Ponzi scheme
A fraudulent arrangement in which early investors are paid out of money brought in by later investors rather than from any real profit.
This one is not written up yet
The definition above is the short version. A full explanation — how it works, a worked example and the exam traps — is still being written. In the meantime the chapter below covers it in context.
Written up from the same chapter
- Code of conductThe conduct obligations a broker accepts as a condition of registration — integrity, due skill and care, no manipulation, and a specific list of duties owed to the client and to other brokers.
- Financial planningThe process of estimating what a person will need money for across their lifetime and building an investment plan to meet each of those needs — savings with a purpose attached.
- Mis-sellingSelling securities or securities services by knowingly making a false statement, hiding material facts or risk, or not taking reasonable care that the product suits the buyer — an unfair trade practice.
- Risk profilingEstablishing how much risk an investor should carry by weighing three separate things — the need to take risk, the financial ability to take it, and the psychological willingness to bear it.
Where this is taught
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