Question

An investment adviser, age 33 and married, needs cash for the down payment to buy her first house. She asks her father if he can "help out" with the down payment. Her father is one of her advisory clients. Which statement is TRUE about this situation

Answer 1

Answer: The investment adviser can accept the money from her father if he gives it as a gift

Explanation:

Investment advisor operate within a certain principles and are bound from borrowing or withdrawing money for or from their customers except the customer is a banker or broker, but the investment adviser can accept a gift from the Father. This is just one of the ways to go about this as the other options won't work and would put the investment advisor profession at risk.