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When a client is advised to replace one financial product with another, what must the provider disclose before the transaction is concluded?

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  1. a) Both the actual and the potential financial implications, costs and consequences of the replacement.Correct
  2. b) Only the actual costs already incurred, since future costs are too uncertain to mention.
  3. c) Only the potential future costs, since past costs are no longer relevant.
  4. d) Neither, provided the client signs a waiver acknowledging the replacement.

Why this is the answer

On a replacement the Code requires disclosure of the actual AND potential financial implications, costs and consequences, so the client can make an informed comparison. Disclosing only one side, or relying on a waiver, does not satisfy the duty.

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