Free CSI LLQP Exam Questions

(Gertrude wishes to invest her savings while having creditor protection and minimizing risk. What type of segregated fund would be most suitable for her?)

Larson, an insurance agent, meets with Julia, a real estate agent, to review her insurance needs. Julia has $500 in her savings account and does not own a tax-free savings account (TFSA) or registered retirement savings plan (RRSP). She earns an average of $150,000 a year in sales commissions and rental income from two condo units she owns. The combined value of her income properties is $1,000,000, and the mortgage is $200,000. Larson recommends that Julia open a TFSA and use it to invest $400 a month in a money market fund. Which of the following personal risks is Larson trying to mitigate with this advice? 

Svetlana is a 45-year-old single mother with two children: Georgi 17; and Ingrid 13. The children's father, Vladimir, has a serious gambling problem and only visits them sporadically. Vladimir's younger brother Sergei, on the other hand, is a dependable and helpful uncle who helps Svetlana regularly with the children. Svetlana meets with Robert, an insurance agent to review her life insurance needs because she wants to make sure that her children are taken care of if she were to die prematurely. Robert suggests that she purchase a $200,000 policy. Who should she name as a beneficiary? 

(At 60 years of age, Pierre recently retired for health reasons: he suffers from leukemia and is only expected to live three or four more years, according to his oncologist. A friend advised Pierre to purchase an annuity with his RRSP, as he has no immediate family to leave money to and wants a guaranteed monthly payout. What type of annuity would be best suited for Pierre?) 

Nathalie worked for 25 years as an administrative assistant at a manufacturing company. When she left the company 10 years ago, she transferred the money that she accumulated from the company’s pension plan into a locked-in retirement account (LIRA). Now she is 60 years of age and would like to withdraw the money from the LIRA. Under which of the following circumstances would Nathalie be allowed to withdraw her funds?