An investment adviser structured as a partnership lends money to a customer to buy recommended securities. Under NASAA's Model Rule on Unethical Business Practices of Investment Advisers, Investment Adviser Representatives, and Federal Covered Advisers, this activity is:
A) acceptable, provided the securities are used as collateral for the loan and the loan conforms to the provisions of Regulation T.
B) acceptable, provided the loan is made under the provisions of Regulation T of the Federal Reserve.
C) unethical.
D) acceptable, provided the securities are used as collateral for the loan.
Answer: C) unethical.