CPWA Practice Questions - CPWA Certified Private Wealth Advisor Exam - CPWA Practice Questions - CPWA Certified Private Wealth Advisor Exam

Question 1

An advisor recommends that a client hold a concentrated employer stock position because selling would reduce the advisor’s billed AUM. Which ethical principle is being violated most directly?

Acting in the client’s best interest Maintaining proper record retention Using alternative investments prudently Documenting tax assumptions annually

Correct Answer:

Acting in the client’s best interest

Question 2

A client asks for detailed estate-tax projections involving a foreign situs asset structure that the advisor has never handled. What is the best response?

Provide the recommendation anyway because the client requested urgency Give the client a range of outcomes but avoid written analysis Explain the limits of your expertise and coordinate with qualified legal and tax specialists Decline the engagement and stop all work for the client

Correct Answer:

Explain the limits of your expertise and coordinate with qualified legal and tax specialists

Question 3

A board member client casually mentions a confidential acquisition before it is public. What should the advisor do immediately?

Trade before the news spreads to protect the portfolio Place the affected security on a restricted list and avoid trading on the information Tell other clients so they can decide for themselves Sell only half the position because partial trading is permitted

Correct Answer:

Place the affected security on a restricted list and avoid trading on the information

Question 4

A prospective client offers courtside tickets if the advisor can “make sure” the family foundation uses the advisor’s firm. What is the best answer?

Accept the tickets but disclose them after the foundation vote Accept them because entertainment is common in wealth management Decline the gift because it creates an appearance of impaired objectivity Take the tickets and donate an equal amount to charity

Correct Answer:

Decline the gift because it creates an appearance of impaired objectivity

Question 5

Two siblings are joint clients in a wealth-transfer engagement, and one privately tells the advisor about plans to disinherit the other. What should drive the advisor’s next step?

Automatically keep the secret because one sibling requested confidentiality Determine the scope of representation and confidentiality rules established in the engagement Immediately tell the other sibling to avoid litigation risk Withdraw from the relationship without documenting anything

Correct Answer:

Determine the scope of representation and confidentiality rules established in the engagement

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