "security" under the Investment Advisers
Act of 1940? (Choose two.)
A. Commodity futures
B. Limited partnership interests
C. Fixed annuities
D. Variable annuities Answer: B. Limited partnership interests
D. Variable annuities
◉ In performing due diligence on a potential solicitor, the investment
adviser must ensure that the solicitor:
, A. is not subject to any statutory disqualification.
B. is not acting as a solicitor for an unregistered adviser.
C. has passed the Series 65 exam.
D. is registered in appropriate states. Answer: A. is not subject to any
statutory disqualification.
◉ An SEC-registered investment adviser is NOT required to disclose
"material" disciplinary information in its Form ADV Part 1 after:
A. 5 years
B. 10 years
C. 12 years
D. 15 years Answer: B. 10 years
◉ Which event would be deemed an assignment of an investment
advisory contract?
A. An adviser hires a new CEO to replace its current retiring CEO.
B. An adviser is purchased by an unaffiliated adviser.
C. Any public offering of an adviser's stock.
2026 PREMIUM REVIEW MATERIAL CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Which activity is NOT mandated for investment advisers that store
required records electronically?
A. Providing the SEC with prompt access, retrieval, and reproduction.
B. Maintaining copies of all electronically stored records using WORM
format.
C. Arranging and indexing records to provide easy access and retrieval.
D. Developing procedures to preserve and maintain records. Answer: B.
Maintaining copies of all electronically stored records using WORM
format.
◉ The Investment Advisers Act of 1940 defines the scope of the anti-
fraud provisions as extending to:
A. SEC-registered advisers and foreign advisers with a place of business
in the U.S., whether registered or exempt.
B. SEC-registered advisers and foreign advisers doing business in the
U.S., whether registered or exempt.
C. SEC-registered investment advisers.
,D. All investment advisers, whether registered or exempt. Answer: D.
All investment advisers, whether registered or exempt.
◉ The fiduciary duty imposed on advisers under the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940 can BEST be described as:
A. providing equal disclosure to all clients.
B. imposing an ERISA fiduciary standard.
C. putting the client's interests ahead of the adviser's.
D. acting in a custodial capacity. Answer: C. putting the client's interests
ahead of the adviser's.
◉ Which TWO qualify as a "security" under the Investment Advisers
Act of 1940? (Choose two.)
A. Commodity futures
B. Limited partnership interests
C. Fixed annuities
D. Variable annuities Answer: B. Limited partnership interests
D. Variable annuities
◉ In performing due diligence on a potential solicitor, the investment
adviser must ensure that the solicitor:
, A. is not subject to any statutory disqualification.
B. is not acting as a solicitor for an unregistered adviser.
C. has passed the Series 65 exam.
D. is registered in appropriate states. Answer: A. is not subject to any
statutory disqualification.
◉ An SEC-registered investment adviser is NOT required to disclose
"material" disciplinary information in its Form ADV Part 1 after:
A. 5 years
B. 10 years
C. 12 years
D. 15 years Answer: B. 10 years
◉ Which event would be deemed an assignment of an investment
advisory contract?
A. An adviser hires a new CEO to replace its current retiring CEO.
B. An adviser is purchased by an unaffiliated adviser.
C. Any public offering of an adviser's stock.
