Review a compact Investment Management Techniques (IMT) Exam 1 cheat sheet for investment policy, risk profile, asset allocation, equity and debt securities, managed products, international investing, portfolio monitoring, and performance-evaluation traps before Finance Prep practice.
Use this IMT Exam 1 cheat sheet as an investment-management checklist before mixed practice. The exam usually rewards the answer that starts with mandate and risk profile, then checks allocation, product selection, monitoring, and performance evidence.
| Item | IMT Exam 1 cue |
|---|---|
| Provider | CSI |
| Exam | Investment Management Techniques Exam 1 |
| Format | 110 multiple-choice questions in 3 hours |
| Main practice behavior | investment policy, risk profile, asset allocation, securities selection, managed products, monitoring, and performance evaluation |
| Finance Prep status | live practice available |
| Area | What to know | Common trap |
|---|---|---|
| Investment policy and risk profile | objectives, constraints, risk tolerance, risk capacity, liquidity, time horizon | building the portfolio before resolving mandate facts |
| Asset allocation | strategic and tactical allocation, diversification, rebalancing, client constraints | treating allocation as a product list |
| Equity securities | valuation, risk, style, sectors, dividends, growth and value characteristics | choosing a stock factor without portfolio context |
| Debt securities | duration, yield, credit, maturity, liquidity, interest-rate exposure | choosing yield while ignoring duration or credit risk |
| Managed products | funds, ETFs, fees, manager style, liquidity, benchmark, product role | selecting recent performance over process fit |
| International investing | currency, withholding, diversification, political and market risks | ignoring currency and tax effects |
| Risk and wealth barriers | inflation, tax, fees, behavioural issues, longevity, concentration | solving expected return while missing real-world constraints |
| Monitoring and evaluation | benchmarks, attribution, performance reporting, rebalancing triggers | using a benchmark that does not match the mandate |
After each IMT Exam 1 set, classify misses as policy, risk profile, allocation, equity, debt, managed product, international/tax, or monitoring. If a product answer seemed attractive but wrong, write the mandate fact that controlled the decision.