What to know
Identify the rule, formula, or decision criterion before reading the answer choices. CFA Level I distractors often use the right vocabulary with the wrong condition.
Ethical and Professional Standards
Standard V(B): Communication with Clients and Prospective Clients practice questions
Standard V(B): Communication with Clients and Prospective Clients is part of CFA Level I Ethical and Professional Standards. Ethics questions test judgment under the Code and Standards, especially duties to clients, employers, markets, and the CFA Program. Use this page to review the controlling ideas, then work through 1 question with answer explanations and common traps.
Review the worked explanations before moving into adaptive practice. The app version can mix this topic with due reviews and weak related concepts.
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Work each item under time pressure, then compare your reasoning with the step-by-step explanation and key takeaway.
Review signal
Missed questions should become scheduled reviews when the error comes from a concept gap, formula setup, or answer-choice trap.
Ethical and Professional Standards
Standard V(B): Communication with Clients and Prospective Clients
A robo-advisory firm changes its asset allocation model to include leveraged ETFs for tactical exposure. Clients receive a notice saying, 'We enhanced the model to improve responsiveness.' The notice omits leverage risks, higher trading costs, and that the service will now charge a model-overlay fee. The communication most likely violates the Standards because it:
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