Module 1 Flashcards
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is a term that covers managing your money as well as saving and investing.
personal finance
is about meeting personal finance goals, whether it’s having enough for short-term financial needs, planning for retirement, or saving for your child’s college education
personal finance
is about knowledge of facts, concepts, principles, technological tools that are fundamental to being smart about money
financial literacy
formula for saving
I - S = E
is a system of managing resources of a country, state or community. it is a careful management of available resources
economy
is also known as business cycle or trade cycle
economic cycle
It consists of 4 stages these are
peak, trough, contraction, expansion
When there is an increase on the production and consumption in the economy over a period of time or another
economic growth
Is the highest point between the end of an economic expansion and the start of a contraction in a business cycle. Refers to the last month before several key economic indicators, such as employment and new housing starts, begin to fall
Peak
Is the phase of the business cycle where real GDP grows for two or more consecutive quarters, moving from trough to a peak.
Expansion
Is also referred to as an economic recovery
Expansion
Is teh stage of the economy’s business cylethat marks theendof a period of declining business activity and teh transitionto expansion
Trough
Refers to a phase of the business cyclein which the economy as whole is in decline. It generally occurs after the business cycle peaks, but before it becomes a trough
Contraction
Economic principles when making financial decisions
- People face trade-offs
- The cost of something is what you give up to get it
- Rational people think at the margin
- People respond to incentives
The four principles of individual decision-making are a set of concepts posited by Harvard economics professor and economic textbook author
N. Gregory Mankiw
This principle describes the decision-making process a person must go through before an activity. When a consumer goes to purchase a product, he must consider that the dollar he spends for the product represents a dollar that cannot be used to buy another need or desire. This creates an important check on spending power and tends to forcefully prioritize the consumer’s spending practices. He first meets his needs before fulfilling non-necessary desires. Marketeers are very aware of this principle and will often market materials to consumers based on need.
People Face Trade-offs
A consumer who simply compares the price of items may not be correctly calculating the true cost. Wise consumers will also take into account less-than-tangible costs of a given action or purchase. For instance, an item that costs less but that requires long-term manual maintenance may be more expensive in the long term, as the owner will have to give up his time and effort to maintain it. His time could be better spent earning money at his job.
The cost of something is what you give up to get it
Mankiw describes a rational person’s willingness to purchase a good as based on the marginal benefit that one more element of that good will bring to the person. Mankiw points to the difference in value between water and diamonds. A marginal increase in a person’s water supply rarely comes at a significant cost. However, a marginal increase in diamonds is extremely valuable.
Rational people think at the margin
There is a reason why consumers hold onto their hard-earned money until the next big sale. Retailers often use marketing to incentivize consumer behavior, convincing them to spend money now to save or earn a reward for later.
People respond to incentives
Is a basic financial concept that holds that money in the present is worth more than the same sum of money to be received in the future. This is true because money that you have right now can be invested and earn a return, thus creating a larger amount of money in the future. is sometimes referred to as the
(NPV) of money.
Time value of money
Four major types of employee benefits many employers offer
- Medical insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Returement plans
Manadatory employee benefits in the Philippines
- Social security system
- Government Service Insurance Scheme
The most common (and often most essential) type of benefits employers can offer is
Medical insurance
If one of your employees pass away, life insurance benefits will provide payments to the employee’s family to cover funeral costs and ongoing living expenses.
Life insurance