Introduction
Throughout the following report a series of questions would be answered arising from the case study of ‘Bizweek Online Services’. Whilst applying various techniques such as present value, future value, annuities and securities valuation (shares and bonds) which are an integral part of an investment decision making process. While using these kinds of techniques investors can compare cash flows of each Investment opportunities. Thereby, selecting the best option suitable to him or her.
Future value of a retirement savings
Across the globe retirement funds are a key financial element amounting at a staggering US$20 trillion worldwide in assets according to “The Economist” (The Economist, 2014).according to the data that
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Judging by the equation the only factor that changed was the interest, hence 50% increase in interest has brought $ 64391.58 more savings in the 20 year period. Therefore we can assume greater the interest greater the return but there is a higher risk involved in investing in share market than in savings account due to market fluctuations.
Advantages and disadvantages of investing in banks vs share market
Shares offer dividend and capitals gains on investment and offer numerous benefits over a banks when it comes to investment opportunities. Due to equity price appreciation investing in shares normally offer higher return than Inflation rate whereas, commercial banks interest is rate below them. Another benefit of holding shares is that benefit of dividend Imputation, since corporations have already paid tax they do not require to pay taxes on dividend. Rate of growth is far beyond the bank interest rate. For example: if you brought a share for $10 and a year later the share is trading for $20 the capital gain of the share would be $10 and given that the company has issued a dividend of $2 per share. Therefore, you will get a total return of $12 which is a 120% as opposed to below 10% interest offered by banks (Investopedia, 2009).however this does not mean that share are safe they hold significantly higher risk than banks;
Risk is basically the
EEC calculated the amount of time involved the anticipation of its cost ($3 million). The timeline in recovering their cost of investment ($2 million) initially for the foundation of this investment any profit made in the future of this investment will be justified as a profit for the company. If EEC can anticipate a fast return on its investment it is a profitable wise decision in making the investment financial, it is considered to be an easier way of formulating investments financially. On the basis of one year all cash flows is added together equal to the sum of $2 million originally invested, then it is divided by the annual cash flow of $500,000. The calculation of the payback period would equal four years. After this time frame any financial proceeds will be considered profitable for the company. I conclude that the timeframe is adequate in comparison of the investment in this worthwhile investment financial venture for the company.
When determining which company has the most to offer it is necessary to look at each set of numbers from several different views. For instance this paper will cover vertical and horizontal analysis, profitability, solvency, and liquidity ratios. I will be explaining how each set of results play into the decision making of which company would be best to invest in, by comparing both companies numbers in able to collect the necessary data to make a calculated decision.
Executive VP of retail banking and wealth management at HSBC Bank USA Andy Ireland reportedly stated that though retirement funds are a great nest egg for the future, they can also be a liability when life emergencies happen.
Now that 401k and IRA plans are the sole form of retirement planning, it has become a problem for Americans to save anything. Employee sponsored 401k plans have become the status quo in retirement planning but not all employers are able to offer the benefit. The emergence of automated investment platforms aims to tackling this problem making them easily accessible for businesses of all sizes. While its effect wont be felt for another few years it’s a great first step to addressing the growing retirement
Retirement brings a huge shift in one’s life. And the change could affect the financial status as well. Therefore, it is quite important for the retirees to ensure coherent investment and financial plans. http://www.squamlakesfinancial.com/retirement-planner/
Pension funds are depending on how long employee have been invest of their retirement funds; it is a common asset to generate stable growth over the long term, and provide pensions for employees when they reach the end of their working years and commence
How many will make poor choices on where to invest their money? Will financial advisors pressure people to make unwise decisions?” (Kraft & Furlong, 2015, p. 317). Finding out if this system would work is a huge gamble that puts the livelihood of retired individuals at stake. If privatization efforts turn out to be a disaster, either elderly individuals would have to take devastating cuts to the Social Security funds they were promised or the federal budget would have to take serious cuts in other areas to make up for the losses (Kraft and Furlong,
Retirement pensions provides a source of retirement income employees can draw on after they stop working, they have to invest for retirement while they are still on the job (Lightbulb Financial, 2013). To take advantage of the opportunity to accumulate tax-deferred earnings and in some cases defer taxes on their contributions as well, employees can participate in employer-sponsored retirement plans and invest in individual retirement accounts (IRAs) that they set up on their own (Lightbulb Financial, 2013). This paper will propose several types of retirement plans that could be offered to employees. In addition, a
IRAs, 401(k)s, 403(b)s, and other qualified plans are great ways to plan and save for retirement (hereinafter, these plans are generally referred to simply as “IRAs”). For many individuals, retirement assets represent a substantial portion of their wealth. And although retirement plans were designed to permit individuals to save for their own retirement, rather than to accumulate assets to pass to younger generations, with the right planning implemented these plans can also become legacies for your beneficiaries. This memo will discuss and illustrate the power of allowing your retirement assets to grow in a tax-deferred environment and how retirement assets can be structured to provide the greatest benefit to your family.
Individual retirement accounts (IRAs) have become a dominant retirement vehicle in the US. As a result, the IRA has become a major asset class that stands out in the estates of many high net worth individuals. For those with outside funds who are drawing only the required minimum distributions (RMDs), the IRA can be a great asset to pass on to the next generation. Younger heirs will have the ability to stretch out the tax-deferred status of IRA assets by taking out distributions over a long period of time. Additional wealth can be transferred through the tax-deferred growth in these assets. Unfortunately, the ability to stretch out distributions is not automatic and the rules are more complex than most people realize. One wrong move could
For the ones the lower end, usually under $116,042 (Seelig, n.d.)1, standard options such as 401(k) and IRAs are a cost-effective way to keep their retirement assets covered. Nonetheless, even these low-end, “safe” harbors are being re-evaluated: due to recent economic crisis, ability of retirees to tap into such funds is making them an unsafe vehicle to fulfill aging population needs (Siedle, 2013).
Pension funds are any plans, funds or schemes which provide retirement income. These funds are important to shareholders of listed and private companies and they are particularly important to the stock market which is dominated by large institutional investors. This essay discusses the idea of pension funds and the pension crises. It defines the issues of pension funds, talks about the various pensions, categorizes them, and discusses the pension crisis and its implications to the US in particular and to the world in general.
Employee retirement plans are of the most common types of employer benefits offered in the workplace. Retirement plans aim to attract and retain the most knowledgeable and skillful employees in the industry throughout their career. While retirement plans help companies hold onto their valued employees, this type of benefit is a continuous and costly expense for any business. Retirement plans are not only expensive to maintain, but they require an exorbitant amount of time and money to correctly project. Retirement plans call for the needs of expert mathematicians and forecasters known as actuaries. “Actuaries use statistical methods to estimate the defined benefit plan obligation and annual funding. Assumptions must be made about length of service, return on assets, life expectancy, and salaries at retirement. These assumptions are called actuarial assumptions.” The role of the actuary is required to determine how much money is necessary to go into the retirement fund annually in order to maintain enough funds to pay retirees in the future. This process is extremely complex; it requires constant analysis of the present value of money in comparison to future value; it also analyzes how long retirees will live after collecting their benefits as well as how long they will work for the company and what their ending salary will be. The goal of retirement
In order to make the connection between employee’s savings levels and the annual income they expect and need after retirement, people much employ the four M’s. The four M’s stand for milestones, measurements, monitoring, and management. (Burke, 2015, p. 9) The goal is to retire with enough money to replace 80% of a person’s preretirement income. Based on this, participants need to have saved 12 times their pay by the time they reach the retirement age of 65. With this strategy, research showed that on average, at age 25 people were saving just .1 times their pay; at age 30, just .6; at
retirees, it must not be mistaken as a financial entity on which people can live