| Session 12: Portfolio Management Reading 54: Basics of Portfolio Planning and Construction
 
 
 LOS b: List and explain the major components of an IPS.     Brian Nebrik, CFA, meets with a new investment management client. They compose a statement that defines each of their responsibilities concerning this account and choose a benchmark index with which to evaluate the account’s performance. Which of these items should be included in the client’s Investment Policy Statement (IPS)? 
 
 
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| B) | Neither of these items. |  |  
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| C) | Only one of these items. |  |  
 
   
Two of the major components of an IPS should be a statement of the responsibilities of the investment manager and the client, and a performance evaluation benchmark. |