CFA三级十年真题 (2008-2017)：level_III_essay_questions_2009.docx

TheMorningSessionofthe2009LevelIIICFA'iExaminationhas11questions.Forgradingpurposes,themaximumpointvalueforeachquestionisequaltothenumberofminutesallocatedtothatquestion.QuestionTopicMinutes12345678910HPortfolioManagement-Individual26PortfolioManagement-Individual9PortfolioManagement-Institutional24PortfolioManagement一Institutional11PortfolioManagement一Economics19PortfolioManagementAssetAllocation10PortfolioManagementEquityInvestments17PortfolioManagementAlternativeInvestments15PortfolioManagement-RiskManagement16PortfolioManagement-MonitoringandRebalancing15PortfolioManagement-PerformanceEvaluation18Total:180Questions1and2relatetoPatriciaandAlexanderTracy.Atotalof35minutesisallocatedtothesequestions.Candidatesshouldanswerthesequestionsintheorderpresented.QUESTION1HASFOURPARTS(A,B,C,D)FORATOTALOF26MINUTES.PatriciaandAlexanderTracy,bothage59,areresidentsofCanada.Theyhavetwinsonswhowillenterafour-yearuniversityprograminoneyear.Patriciaisalong-timeemployeeofatelecommunicationscompany.Alexanderisaself-employedsalesconsultant.Alexander'sannualincomeisnowsteadyafteryearsofextremehighsandlows.TheTracyshavebuiltaninvestmentportfoliothroughsavinginAlexander'shighincomeyears.TheTracys,currentannualincomeisequaltotheirtotalexpenses;asaresult,theycannotaddtosavingscurrently.Theyexpectthatboththeirexpensesandincomewillgrowattheinflationrate.Allmedicalcosts,nowandinthefuture,arefullycoveredthroughgovernmentprograms.TheTracysworryaboutwhethertheyhavesavedenoughforretirement,andwhethertheywillbeabletomaintaintherealvalueoftheirportfolio.Inflationisexpectedtoaverage4%fortheforeseeablefuture.TheTracyshaveapproachedDarrenBriscoetohelpthemanalyzetheirinvestmentstrategyandretirementchoices.TheTracysdisagreeabouttheappropriateinvestmentstrategy.Patriciaprefersnotlosingmoneyovermakingahighreturn.Thisispartlyaresultofcontinuingregretforalossexperiencedinanequitymutualfundseveralyearsago.Alexander'shistoryofmakingfrequentchangesintheirportfoliogreatlyannoyedPatricia.ShethinksAlexanderfocusedonlyonpotentialreturnandpaidlittleattentiontorisk.TheTracyscurrentlyhavealltheirassetsininflation-indexed,short-termbondsthatareexpectedtocontinuetoearnareturnthatwouldmatchtheinflationrateaftertaxes.Afterretirement,theyarewillingtoconsiderchangingtheirinvestmentstrategyifnecessarytomaintaintheirlifestyle.TheTracysareeligibletoretirenextyearatage60.Iftheydo,Patriciawillreceiveannualpaymentsfromhercompany'sdefined-benefitpensionplanandbothPatriciaandAlexanderwillreceivepaymentsfromtheCanadiangovernmentpensionplan.Alexanderdoesnotparticipateinanycompanyorindividualretirementplan.BriscochascompiledfinancialdataandmarketexpectationsfortheTracys,retirement,showninExhibit1.Currently,BriscoeestimatesthattheTracys,investmentportfoliowillgrowto1,100,000Canadiandollars(CAD)bytheirretirementdatenextyear.Exhibit1FinancialDataandMarketExpectationsPatriciaandAlexanderTracyRetirementatAge60(2010)ExpectedannualexpensesCAD125,000Annualpensionincome(after-tax)Patricia,scompanyplanCAD40,000CombinedgovernmentpensionCAD40,000TotalannualpensionincomeCAD80,000Expectedannualinflation4.0%Expectedannualafter-taxportfolioreturn4.0%PensionincomefrombothPatricia'scompanyplanandthegovernmentpensionplanisfullyindexedforinflation.Briscoeexpectsataxrateof20%toapplytotheTracys,withdrawalsfromtheinvestmentaccount.TheTracysexpecttoearnnoemploymentincomeafterretirement.TheTracys,residenceisnotconsideredpartoftheirinvestableassets.TheTracyshavetheoptiontodelayretirementuntilage65.TheTracysintendtoretiretogether,whetheritisin2010atage60orin2015atage65.BriscoedeterminesthatiftheTracysretireatage60,theirrisktoleranceisbelowaverage.Iftheyretireatage60,theyplantopayofftheirmortgageandassociatedtaxesbywithdrawingCAD100,000fromtheirportfoliouponretirement.AnotherconsiderationfortheTracysrelatestofundinguniversityexpensesfortheirsons.IftheTracysretireatage60,eachsonwillreceiveascholarshipavailabletoretireefamiliesfromPatricia,scompanythatwillcoveralluniversitycosts.IftheTracysretireatage65,allpensionincomewouldincreaseandwouldalmostmeettheirannualspendingneeds.Iftheyretireatage65,theTracyswouldpayalluniversityexpensesfromtheirinvestmentportfoliothroughanarrangementwiththeuniversity.Thearrangement,coveringbothsons,wouldrequiretheTracystomakeasinglepaymentofCAD200,000atage60.A.i.PreparethereturnobjectivesportionoftheTracys,investmentpolicystatement(IPS)thatwillapplyiftheyretireatage60.ii.Calculatethepre-taxnominalrateofreturnthatisrequiredfortheTracys,firstyearofretirementiftheyretireatage60.Showyourcalculations.(12minutes)B.IndicatespecificfactorsfortheTracys,foreachofthefollowing,whichsupportBriscoe,sconclusionthattheTracys,risktoleranceisbelowaverage:i.Abilitytotakerisk.Indicatevofactors.ii.Willingnesstotakerisk.Indicateonefactor.(6minutes)C.Preparethecurrent(2009)liquidityconstraintfortheTracys,IPS:i.iftheyretireatage60.ii.iftheyretireat