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Chapters 1-3 Flashcards

1
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Personal financial planning

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The process of managing your money to achieve personal economic satisfaction

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Financial plan

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A formalized report that summarizes your current financial situation, analyzes your financial needs, and recommends future financial activities

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Adult life cycle

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The stages in the family situation and financial needs of an adult

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4
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Economics

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The study of how wealth is created and distributed

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Inflation

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A rise in the general level of prices
Most harmful to people with fixed incomes

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6
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Types of Financial Goals

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Short term goals
Intermediate goals
Long term goals

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7
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Short term goal

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Achieved within the next year or so, like saving for a vacation or paying off small debts

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Intermediate Goals

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Within a time frame of two to five years

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Long term goals

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More than five years, such as retirement, college funds, or the purchase of a home

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10
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SMART financial approach

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S- specific
M- measurable
A- action oriented
R- realistic
T- time based

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Opportunity cost

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What you give up when you make a choice, also called a trade off (like giving up down time to work extra hours and vice versa)

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12
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Interest calculations

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Amount in savings × annual interest rate × time period = interest
Example: $500 deposited at 6% for 6 months
500 × .06 × 1/2= 15 so $15 is the interest

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Future value

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The amount to which current savings will grow based on a certain interest rate and a certain time period

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14
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Annuity

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A series of equal deposits or payments

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Present Value

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The current value for a future amount based on a particular interest rate for a certain period of time

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Bankruptcy

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A set of federal laws allowing you to either restructure your debts or remove certain debts

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Time value of money

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Increase in an amount of money as a result of interest earned

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18
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Values

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Ideas and principles that a person considers to be correct, desirable and important

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Money Management

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The day to day financial activity necessary to manage current personal economic resources while working toward long term financial security

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Balance sheet

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Report on what you own and what you owe

21
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Assests

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Cash and tangible property with a monetary value

22
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Liquid assests

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Cash and items of value that can easily be converted to cash

23
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Liabilities

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Amounts owed to others but do not include items not yet due, such as next months rent

24
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Current liabilites

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Debts you must pay within a short time, usually less than a year

25
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Long term liabilities

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Debts you do not have to pay in full until more than a year from now

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Net worth

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The difference between total assets and total liabilities

27
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Insolvency

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The inability to pay debts when they are due

28
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Cash flow

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The actual inflow and outflow of cash during a given time period

29
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Discretionary income

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Money left over after housing, food, and other necessities

30
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Deficit

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When actual spending exceeds planned spending

31
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Surplus

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When actual spending is less than planned spending

32
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Excise tax

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A tax imposed by federal and state governments on specific goods and services

33
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Estate tax

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Imposed on the value of a person’s property at the time of death

34
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Inheritance tax

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Tax levied on the value of property bequeathed by a deceased person

35
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Taxable income

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The net amount of income, after allowable deductions, on which income tax is computed

36
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Earned income

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Wages, salary, commission, fees, tips, and bonuses

37
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Investment income

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Money received in the form of dividends, interest, or rent from investments

38
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Passive income

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Results from business activities in which you do not actively participate, such as limited partnership or rental property that you do not actively manage

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Exclusion

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An amount not included in gross income

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Adjusted Gross Income (AGI)

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Gross income after certain reductions have been made

41
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Tax shelters

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Investments that provide immediate tax benefits and a reasonable expectation for a future financial return

42
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Marginal tax rates

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10-37% rate based on and applied to your income

43
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Average tax rate

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Total tax due divided by taxable income

44
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Tax credit

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An amount subtracted directly from the taxes owed

45
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Tax audit

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A detailed examination of your tax return by the IRS

46
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Tax avoidance

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The use of legitimate methods to reduce ones taxes

47
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Tax evasion

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The use of illegal activities to reduce ones taxes

48
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Capital gains

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Profits from the sale of a capital asset such as stocks, bonds, or real estate

Personal Finance (3 decks)

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