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1.
Inflation means you will have more spending power in the future than you do today.
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False. Inflation leads to lower spending power in the future.
2.
The goal of a tax-managed fund is tax efficiency.
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True. The goal of a tax-managed fund is tax efficiency.
3.
In general, bonds have more volatility and higher returns than either stocks or cash.
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False. While bonds may show more volatility than cash, stocks generally have higher returns and volatility than bonds or cash.
4.
You will be penalized for withdrawing money from pension plans before age 73.
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False. You will be penalized if you withdraw your retirement money before age 59½.
5.
In the long term, bonds and cash generally have lower returns than stocks.
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True. In the long term, stocks tend to have higher returns than other investments.