Customer Name: Jack and Jill Customer
Ages: 62 and 57
Marital Status: Married - 39 years
Dependents: None
Occupations: Jack - Manufacturing Manager - Dyno-Mite Corp.
Jill - Marketing Consultant - Self Employed
Household Income: $140,000 Joint Income
($100,000 for Jack and $40,000 for Jill)
Net Worth: $1,100,000 (excluding residence)
Own Home: Yes $420,000 Value, No Mortgage
Investment Objectives: Income / Tax Advantaged
Risk Tolerance: Moderate
Investment Time Horizon: 25 years
Investment Experience: 30 years
Tax Bracket: 30%
Current Portfolio Composition: Cash in Bank: $30,000
Growth Fund: $50,000
Variable Annuity: $50,000
Growth Stocks: $150,000
Retirement Accounts:
Jack's IRA: $100,000 invested in growth stocks
Jack's 401(k): $600,000 invested in Dyno-Mite Corp. stock
Jack's 529 Plan for Grandchild: $20,000 in growth mutual fund
To meet the customer's investment objective of tax advantaged income, the BEST recommendation is for the customer to:
A. immediately liquidate the entire Dyno-Mite position and invest the proceeds in high yield bonds
B. set a minimum and maximum threshold price to liquidate as much of the Dyno-Mite stock as the customer will permit, and invest the proceeds in high yielding common and preferred stocks
C. liquidate the IRA without penalty since Jack is past age 59 1/2, and use the proceeds to buy corporate income bonds
D. consider early retirement, since Jack is old enough to receive Social Security as a means of supplementing income
Answer:
B. set a minimum and maximum threshold price to liquidate as much of the Dyno-Mite stock as the customer will permit, and invest the proceeds in high yielding common and preferred stocks
Explanation:
Given that, the customer has a "moderate" risk tolerance level and dividend income is at the moment taxed at the preferential rate of 15%, therefore, it is expected that investments in high yielding common and preferred stocks will meet the customer's objective of tax-advantaged income.
Hence, the right answer is Option B. set a minimum and maximum threshold price to liquidate as much of the Dyno-Mite stock as the customer will permit, and invest the proceeds in high yielding common and preferred stocks
