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1LO 2LO 3LO Examine the economic environments influence on personal financial planning.5LO 6LO 1FPE 2FPE 3FPE 4FPE 5FPE 6FPE 7FPE 8FPE Income and Education. Using Exhibit 1.8, discuss the relationship between annual income and the highest level of education completed. Provide specific examples of the difference between having no high school diploma and having a bachelors degree, and between having a bachelors degree and a professional degree.1LO 2LO 3LO 4LO 5LO 6LO 7LO 1FPE Preparing financial statements. Hugo Garcia is preparing his balance sheet and income and expense statement for the year ending December 31, 2020. He is having difficulty classifying six items and sks for your help. Which, if any, of the following transactions are assets, liabilities, income, or expense items? a. Hugo rents a house for 1,350 a month. b. On June 21, 2020 Hugo bought diamond earrings for his wife and charged them using his Visa card. The earrings cost 900, but he hasnt yet received the bill. c. Hugo borrowed 3,500 from his parents last fall, but so far, he has made no payments to them. d. Hugo makes monthly payments of 225 on an installment loan; about half of it is interest, and the balance is repayment of principal. He has 20 payments left, totaling 4,500. e. Hugo paid 3,800 in taxes during the year and is due a tax refund of 650, which he hasnt yet received. f. Hugo invested 2,300 in a mutual fund. g. Hugos Aunt Lydia gave him a birthday gift of 300.Preparing personal balance sheet. Use Worksheet 2.1. Katie Wrights banker has asked her to submit a personal balance sheet as of June 30, 2020, in support of an application for a 6,000 home Improvement loan. She comes to you for help in preparing it So far, she has made the following list of her assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2020: From the data given, prepare Katie Wrights balance sheet, dated June 30, 2020 (follow the balance sheet form shown in Worksheet 2.1). Then evaluate her balance sheet relative to the following factors: (a) solvency, (b) liquidity, and (c) equity in her dominant asset.4FPE 5FPE 6FPE Funding a retirement goal. Austin Miller wishes to have 800,000 in a retirement fund 20 years from now. He can create the retirement fund by making a single lump-sum deposit today. a. If upon retirement in 20 years, Austin plans to invest 800,000 in a fund that earns 4 percent, what is the maximum annual withdrawal he can make over the following 15 years? b. How much would Austin need to have on deposit at retirement in order to withdraw 35,000 annually over the 15 years if the retirement fund earns 4 percent? c. To achieve his annual withdrawal goal of 35,000 calculated in part b, how much more than the amount calculated in part a must Austin deposit today in an investment earning 4 percent annual interest?Inflation and interest rates. Jessica Adams is 21 years old and has just graduated from college. In considering the retirement investing options available at her new job, she is thinking about the long-term effects of inflation. Help her by answering the following related questions: a. Explain the effect of long-term inflation on meeting retirement financial planning goals. b. If long-term inflation is expected to average 4 percent per year and you expect a long-term investment return of 7 percent per year, what is Jessicas long-term expected real rate of return (adjusted for inflation)? Be sure to consider the important impact of compounding.Discuss the basic principles of income taxes and determine your filing status.2LO 3LO Explain who needs to pay estimated taxes, when to file or amend your return, and how to handle an audit.Know where to get help with your taxes and how software can make tax return preparation easier.Implement an effective tax planning strategy.Calculating marginal tax rates. Lacey Hansen is single and received the items and amounts of income shown below during 2018, as shown below. Determine the marginal tax rate applicable to each item. Note that if the item is not taxable, the marginal rate is 0.Estimating taxable income, tax liability, and potential refund. Arabella Cunningham is 24 years old and single, lives in an apartment, and has no dependents. Last year she earned 55,000 as a sales representative for Planning Associates; 3,910 of her wages was withheld for federal income taxes. In addition, she had interest income of 142. She takes the standard deduction. Calculate her taxable income, tax liability, and tax refund or tax owed for 2018.Calculating taxes on security transactions. If Julia Diaz is single and in the 24 percent tax bracket, calculate the tax impact of each of the following security transactions. (Use the IRS regulations for capital gains in effect in 2018.) Treat each of the following cases as independent of the others. a. She sold stock for 1,200 that she purchased for 1,000 5 months earlier. b. She sold bonds for 4,000 that she purchased for 3,000 3 years earlier. c. She sold stock for 1,000 that she purchased for 1,500 15 months earlier.4FPE Calculating taxable income for a married couple filing jointly. Freya and Sebastian Hunter are married and have one child. Sebastian is putting together some figures so he can prepare the Hunters joint 2018 tax return. So far, hes been able to determine the following concerning income and possible deductions: Given this information, determine the amount of the available itemized deductions. How much taxable income will the Hunters have in 2018? (Note: Assume that Sebastian is not covered by a pension plan where he works, his child qualifies for the child tax credit, and the standard deduction of 24,000 for married filing jointly applies.)6FPE 7FPE 8FPE 9FPE Effective tax planning. Explain the key elements of effective tax planning. What are some of the most popular tax management strategies?Effective tax planning. Denise Hughes reports the following data from her 2018 tax return. Analyze the data and suggest tax planning ideas that she should consider. Note: The interest income is from a bank savings account earning 1%. The dividends are from a stock paying 3 percent dividends.1LO Describe todays financial services marketplace, both depository and nondepository financial institutions.3LO 4LO 5LO Develop a cash management strategy that incorporates a variety of savings plans.Adapting to a low-interest-rate environment. A retired couple has expressed concern about the really low interest rates theyre earning on their savings. Theyve been approached by an adviser who says he has a sure-fire way to get them higher returns. What would you tell this retired couple about a low-interest-rate environment, and how would you recommend them to view the advisers new prospective investments?2FPE Choosing a new bank. Youre getting married and believe your present bank is not a good fit. Discuss how you should go about choosing a new bank and opening an account. Consider the factors that are important to you in selecting a banksuch as the type and ownership of new accounts and bank fees and charges.4FPE Calculating the net costs of checking accounts. Determine the annual net cost of these checking accounts: a. Monthly fee 4, check-processing fee of 20 cents, average of 23 checks written per month b. Annual interest of 1.5 percent paid if balance exceeds 750, 8 monthly fee if account falls below minimum balance, average monthly balance 815, account falls below 750 during four months Checking account reconciliation. Use Worksheet 4.1. Mateo Gonzalez has an interest-paying (NOW) checking account at the Second State Bank. His checkbook ledger lists the following checks: Mateo also made the following withdrawals and deposits at an ATM near his home: Mateos checkbook ledger shows an ending balance of 286.54. He has just received his bank statement for the month of November. It shows an ending balance of 622.44; it also shows that he earned interest for November of 3.28, had a check service charge of 8 for the month, and had another 20 charge for a returned check. His bank statement indicates the following checks have cleared: 654, 662, 672, 674, 675, 676, 677, 678, 679, and 681. ATM withdrawals on 11/1 and 11/14 and deposits on 11/2 and 11/6 have cleared; no other checks or ATM activities are listed on his statement, so anything remaining should be treated as outstanding. Use a checking account reconciliation form like the one in Worksheet 4.1 to reconcile Mateo's checking account.Calculating interest earned and future value of savings account. If you put 6,000 in a savings account that pays interest at the rate of 3 percent, compounded annually, how much will you have in five years? (Hint: Use the future value formula.) How much interest will you earn during the five years? If you put 6,000 each year into a savings account that pays interest at the rate of 4 percent a year, how much would you have after five years?Determining the right amount of short-term, liquid investments. Ella and Aaron Martin together earn approximately 92,000 a year after taxes. Through an inheritance and some wise investing, they also have an investment portfolio with a value of almost 200,000. a. How much of their annual income do you recommend the Martins hold in some form of liquid savings as reserves? Explain. b. How much of their investment portfolio do you recommend they hold in savings and other short-term investment vehicles? Explain. c. How much, in total, should they hold in short-term liquid assets?9FPE Design a plan to research and select a new or used automobile.2LO 3LO 4LO 5LO 6LO 1FPE Lease versus purchase car decision. Use Worksheet 5.1. Ben Hall is trying to decide whether to lease or purchase a new car costing $18,000. If he leases, he’ll have to pay a $600 security deposit and monthly payments of $450 over the 36-month term of the closed-end lease. Ben could earn 1% on the amount of any down payment or security deposit. On the other hand, if he buys the car, then he’ll have to make a $2,400 down payment and will finance the balance with a 4% interest rate. He’ll also have to pay a 6 percent sales tax ($1,080) on the purchase price, and he expects the car to have a residual value of $6,500 at the end of three years. Use the automobile lease versus purchase analysis form in Worksheet 5.1 to find the total cost of both the lease and the purchase, and then recommend the best strategy for Ben. 3FPE 4FPE Changes in mortgage principal and interest over time. Explain how the composition of the principal and interest components of a fixed-rate mortgage change over the life of the mortgage. What are the implications of this change?Calculating required down payment on home purchase. How much would you have to put down on a house with an appraised value of 105,000 when the lender required an 80 percent loan-to-value ratio?7FPE 8FPE 9FPE 10FPE 11FPE 1LO 2LO 3LO 4LO 5LO 6LO 1FPE 2FPE 3FPE 4FPE Home equity lines. Kai and Ivy Harris have a home with an appraised value of $180,000 and a mortgage balance of only $90,000. Given that an S&L is willing to lend money at a loan-to-value ratio of 75 percent, how big a home equity credit line can Kai and Ivy obtain? How much, if any, of this line would qualify as tax-deductible interest if their house originally cost $200,000? Using overdraft protection line. Grace Wang has an overdraft protection line. Assume that her October 2020 statement showed a latest (new) balance of $862. If the line had a minimum monthly payment requirement of 5 percent of the latest balance (rounded to the nearest $5 figure), what would be the minimum amount that she’d have to pay on her overdraft protection line? 7FPE 8FPE 9FPE 10FPE 11FPE 12FPE 13FPE 1LO Identify the various sources of consumer loans. 3LO 4LO 5LO 6LO 1FPE 2FPE Evaluating financing packages. Assume that you’ve been shopping for a new car and intend to finance part of it through an installment loan. The car you’re looking for has a sticker price of $18,000. Custom Vehicles has offered to sell it to you for $3,000 down and finance the balance with a loan that will require 48 monthly payments of $333.67. However, a competing dealership will sell you the exact same vehicle for $3,500 down, plus a 60-month loan for the balance, with monthly payments of $265.02. Which of these two financing packages is the better deal? Calculating single-payment loan amount due at maturity. Stanley Price plans to borrow 8,000 for five years. The loan will be repaid with a single payment after five years, and the interest on the loan will be computed using the simple interest method at an annual rate of 6 percent. How much will Stanley have to pay in five years? How much will he have to pay at maturity if hes required to make annual interest payments at the end of each year?5FPE 6FPE Calculating interest and APR of installment loan. Assuming that interest is the only finance charge, how much interest would be paid on a 5,000 installment loan to be repaid in 36 monthly installments of 166.10? What is the APR on this loan?8FPE Calculating and comparing add-on and simple interest loans. Eli Nelson is borrowing 10,000 for five years at 7 percent. Payments, which are made on a monthly basis, are determined using the add-on method. a. How much total interest will Eli pay on the loan if it is held for the full five-year term? b. What are Elis monthly payments? c. How much higher are the monthly payments under the add-on method than under the simple interest method?10FPE Deciding whether to pay cash or finance a purchase. Use Worksheet 7.2. Matilda Edwards wants to buy a home entertainment center. Complete with a big-screen TV, DVD, and sound system, the unit would cost $4,500. Matilda has over $15,000 in a money market fund, so she can easily afford to pay cash for the whole thing (the fund is currently paying 3 percent interest, and Matilda expects that yield to hold for the foreseeable future). To stimulate sales, the dealer is offering to finance the full cost of the unit with a 36-month, simple interest installment loan at 6 percent. Matilda wants to know whether she should pay cash for the home entertainment center or buy it on time. (Note: While Matilda is in the 22 percent tax bracket she does not itemize deductions on her tax returns.) Briefly explain. 1LO 2LO 3LO 4LO 5LO 6LO Harvey Cook, 45, is a recently divorced father of two children, ages 10 and 7. He currently earns $95,000 a year as an operations manager for a utility company. The divorce settlement requires him to pay $1,500 a month in child support and $400 a month in alimony to his ex-wife. Harvey is now renting an apartment, and the divorce settlement left him with about $100,000 in savings and retirement benefits. His employer provides a $75,000 life insurance policy. Harvey’s ex-wife is currently the beneficiary listed on the policy. What advice would you give to Harvey? What factors should he consider in deciding whether to buy additional life insurance at this point in his life? If he does need additional life insurance, what type of policy or policies should he buy? Use Worksheet 8.1 to help answer these questions for Harvey. 2FPE 3FPE 4FPE 5FPE 6FPE 7FPE 1LO 2LO 3LO 4LO 5LO 6LO 1FPE 2FPE 3FPE 4FPE 5FPE 6FPE Lorenzo Ricci, a 38-year-old computer programmer, earns $96,000 a year. His monthly take-home pay is $4,800. His wife, Siena, works part-time at their children’s elementary school but receives no benefits. Under state law, Lorenzo’s employer contributes to a workers’ compensation insurance fund that would provide $2,250 per month for six months if he were disabled and unable to work. Use Worksheet 9.2 to calculate Lorenzo’s disability insurance needs assuming that he won’t qualify for Medicare under his Social Security benefits. Based on your answer in part a, what would you advise Lorenzo about his need for additional disability income insurance? Discuss the type and size of disability income insurance coverage that he should consider, including possible provisions that he might want to include. What other factors should he take into account if he decides to purchase a policy? 8FPE 1LO Identify the types of coverage provided by homeowners insurance.3LO 4LO 5LO Choose a property and liability insurance agent and company, and settle claims. 1FPE Last year, Thea and Rory Brown bought a home with a dwelling replacement value of $350,000 and insured it (via an HO-5 policy) for $310,000. The policy reimburses for actual cash value and has a $500 deductible, standard limits for coverage C items, and no scheduled property. Recently, burglars broke into the house and stole a two-year-old television set with a current replacement value of $600 and an estimated useful life of eight years. They also took jewelry valued at $1,850 and silver flatware valued at $3,000. If the Browns’ policy has an 80 percent co-insurance clause, do they have enough insurance? Assuming a 50 percent coverage C limit, calculate how much the Brown family would receive if they filed a claim for the stolen items. What advice would you give the Brown family about their homeowner’s coverage? 3FPE 4FPE 5FPE 6FPE 7FPE 8FPE 1LO 2LO 3LO 4LO 5LO Describe an investment portfolio and how youd go about developing, monitoring, and managing a portfolio of securities.1FPE Why do you suppose that well-known companies such as Apple, Starbucks, and Facebook prefer to have their shares traded on the NASDAQ rather than on one of the major listed exchanges, such as the NYSE (for which theyd easily meet all listing requirements)? Whats in it for them? What would they gain by switching over to the NYSE?3FPE 4FPE 5FPE 6FPE Using the Value Line Investment Survey report in Exhibit 11.5, find the following information for Apple. What was the amount of revenues (i.e., sales) generated by the company in 2017? What were the latest annual dividends per share and dividend yield? What is the earnings per share (EPS) projection for 2019? How many shares of common stock were outstanding? What were the book value per share and EPS in 2017? How much long-term debt did the company have in the third quarter of 2018? 8FPE 9FPE Describe the various types of risks to which investors are exposed, as well as the sources of return.2LO 3LO 4LO 5LO 6LO What makes for a good investment? Use the approximate yield formula or a financial calculator to rank the following investments according to their expected returns. Buy a stock for $30 a share, hold it for three years, and then sell it for $60 a share (the stock pays annual dividends of $2 a share). Buy a security for $40, hold it for two years, and then sell it for $100 (current income on this security is zero). Buy a one-year, 5 percent note for $1,000 (assume that the note has a $1,000 par value and that it will be held to maturity). An investor is thinking about buying some shares of Health Diagnostics, Inc., at $75 a share. She expects the price of the stock to rise to $115 a share over the next three years. During that time, she also expects to receive annual dividends of $4 per share. Assuming that the investor’s expectations (about the future price of the stock and the dividends that it pays) hold up, what rate of return can the investor expect to earn on this investment? (Hint: Use either the approximate yield formula or a financial calculator to solve this problem.) The price of Outdoor Designs, Inc. is now 85. The company pays no dividends. Fred Gray expects the price four years from now to be 125 a share. Should Fred buy Outdoor Designs if he wants a 15 percent rate of return? Explain.The Castle Company recently reported net profits after taxes of $15.8 million. It has 2.5 million shares of common stock outstanding and pays preferred dividends of $1 million a year. The company’s stock currently trades at $60 per share. Compute the stock’s earnings per share (EPS). What is the stock’s P/E ratio? Determine what the stock’s dividend yield would be if it paid $1.75 per share to common stockholders. Assume that you’ve just inherited $500,000 and have decided to invest a big chunk of it ($350,000, to be exact) in common stocks. Your objective is to build up as much capital as you can over the next 15 to 20 years, and you’re willing to tolerate a “good deal’’ of risk. What types of stocks (blue chips, income stocks, and so on) do you think you’d be most interested in, and why? Select at least three types of stocks and briefly explain the rationale for selecting each. Would your selections change if you were dealing with a smaller amount of money—say, only $50,000? What if you were a more risk-averse investor? 6FPE An investor in the 22 percent tax bracket is trying to decide which of two bonds to select: one is a 5.5 percent U.S. Treasury bond selling at par; the other is a municipal bond with a 4.25 percent coupon, which is also selling at par. Which of these two bonds should the investor select? Why? Describe and differentiate between a bonds (a) current yield and (b) yield to maturity. Why are these yield measures important to the bond investor? Find the yield to maturity of a 20-year, 9 percent, 1,000 par value bond trading at a price of 850. Whats the current yield on this bond?Which of these two bonds offers the highest current yield? Which one has the highest yield to maturity? a. A 6.55 percent, 22-year bond quoted at 52.000 b. A 10.25 percent, 27-year bond quoted at 103.625 10FPE 1LO 2LO 3LO 4LO 5LO 6LO 1FPE 2FPE 3FPE 4FPE 5FPE 6FPE 7FPE 8FPE 9FPE 10FPE 1LO 2LO 3LO 4LO 5LO 6LO 1FPE 2FPE 3FPE 4FPE 5FPE 6FPE 7FPE 8FPE 9FPE 10FPE 11FPE 1LO 2LO 3LO 4LO 5LO 6LO 1FPE Emilia and Kevin Boyd are in their mid-30s and have two children, ages 8 and 5. They have combined annual income of 150,000 and own a house in joint tenancy with a market value of 410,000, on which they have a mortgage of 300,000. Kevin has 100,000 in group term life insurance and an individual universal life policy for 150,000. However, the Boyds havent prepared their wills. Kevin plans to do one soon, but they think that Emilia doesnt need one because the house is jointly owned. Explain why its important for both Emilia and Kevin to draft wills as soon as possible.3FPE 4FPE 5FPE 6FPE 7FPE 8FPE 9FPE 10FPE

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