RRIF Attributes
KNOWLEDGE EXPECTED OF: QAFP® Professionals
Highest Knowledge Level: Understanding
Knowledge Levels and Associated Verbs
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Awareness
The state of being aware that something exists / to have familiarity with a particular activity or subject
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Understanding
To comprehend the general relationship of particulars / to have an expertise with how something works
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Application
Ability to put information to use / to use knowledge for relevant, practical purposes
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Evaluation
To judge or conclude by utilizing data / a systematic determination of something’s worth or significance
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Define
To state exactly the meaning of
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Identify
To be aware of / to recognize and correctly name / to locate an appropriate resource
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Explain
To make clear the meaning of / to describe something in more detail or reveal relevant facts or ideas related to it
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Determine
To ascertain / to come to a decision, such as by investigation or reasoning
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Compare
To note the similarities and differences between two or more things
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Estimate
To determine an approximate value for
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Calculate
To find the value using mathematics
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Convert
To change from one form or purpose to another
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Evaluate
To reach a conclusion or make a through careful study
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Interpret
To give the meaning of / to construe or understand / to translate orally
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Hold cursor over or click on each term to read its definition.
- Define a Registered Retirement Income Fund.1
- Explain advantages and disadvantages associated with a Registered Retirement Income Fund.
- Explain how income earned in a Registered Retirement Income Fund is treated for tax purposes.2
- Define the parties to a Registered Retirement Income Fund.
- Annuitant
- Contributor
- Beneficiary
- Issuer / Provider
- Successor Annuitant
- Explain the role of each of the parties to a Registered Retirement Income Fund.
- Define the types of Registered Retirement Income Funds.
- Personal
- Spousal
- Explain how a Registered Retirement Income Fund is funded.3
- Identify the importance of making a valid beneficiary designation.
REFERENCES
KNOWLEDGE EXPECTED OF: CFP® Professionals
Highest Knowledge Level: Understanding
Knowledge Levels and Associated Verbs
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Awareness
The state of being aware that something exists / to have familiarity with a particular activity or subject
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Understanding
To comprehend the general relationship of particulars / to have an expertise with how something works
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Application
Ability to put information to use / to use knowledge for relevant, practical purposes
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Evaluation
To judge or conclude by utilizing data / a systematic determination of something’s worth or significance
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Define
To state exactly the meaning of
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Identify
To be aware of / to recognize and correctly name / to locate an appropriate resource
|
Explain
To make clear the meaning of / to describe something in more detail or reveal relevant facts or ideas related to it
|
Determine
To ascertain / to come to a decision, such as by investigation or reasoning
|
Compare
To note the similarities and differences between two or more things
|
Estimate
To determine an approximate value for
|
Calculate
To find the value using mathematics
|
Convert
To change from one form or purpose to another
|
Evaluate
To reach a conclusion or make a through careful study
|
Interpret
To give the meaning of / to construe or understand / to translate orally
|
Hold cursor over or click on each term to read its definition.
- Define a Registered Retirement Income Fund.1
- Explain advantages and disadvantages associated with a Registered Retirement Income Fund.
- Explain how income earned in a Registered Retirement Income Fund is treated for tax purposes.2
- Define the parties to a Registered Retirement Income Fund.
- Annuitant
- Contributor
- Beneficiary
- Issuer / Provider
- Successor Annuitant
- Explain the role of each of the parties to a Registered Retirement Income Fund.
- Define the types of Registered Retirement Income Funds.
- Personal
- Spousal
- Explain how a Registered Retirement Income Fund is funded.4
- Identify the importance of making a valid beneficiary designation
Additional Knowledge Expected of CFP Professionals
- Define the types of Registered Retirement Income Funds.
- A qualifying Registered Retirement Income Fund3
- A non-qualifying Registered Retirement Income Fund
- Identify qualified investments as prescribed by the Canada Revenue Agency that may be held in a Registered Retirement Income Fund.5
- Identify non-qualified investments as prescribed by the Canada Revenue Agency that may not be held in a Registered Retirement Income Fund.6
- Explain the tax that may be imposed by the Canada Revenue Agency when a Registered Retirement Investment Fund contains a non-qualified investment.7
- Identify prohibited investments as prescribed by the Canada Revenue Agency that may not be held in a Registered Retirement Investment Fund.8
- Explain the tax that may be imposed by the Canada Revenue Agency when a Registered Retirement Income Fund contains a prohibited investment.9
