Question: QUESTION #4 - When an Advisor Disagrees with a Client Trade Request L/9 Marks) You have been working as a Mutual Fund Representative for a

 QUESTION #4 - When an Advisor Disagrees with a Client Trade

QUESTION #4 - When an Advisor Disagrees with a Client Trade Request L/9 Marks) You have been working as a Mutual Fund Representative for a large mutual fund dealer for five (5) years in Oshawa. This morning you received an e-message from a new client (Andy, age 82), asking you to purchase 100 shares of a newly issued mutual funds. This new mutual fund invests in high risk, high tech companies You do not usually invest your client's money in new, high risk mutual funds and you do not agree that this purchase would fit into this client's low risk investor profile. You inform the client that you can not support the client's request and you would prefer to find a better suited investment for the client. However, the client insists that you put his trade request through immediately. REQUIRED a. Can you, as the mutual fund advisor, refuse to make the purchase for the client? Please explain. b. If you do decide to put through the client requested trade, what extra steps should you take prior to processing the trade, to ensure that you (or the Dealer) are not liable for any potential losses that may occur in this client's account

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