Question

A new customer, age 45, has been terminated from his assembly-line job of the past 20 years at an automotive parts supplier. During that time period, he has accumulated $124,000 in the company's 401(k) plan. He wishes to rollover the funds to an IRA account with your brokerage firm. This customer, who is an unsophisticated investor, has the entire 401(k) invested in a growth mutual fund and has no other investments. As the representative for this customer, you should be concerned about:________

Answer 1

Answer:

communicating effectively with an unsophisticated customer in an understandable manner to assess financial goals and risk tolerance

Explanation:

The new customer who has accumulated $124,000 in his company's 401(k) plan wants to rollover his funds with a brokerage firm.

However he only invested in a growth mutual fund.

This is a scenario that could lead to total loss for the customer if the growth mutual fund fails. A better approach would have been to invest in more than one option.

The first action should be to communicate effectively with the unsophisticated customer in an understandable manner to assess financial goals and risk tolerance.

Based on his Prefered objectives an investment plan can be recommended for him