Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence and fill in the appropriate answer above.
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Over the next three years, the Public Health Agency of Canada will manage ......... payment programs in excess of $5 million for such programs as the Federal Initiative to Address HIV/AIDS and the Aboriginal Head Start programs for Aboriginal pre-school children.
A -
community
B -
offset
C -
public
D -
transfer
2-
Desjardins venture capital ......... partnership is a fund that invests in the industrial, life sciences, telecommunications and information technology sectors; its mission is to support businesses demonstrating high potential with venture capital, expert advice and access to our network.
A -
commercial
B -
general
C -
growth
D -
limited
3-
While each lending situation is unique, many banks utilize some variation of evaluating the five C's when making loan decisions: character, capacity, capital, ......... and collateral.
A -
cash flow
B -
closure
C -
conditions
D -
credit
4-
If you hold securities in physical certificate form and want to transfer or sell them, you will need to sign the certificates or securities powers; before a transfer agent will accept the transaction, however, it will insist on signature ......... in order to limit its liability if a signature turns out to be forged.
A -
affidavits
B -
guarantees
C -
verifications
D -
witnesses
5-
The ......... Life Underwriter (CLU) is a professional financial advisor specializing in developing effective solutions for individuals, business owners and professionals in the areas of income replacement, risk management, estate planning, and wealth transfer.
A -
Casualty
B -
Certified
C -
Chartered
D -
Commercial
6-
Finite-......... real estate investment trusts (FREITs) are a type of equity REIT which have a stated goal of liquidating the real estate portfolio by a specific date; their primary investment goal is to maximize potential capital gain.
A -
life
B -
limit
C -
term
D -
time
7-
John Maynard Keynes is reputed to have had extraordinary skills as an investor in the stock market; the ......... index indicates that Keynes was an outstanding portfolio manager, beating the market by a large margin.
A -
Actim
B -
Jensen
C -
Merck
D -
Ryerson
8-
The ......... Volume Index was introduced by Norman Fosback and is often used to identify bull and bear markets; it is based on the assumption that the uninformed crowd dominates trading on active days and highlights days when volume is up from the day before.
A -
Positive
B -
Previous
C -
Proactive
D -
Progressive
9-
If you are self-employed or own a small business with less than 10 employees, a ......... Employee Pension IRA may offer an easy-to-maintain way to help build retirement savings for you and your employees; as with Traditional IRAs, SEP IRA earnings grow tax-deferred until withdrawal at retirement.
A -
Secured
B -
Simplified
C -
Single
D -
Summary
10-
The software-as-a-service company began trading at $7 (3.83) a share on the Nasdaq stock market, knocking a few dollars off the $9 to $11 price ......... set last month.