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Know Your Client (KYC) requirements are ongoing obligations that advisors must fulfill to ensure that they provide suitable recommendations and services to their clients. KYC requirements include collecting and documenting information about the client’s personal and financial situation, investment objectives, risk tolerance, and investment knowledge. KYC requirements also include monitoring and updating the client’s information and investment performance on a regular basis. According to the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (MFDA), advisors must review the KYC information at least once every 36 months, or more frequently if there are any material changes in the client’s circumstances or needs1. Advisors must also monitor the investment performance of the client’s portfolio and compare it with the client’s expectations and goals. If the investment performance is not satisfactory or consistent with the client’s risk tolerance, advisors must take appropriate actions, such as rebalancing the portfolio, switching funds, or revising the investment strategy2. Therefore, Harold’s responsibility moving forward is to monitor the investment performance of Felicia’s lump sum investment and determine if it is on track to satisfy her financial needs for the next 5 years. He must also review her KYC information at least once every 36 months, or sooner if there are any changes in her situation or objectives. References:

MFDA Bulletin #0756-P - Know-Your-Client and Suitability1

MFDA Bulletin #0760-P - Monitoring of Investment Performance2

The lifetime RESP contribution limit is determined per beneficiary , not per RESP contract. The IFC material states that there is no annual RESP contribution limit, but the lifetime maximum that may be contributed for each beneficiary is $50,000 . A family RESP can contain more than one beneficiary, generally family members related to the subscriber by blood or adoption. Because this family plan has three beneficiaries, each beneficiary can have up to $50,000 of lifetime contributions allocated to them. Therefore, the combined maximum is $50,000 × 3 = $150,000 . The Canada Education Savings Grant limits are separate from the RESP contribution ceiling and do not reduce the $50,000 lifetime contribution amount. Consequently, $21,600 and $16,667 do not represent the applicable contribution limit. Therefore, A is correct.

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Gross domestic product (GDP) is a measure of the total economic activity in a country. It is calculated by adding up the market value of all the final goods and services produced within a country’s borders in a given period of time, usually a year or a quarter. Final goods and services are those that are sold to the end users, such as consumers, businesses, or the government, and are not used as inputs for further production. For example, a loaf of bread sold to a consumer is a final good, but the flour used to make the bread is not. The market value of goods and services is the price that buyers are willing to pay for them in the market. This reflects the value added by the producers at each stage of production and avoids double counting. For example, if a farmer sells wheat for $10 to a miller, who then sells flour for $20 to a baker, who then sells bread for $30 to a consumer, the value added at each stage is $10, $10, and $10, respectively. The total value added is $30, which is equal to the market value of the final good (bread). Therefore, GDP only includes the market value of final goods and services and excludes intermediate goods and services.

Canadian Investment Funds Course, Unit 4, Section 4.1; 5; 6; 7; 8