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Table of Contents
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,Part I: FOUNDATIONS OF FINANCIAL PLANNING.
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1. Understanding the Financial Planning Process.
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2. Developing Your Financial Statements and Plans.
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3. Preparing Your Taxes.
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Part II: MANAGING BASIC ASSETS.
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4. Managing Your Cash and Savings.
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5. Making Automobile and Housing Decisions.
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Part III: MANAGING CREDIT.
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6. Using Credit.
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7. Using Consumer Loans.
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Part IV: MANAGING INSURANCE NEEDS.
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8. Insuring Your Life.
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9. Insuring Your Health.
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10. Protecting Your Property.
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Part V: MANAGING INVESTMENTS.
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11. Investment Planning.
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12. Investing in Stocks and Bonds.
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13. Investing in Mutual Funds and Real Estate.
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Part VI: RETIREMENT AND ESTATE PLANNING.
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14. Planning for Retirement.
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15. Preserving Your Estate.
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Chapter 1 D

Understanding the Financial Planning Process D D D D

,HowDWillDThisDAffectDMe?
TheDheartDofDfinancialDplanningDisDmakingDsureDyourDvaluesDlineDupDwithDhowDyouDspendDandDsave.DThat
DmeansDknowingDwhereDyouDareDfinanciallyDandDplanningDonDhowDtoDgetDwhereDyouDwantDtoDbeDinDtheDf

utureDnoDmatterDwhatDlifeDthrowsDatDyou.DForDexample,DhowDshouldDyourDplanDhandleDtheDprojectionDth
atDSocialDSecurityDcostsDmayDexceedDrevenuesDbyD2035?DAndDwhatDifDtheDgovernmentDdecidesDtoDraise
DtaxDratesDtoDhelpDcoverDtheDfederalDdeficit?DAnDinformedDfinancialDplanDshouldDreflectD suchDuncertainti

esDandDmore.

ThisDchapterDoverviewsDtheDfinancialDplanningDprocessDandDexplainsDitsDcontext.DTopicsDincludeDhowDf
inancialDplansDchangeDtoDaccommodateDyourDcurrentDstageDinDlifeDandDtheDroleDthatDfinancialDplanner
sDcanDplayDinDhelpingDyouDachieveDyourDobjectives.DAfterDreadingDthisDchapterDyouDwillDhaveDaDgoodD
perspectiveDonDhowDtoDorganizeDyourDoverallDpersonalDfinancialDplan.

LEARNING GOALS D

LG1DIdentifyDtheDbenefitsDofDusingDpersonalDfinancialDplanningDtechniquesDtoDmanageDyourDfi
nances.

KeyDconceptDinDthisDsectionDisDtheDplanningDmodelDasDdisplayedDinDExhibitD1.1.DYourDstandardDofDlivingD
isDgreatlyDimpactedDbyDyourDspendingDhabitsDandDyourDcommitmentDtoDsaving.DYourDspendingDisDmeasur
edDbyDyourDpropensityDtoDconsume.DWealthDisDtheDtotalDvalueDofDallDpropertyDyouDownDlessDtheDamou
ntDthatD youDoweDtoDothers.

ACTIVITY:D AskDtheDstudentsDtoDassumeDthatDtheyDhaveDjustDinheritedD$100,000.D WhatDwillDyouDdoDwit
hDtheD money?DWriteDdownDthreeDwaysDyouDwillDspendDorDuseDtheDmoney.

, AskDtheDstudentsDtoDshareDoneDitemDwithDtheDclassDandDrecordDwhatDtheyDsayDsoDthatDtheDentireDclassDcan
DreflectDonDtheDanswers.DHopefully,DatDleastDaDfewDwillDmentionDinvestingDevenDifDonlyD$10,000DofDtheD

amount.D UseDtheirDanswersDtoDdiscussDtakingDcareDofDcurrentDneedsDversusDfutureDneeds.
FocusDonDtheirDpropensityDtoDconsumeDandDitsDimpactDonDaccumulatingDwealth.DPointDoutDtheDFinancialDPl
anningDTip,D―BeDSMARTD inDPlanningD YourDFinancialDGoals.‖
UseDExhibitD1.2DtoDshowDhowDtheDaverageDpersonDearnsDandDspendsDtheirDmoneyDandDExhibitD1.6DtoDhel
pDtheDstudentD identifyDwhereDtheyDareD now.

LG2DDescribeDtheDpersonalDfinancialDplanningDprocessDandDdefineDyourDgoals.

DwightD Eisenhower,DarmyDgeneralDandDpresident,D isDquotedDasDsayingD ―PlansDareDuseless;DPlanningDisDp
riceless‖.DTheDprocessDofDplanningDallowsDyouDtoDfocusDonDtheDissuesDthatDareDmostDimportantDandDtoDbe
DreadyDwhenDthingsDchange.

ExhibitD1.3DlistsDtheDSixDStepDFinancialDPlanningDProcess.DTheDfirstDandDmostDimportantDisDdefiningDyou
rDfinancialDgoals.DExhibitD1.6DlistsDgoalsDbyDageDtoDdemonstrateDhowDgoalsDchangeDoverDtime.DUseDth
eDexamplesDinDExhibitD1.5DtoDaskDstudentsDifDtheDassumptionsDareDrealistic.DYes,DtheDanswerDisDinDtheDex
hibit,DbutDmanyDwillDnotDhaveDreadDchapterDatDthisDpoint.DForDyourDuse,DtheDassumptionsDare:

AssumptionD1:DSavingDaDfewDthousandDdollarsDaDyearDshouldDprovideDenoughDtoDfundDmyDchild‘sDcol
legeDEducation.
AssumptionD2:DAnDemergencyDfundDlastingD3D monthsDshouldDbeDadequate.
AssumptionD3:DIDwillDbeDableDtoDretireDatD65DandDshouldDhaveDplentyDtoDliveDonDinDretirement.DA
ssumptionD4:DI‘mDrelyingDonDtheDruleDofDthumbDthatDIDwillDneedDonlyD70DpercentDofDmyDpre-
DretirementD incomeDtoD manageD nicelyDinDretirement.

ThereDareDseveralDworksheetsDinDtheDbook.DWorksheetD1.1DgivesDtheDstudentDaDformatDtoDwriteDdownD
theirDPersonalDFinancialDGoals.DThereDisDpowerDinDwritingDdownDgoalsD[andDmostDanyDotherDplan].DRec
ordingDtheDgoalDandDthenDreviewingDthreeDmonthsDlaterDwillDhelpDyouDtoDkeepDfocusDonDtheDgoal.

LG3DExplainDtheDlifeDcycleDofDfinancialDplans,DtheirDroleDinDachievingDyourDfinancialDgoals,Dho
wDtoDdealDwithDspecialDplanningDconcerns,DandDtheDuseDofDprofessionalDfinancialDplanners.

ExhibitD1.7DcanDhelpDfocusDtheDattentionDonDhowDgoalsDdifferDbetweenDtheDvariousDstagesDofDlife.DSecti
onD1-3bDlistsDvariousDdecisionsDthatDyouDwillDhaveDtoDmakeDoverDyourDlife.DTheDsectionD1-
3cDaddressesDSpecialDPlanningDConcerns.DWorksheetD1.2DfocusesDonDtheDfinancialDbenefitDtoDtheDfamil
yDofDtheDsecondDincome.DIfDtheDsecondDincomeDisDfromDaDminimumDwageDjob,DitDmayDnotDbeDaDgoodDfinan
cialDdecision.DOfDcourseDhavingDaDjob,DevenDaDminimumDwageDjob,DmayDgiveDtheDpersonDpsychicDincome
DthatD willDoverrideDtheD financialDimpact.

WhileDperhapsDoffDtopic,DIDrecallDaDhighDschoolDscienceDteacherDwhoDwasDaDsmoker.DHeDwalkedDthroug
hDtheDamountDofDmoneyDheDspentDonDpurchasingDtobaccoDproducts.D ThatDcomputationDhadDa

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