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Debt Ratios

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Consumer - 20 - net
Housing - 28 - gross
Total - 36 - gross

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NIA / NW

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Should be about 50% - depending on age and life stage. Do not include home equity!

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Emergency funds

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1 earner - 6 months

2 earners - 3 months

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Snowball technique

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Move excess payments to smallest amount and slowly accumulate / payoff

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Avalanche technique

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Prioritize high interest debt and pay that debt off the quickest

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Credit score

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Payment history and amounts owed are greatest impacts to score

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Leases

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Closed end - agreed upon amount and time over period and term (cabs adjust to inflation etc)

Open end - lower payment, but lessee may own additional money if product is with more now (often autos)

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FHA Loan

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Buyers who don’t meet underwriting, low down payment, often needs PMI

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VA Loans

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Same as FHA, low down - but no PMI

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Conventional loans

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Under confirming loan limit, above this limit is Jumbo loans (or subprime - require higher rate / down)

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Fixed rate mortgages

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Fixed rate over life

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ARMS

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Adjustable interest rates - tied to index. Negative amortization may occur. Good for a short period of stay and low monthly payment

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Ballon

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30 yr loan payments made for 5/6 years then sold and full amount due

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Graduated payment

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Payment get higher as loan progresses

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Reverse

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Often requires little to no debt on home, banks secure lien on property and get it when they die or move out

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IA Act of 1940

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Fiduciary standards for RIAS
ABC TEST
New registration guidelines

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Registration Requirements

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Advisor must register under IARD to SEC - they just grant or deny in 45 days. Then just file ADV part 1 annually for SEC

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Disclosure requirements

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Disclosure for advisors is ADV part 2A (or brochure). Must be given 48 hrs before contract signing or there is a 5 day back out period

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Securities act or 1933

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Registration of IPOS

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Glass steagall act 1933

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Prohibited consolidation of financial institutions

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SE Act of 1934

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Created SEC and required registration - requires all listed securities to keep info current

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Maloney act 1938

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Brought OTCs under SEC Registration

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Macarena Ferguson Act - 1945

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Insurance is to be regulated on the state level

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SIPC 1970

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Provides for $500K securities and $259K cash limit if a broker were to default

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Gramm-Leach-Bailey act
Addressed the way institutions handle private information and repealed glass-steagall acts
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PATRIOT Act
Requires KYC laws due to money laundering
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Sarbanes Oxeley
Toughens the accountability and accuracy of reporting standards for corporations - requires independence of corporate boards and sets stricter auditor rules
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Dodd-Frank WSR&CP Act
Created the consumer financial protection bureau and the financial stability oversight counsel - also addressed derivative trading Changed SEC Registration limits from IA act of 1940
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FINRA purposes
``` Market regulation Member regulation Enforcement Dispute resolution - 90% of security cases Advertising regulations ```
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FINRA Registration
U4 to register U5 to terminate Must re-register within 2 years
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Series 6
Allows to sell open end investment companies, variable products, and initial UITs
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Series 7
Sell any security, including Stocks and ETFs
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Series 24
Any person actively engaged in managing members of securities or investment banking business (7 or 62 prerequisite)
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Series 63
Required to sell securities within a state - required for state registration
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Series 65
Allows providing investment advice within a state - CFP exempts this
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Series 66
Provide investment advice and sell securities in any state - series 7 is a prerequisite
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Financial Advice occurs when
- The development of FP - the value or advisability of investing in, holding, or selling an asset occurs - investment strategies or polices - the selection or retention of other persons to provide financial or professional services
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FA that requires FP
3 Qs 1. Has planner agreed to FP 2. Does client believe this is FP 3. Does FP require integration of relevant elements
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Integration factors
``` Number of relevant elements Portion / amount of client assets Length of time of effect Effect on overall exposure to risk Barriers to modifying actions taken ```
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Code of ethics
1. Act with Honesty, integrity, competence, and diligence 2. Act in clients best interest 3. Exercise due care 4. Avoid/disclose MCOI 5. Maintain confidentiality 6. Act in a way that reflects well for CFP
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Fiduciary duty
1 duty of loyalty 2 duty of care 3 duty to follow client instruction
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Compensation methods
Fee only - only planning fees Fee based - planning and sales fees “Sales related compensation”
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Fiduciary duties meanings
Principle based DOL - strictest standard RIA - act in best interest Suitability - something suitable - not the best!
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Prudent Investor rule
A Fiduciary of a QP must act with care, skill, and prudence - if a prudent man were acting in capacity”
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Duties Under the Fiduciary Duty
``` Duty of Loyalty Duty of Care Duty to Follow client instruction Duty to disclose Duty to Diagnose Duty to Consult Duty to Keep Current ```
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Disciplinary Process: Respondent
Any person who has agreed to use the CFP Marks and can be put under investigation
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Disciplinary Process: CFP Board Counsel
Authority to investigate an issue against a respondent
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Disciplinary Process: Hearing Panel
When a formal complaint is filed, a hearing takes place before a panel of (min.) 3 individuals - at least one from DEC and 2 are CFP's! basically a trial
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Disciplinary Process: DEC
Composed primarily of CFP Professionals - has the authority to enter final orders and impose disciplines
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Disciplinary Process: Appeals Committee
Composed primarily of CFP's, and has the authority to issue CFP Boards final decision - composed of 4 people (two of which are first-year members of the board) -- CANNOT BE DEC Members
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Procedural Rules: 3 actions
CFP Board counsel investigates and must make one of the following actions 1. Letter of Dismissal: Dismiss investigation 2. Settlement Offer: Present a settlement offer to the DEC 3. Complaint: Deliver a complaint against a respondent
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Procedural Rules: Interim Suspension
While investigating - the CFP Board may issue an interim suspension Proof of compliance is mandatory within TEN days
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Procedural Rules: Consent Orders
The counsel and respondent may have a settlement and Consent Order that would resolve an issue. This CO is brought to the DEC and they can: Accept it Reject it Reject and Counter-offer (accept w/in 20 days)
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Procedural Rules: Filing Document Date requirements
1. Exclude the day of the event that triggers the period 2. Count every day - including holidays and weekends 3. include last day of the period - but if weekend or holiday, go to next day
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Procedural Rules: Key Dates
1. Respondent subject to an order - 30 Days 2. Respondent delivers document in response - 30 days 3. Chair of DEC delivers notice of hearing - < 30 days 4. Respondent notification of change of address - 30 days 5. Response to written complaint - 20 days 6. Response to complaint for single bankruptcy - 20 days 7. Response to produce documents - 20 days 8. Response to amended written complaint - 10 days 9. Evidence of compliance with suspension - 10 days
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Procedural Rules: Suspension Time limits
90 Days - 5 years
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GDP / GNP
Total monetary value of all final goods and services produced within the US over the course of a given year GDP = C+I+G+NE GNP Follows goods produced by local companies abroad
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Indicators - L/C/L
L: Housing stars, bond yields, orders for durable goods C: Industrial production, Personal Income, Corporate profit L: Prime interest rates, Changes in CPI, Amount of business and consumer loans outstanding, Duration of UE
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Bankruptcy
Chapter 7: Personal bankruptcy, discharge of most debts (mostly unsecured loans) - challenging to get now and hard to achieve - 8 year hiatus as well as some counseling classes Chapter 13: Debtor has restructured payments and must pay within 3-5 years, but no assurance anyone will receive anything *Wage Earner Plan* Chapter 11: Usually business bankruptcy - allows debtor to maintain control, but is often trustee appointed (REORGANIZATION)
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Credit Reporting: CCPA (TIL Act)
Forced lenders to make certain uniform disclosures & Established standard method of interest reporting (APR) - Regulation Z requires disclosure of major credit terms CC Holder only liable for $50 of unauthorized charges
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Credit Reporting: FCRA
Access to information - Consumers who have been denied credit must be notified which credit agency provided info top the creditor - consumer has 30 days to request free copy of credit file Consumers can argue / request updated reports sent to creditors if there are mistakes
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Credit Reporting: Other important Legistlation
Fair Credit Billing Act - Requires consumers to notify creditor in writing of billing errors within 60 days of error - 30 days to respond and 90 days to resolve EFT Act - recovery by those who lose money due to following EFT rules CC Reporting Reform Act - requires credit bureaus to include accurate, relevant, and recent info - also restricts info to bona fide users of financial information Fair Debt Collection Practices Act - prohibits harassments at workplace & In general CARD Act - established fair practices and to enable consumers to better understand credit transactions
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Consumer Protection: Privacy Act
Limited the Govt's use of personal data and how it can be collected / distributed - also taken measures in CCRRA
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Consumer Protection: FACTA
Added new sections to the FCRA that helps consumers prevent identity theft - can get one credit report every 12 months from each three national bureaus
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Education Calcs - Serial Payment
1. Inflate - END 2. Adjust - BEG 3. Invest - END USE ED INFLATION 4. Set as FV and solve for PMT using IAROR 5. Multiply by 1+I to get first year payment
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Education: EFC
Parental Income - 22 - 47% Parental Assets - Max 5.64% Student Assets - 20% Student Income - 50% (above protected amount) - 2 year Lookback
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Custodial Parent - FAFSA
Whoever the Kid lives with more is the custodian, if the time is split equally, it is whoever pays more!
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Student Loan Defaults
Delinquent the first day after missed payment After 90 days, reported to major credit bureaus After 20 days - DEFAULT!
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IRC Section 162
$5,250 in non-job related expenses given as tax-deductible education. If job related, fully a write-off

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