Customer Name: Jane Doe Age: 41
Marital Status: Married
Dependents: 1 Child, Age 13
Occupation: Homemaker
Household Income: $140,000
Net Worth: $240,000 (excluding residence)
Own Home: Yes
Investment Objectives: Total Return / Tax Advantaged
Investment Experience: 12 years
Current Portfolio Composition: 8% Common Stocks
62% Corporate Bonds
30% Money Market Fund

In order to make an appropriate recommendation to this customer, the registered representative should be concerned about the customer's:

I. Investment time horizon, with specific emphasis on whether the 13 year old child will go to college and how this expense will be funded
II. Strategic asset allocation needs with specific emphasis on the fact that the customer’s portfolio mix might be overly conservative for a person that is only 41 years old
III. Retirement needs, with specific emphasis on whether the customer’s spouse is covered by a pension plan or if the customer must fund her retirement on her own
IV. Life insurance coverage, with specific emphasis on the fact that this non-working wife and child must be supported if the husband dies.

a. I and III only
b II and IV only
c. I, II, III
d. I, II, III, IV