Get your mutual fund sales license through the most popular investment funds course available. Investment Funds in Canada (IFC) course will give you the certification you need to start giving advice and to start helping your clients make smart investment decisions based on their needs.
- Earn Your Mutual Fund Dealer – Dealing Representative License
- Meet regulatory requirements to register for a license to sell mutual funds
- Start Building Your Book of Business
- Gain the knowledge to give advice and start building your career as a mutual funds sales representative
Who Should Enrol
Enrol in the IFC if you're:
- Seeking your license to sell mutual funds
- A financial services professional seeking to grow your knowledgebase
- Want a broader understanding of capital markets
Course leads to the following credentials:
Everything You Need To Succeed
The IFC prepares you to advise clients about their mutual funds investments based on their objectives, timeline and risk tolerance. It also explains a mutual fund representative's legal, ethical and professional responsibilities.
Learn About:
- The financial markets and mutual fund industry
- Your role as a mutual fund sales representative
- The importance of the "Know your client" rule and how to apply it
- Analyzing the risk-return relationship of investments
- Explain the process of creating and managing investment portfolios that meets client's needs
- The different types of mutual funds
- The function of exchanges and clearinghouses
- Assessing mutual funds performance and fee structure
| Approximate Hours of Study** | |
|---|---|
| Hours of Study | 90 - 140 hours |
** In order to provide some guidance to course participants as to the length of time it will take to be sufficiently prepared to write the final examination, CSI has prepared this estimate of the number of hours an average participant could possibly expect to spend studying for a course. Please note that these are only recommended hours of study developed based on research and our course content, however, this does not mean that some students with exceptional backgrounds would not take less time than recommended or that students with no background at all in finance or economics would not take longer than the maximum.
| EXAM WEIGHTINGS (weightings are approximate) |
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|---|---|
| Introduction to the Mutual Funds Marketplace | 13% |
| The Know Your Client Communication Process | 19% |
| Understanding Investment Products and Portfolios | 18% |
| The Modern Mutual Fund | 5% |
| Analysis of Mutual Funds | 10% |
| Understanding Alternative Managed Products | 3% |
| Evaluating and Selecting Mutual Funds | 16% |
| Ethics, Compliance, and Mutual Fund Regulation | 16% |
| EXAM INFORMATION | |
|---|---|
| Exams | 1 |
| Exam Format | Paper or Computer Based |
| Exam Duration | 3 Hours |
| Question Format | Multiple Choice |
| Questions Per Exam | 100 |
| Attempts Allowed Per Exam | 3* |
| Passing Grade | 60% |
| Assignments | None |
| ENROLMENT PERIOD | |
|---|---|
| Enrolment Period | 1 year† |
| COURSE COMPLETION NOTICE AND WALL CERTIFICATE | |
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On successful completion of this course you will be able to download a Notice of Course Completion available through your student profile. This will remain on your profile as formal indication of course completion. CSI will mail you a wall certificate within 4 - 6 weeks of course completion. Frames to display your certificate are available. Please ensure that your First and Last Name on your profile match your First and Last Name on your Government Issued Photo identification - this will ensure you receive an accurate certificate. CSI will be pleased to issue an Honors Certificate to all students who obtain a final course mark of 85% or higher. |
*There is no charge for your first attempt at a paper-based exam within Canada, as long as it's at a regular exam center and you provide a minimum of 14 days notice before the date that you want to write the exam. If you would like to write a computer-based exam, an additional fee will be required.
Each subsequent paper-based exam attempt at a regular exam centre within Canada will also require an additional fee. This fee is in addition to any special, computer-based or international fees that may apply. You must provide a minimum of 14 days notice within Canada at a regular exam centre and 4 weeks notice for all other centres. Please note that the date of the exam is not part of any notice period.
†Please note: Access to your online materials will close 2 weeks after successful course completion or course expiry (whichever comes first). This course can be extended by 1 year provided you have not exceeded the attempts allowed for each exam. You can view CSI extension fees here. Your enrolment period can only be extended one time.
Important: During a student's enrolment period, CSI may update this course. In that case, details about the update and how it may affect students will be posted online via My CSI. Students are held responsible for and are examinable on the content in the course textbook(s) provided at the time of enrollment unless stated otherwise in My CSI. Students are encouraged to check My CSI regularly throughout their enrolment period.
Continuing Education (CE) Credits
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Please note: While CSI makes every effort to ensure that the information is up-to-date, we are unfortunately unable to fully guarantee its accuracy. The information listed in the charts above may be subject to change.
More detailed information on CE Credits are available.