Question

One of your clients is a sophisticated 40 year old investor and has recently changed jobs. The client is considering rolling over his $100,000 401(k) plan with his former employer to an IRA. He invests conservatively in his personal brokerage account which is now worth $150,000. but he wants to speculate in his IRA account investments because he feels that he can take risks since he won't need the money until retirement. What is the best advice a BOM should give a RR about this customer?

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is: The customer's IRA assets should be considered as part of the customer's total portfolio and risk profile.

Explanation:

The branch office manager (BOM) should advice the registered representative (RR) that IRA assets are generally invested conservatively. But that is not always the case, since you must consider the customer's total investment portfolio. In this case, the investor has already $150,000 invested conservatively, so if he decides to invest $100,000 more aggressively, then it's OK. The customer's IRA assets should be considered as part of the customer's total portfolio and risk profile.