CFP Flashcards

(46 cards)

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Housing ratio / front end ratio

A

Monthly housing costs (includes principal, interest, insurance, taxes) ÷ monthly gross income

Shouldn’t exceed 28% of gross income

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What type of property is depreciated using the 3 year useful life in the MACRS table?

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Tractor units for over the road use, racehorses

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What type of property is depreciated using the 5 year useful life in the MACRS table?

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Automobile, taxis, buses, trucks, computers, cattle

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What type of property is depreciated using the 7 year useful life in the MACRS table?

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Office furniture and fixtures (desks, files, safes)

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What type of property is depreciated using the 27.5 year useful life in the MACRS table?

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Residential rental property

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What type of property is depreciated using the 39 year useful life in the MACRS table?

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Nonresidential real property (section 1250 property - office building, store, warehouse)

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Current ratio

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Current assets ÷ current (short term) liabilities

A good ratio is between 1.5 and 2. Less than 1 suggests inability to pay current debts. Over 2 suggests too much capital is tied up

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Emergency fund ratio

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Current assets ÷ monthly nondiscretionary expenses

Nondiscretionary expenses can be debt, utilities, food

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Savings ratio

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(Gross income - net savings) ÷ annual gross income

Should save 10% - 12% of gross income

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Replacement cost formula

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(amount of coverage purchased ÷ coinsurance) x loss - deductible

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P/E ratio

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EPS x P/E multiplier or stock price ÷ EPS

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Dividend payout ratio

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Common stock dividend ÷ EPS

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Return on equity ratio

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EPS ÷ stockholder’s equity per share

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Dividend yield ratio

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Dividend per share ÷ stock price

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After tax yield formula

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Corporate rate x (1 - marginal tax rate)

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Current yield ratio

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Coupon ÷ price

Price = coupon ÷ current yield

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What are the 4 pension plans?

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Defined benefit pension plan, cash balance pension plan, money purchase pension plan, target benefit pension plan

Also are qualified plans

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What are the nonqualified plans?

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457, ISO, ESPP, NQSO, deferred compensation plan such as top hat plan

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What are the tax advantaged plans?

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Traditional IRA, roth IRA, simple IRA, SEP, 403(b) aka TSA, SARSEP, SEP IRA

Also are qualified plans

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What are the DC plans?

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Traditional profit sharing plan, 401(k), simple 401(k), stock bonus plan, ESOP, age based/weighted, new comparability/cross test, thrift plan

Also are qualified plans and are profit sharing plans

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Which pension plans are DC plans?

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Money purchase pension plan and target benefit pension plan

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Which pension plans are DB plans?

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Traditional defined benefit pension plan and cash balance pension plan

23
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Real rate of return formula

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[(1 + investment return) ÷ (1 + inflation)] - 1 × 100

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Conversion value of bond formula

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(Par value ÷ coupon price) × price of stock

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Price to receive margin call formula
Loan ÷ (1 - maintenance margin)
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What is anchoring bias?
The tendency to overly rely on a specific piece of information
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What is hindsight bias?
Belief that a past event was predictable, when in fact it could not have been predicted
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What is overconfidence bias?
Overestimating one's ability to perform a specific task, such as picking stocks
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What is illusion of control bias?
The tendency to overestimate one's ability to control events
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What is excluded from coverage on all HO policies?
* Movement of ground (earthquakes and landslides * Ordinance or law (loss resulting from regulations regarding construction or demolition * Damage from water (flood, water from underground & sewer backup) * War or nuclear hazard (including nuclear power plant) * Power failure (power plant failure that causes a loss) * Intentional act (burning down your house) * Neglect (must take reasonable means to save property & mitigate loss)
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Coefficient of variation formula
Standard deviation ÷ average rate of return
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What does the HO-2 policy cover?
Buildings and personal property (named perils)
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What does the HO-3 policy cover?
Personal property (open perils)
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What does the HO-4 policy cover?
Renters and tenants (broad form)
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What does the HO-5 policy cover?
Open perils - comprehensive form coverage
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What does the HO-6 policy cover?
Condo owners
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What does the HO-8 policy cover?
Older or historic homes
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What are the 12 basic perils covered?
Remember HARVEST WFLV Hail, aircraft, riot, vandalism, vehicles, explosion, smoke, theft, wind, fire, lightning, volcanic eruption
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What are the 6 broad coverage?
In addition to the 12 basic perils: it will include artificial electricity, falling objects, freezing, weight of ice, accidental discharge or water overflow, accidental damage of household appliances
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What's open perils coverage?
Protection from all perils except those excluded
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What percentage should total debt payments not exceed?
36% of gross monthly income
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What percentage of consumer debt payments you shouldn't exceed?
20% of monthly net income
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What are the vesting schedules available for a DB plan that isn't top heavy?
5 year cliff or 3-7 year graded
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What are the vesting schedules available for a DC plans that isn't top heavy?
3 year cliff or 2-6 year graded
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What are the available vesting schedules for top heavy plans?
3 year cliff or 2-6 year graded
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PEG Ratio
(Price / EPS) ÷ EPS Growth Above 1 is overvalued and under 1 is undervalued