Personal Finance, 14th Edition
By E. Thomas Garman, Chapter 1 - 17
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Q Q Q
PartQI:QFINANCIALQPLANNING.
1.QUnderstandingQPersonalQFinance.
2.QCareerQPlanning.
3.QFinancialQStatements,QGoals,QandQBudgets.
PartQII:QMONEYQMANAGEMENT.
4.QManagingQIncomeQTaxes.
5.QManagingQCheckingQandQSavingsQAccounts.
6.QBuildingQandQMaintainingQGoodQCredit.
7.QCreditQCardsQandQConsumerQLoans.
8.QVehiclesQandQOtherQMajorQPurchases.
9.QObtainingQAffordableQHousing.
PartQIII:QINCOMEQANDQASSETQPROTECTION.
10.QManagingQPropertyQandQLiabilityQRisk.
11.QPlanningQforQHealthQCareQExpenses.
12.QLifeQInsuranceQPlanning.
PartQIV:QINVESTMENTS.
13.QInvestmentQFundamentals.
,14.QInvestingQinQStocksQandQBonds.
15.QMutualQandQExchange-TradedQFunds.
16.QRealQEstateQandQHigh-RiskQInvestments.
17.QRetirementQandQEstateQPlanning.
Solution and Answer Guide Q Q Q
GARMAN/FOX,Q PERSONALQ FINANCEQ 14E,Q CHAPTERQ 1:Q THINKINGQ LIKEQ AQ FINANCIALQ PLANNER
TABLEQOFQCONTENTS
AnswersQtoQChapterQConceptQChecks ..................................................................................... 2
WhatQDoQYouQRecommendQNow?........................................................................................... 4
Let’sQTalkQAboutQIt ................................................................................................................................................... 5
DoQtheQMath ................................................................................................................................ 6
FinancialQPlanningQCases ............................................................................................................ 8
ExtendedQLearning ..................................................................................................................... 10
, ANSWERSQTOQCHAPTERQCONCEPTQCHECKS
LO1.1QRecognizeQtheQkeysQtoQachievingQfinancialQsuccess.
1. ExplainQtheQfiveQstepsQinQtheQfinancialQplanningQprocess.
Answer:QThereQareQfiveQfundamentalQstepsQtoQtheQpersonalQfinancialQplanningQprocess:
Q(1)QevaluateQyourQfinancialQhealthQtoQyourQeducationQandQcareerQchoice;Q(2)QdefineQy
ourQfinancialQgoals;Q(3)QdevelopQaQplanQofQactionQtoQachieveQyourQgoals;Q(4)Qimpleme
ntQspendingQandQsavingQplansQtoQmonitorQandQcontrolQprogressQtowardQyourQgoals;Qa
ndQ(5)QreviewQyourQfinancialQprogressQandQmakeQchangesQasQappropriate.
2. DistinguishQamongQfinancialQsuccess,QfinancialQsecurity,QandQfinancialQhappiness.
Answer:QFinancialQsuccessQisQtheQachievementQofQfinancialQaspirationsQthatQareQdesire
d,Qplanned,QorQattempted.QSuccessQisQdefinedQbyQtheQindividualQorQfamilyQthatQseeksQi
t.QFinancialQsuccessQmayQbeQdefinedQasQbeingQableQtoQliveQaccordingQtoQone’sQstanda
rdQofQliving.QFinancialQsecurityQisQthatQcomfortableQfeelingQthatQyourQfinancialQresourc
esQwillQbeQadequateQtoQfulfillQanyQneedsQyouQhaveQasQwellQasQyourQwants.QFinancial
QhappinessQisQtheQexperienceQyouQhaveQwhenQyouQareQsatisfiedQwithQmoneyQmatters.
QPeopleQwhoQareQhappyQaboutQtheirQfinancesQwillQseeQaQspilloverQintoQpositiveQfeelin
gsQaboutQlifeQinQgeneral.
3. SummarizeQwhatQyouQwillQaccomplishQstudyingQpersonalQfinance.
Answer:QSeveralQthingsQcanQbeQaccomplishedQbyQstudyingQpersonalQfinance.QRecognizeQh
owQtoQmanageQunexpectedQandQexpectedQfinancialQevents.QPayQasQlittleQasQpossibleQinQi
ncomeQtaxes.QUnderstandQhowQtoQeffectivelyQcomparisonQshopQforQvehiclesQandQhomes.Q
ProtectQwhatQweQown.QInvestQwisely.QAccumulateQandQprotectQtheQwealthQthatQweQmayQc
hooseQtoQspendQduringQourQnon-workingQyearsQ(e.g.,Qretirement)QorQdonate.
4. WhatQareQtheQbuildingQblocksQtoQachievingQfinancialQsuccess?
Answer:QTheQbuildingQblocksQforQachievingQfinancialQsuccessQincludeQaQfoundationQofQ
regularQincomeQthatQprovidesQtheQmeansQtoQsupportQyourQlifestyleQandQsaveQforQdesir
edQgoalsQinQtheQfuture.QTheQfoundationQsupportsQaQbaseQofQvariousQbankingQaccounts
,QinsuranceQprotection,QandQemployeeQbenefits.QThenQweQcanQestablishQgoals,QaQrecord
keepingQsystem,QaQbudget,QandQanQemergencyQsavingsQfund.QWeQwillQalsoQmanageQva
riousQexpensesQsuchQasQhousing,Qtransportation,Qinsurance,QandQtheQpaymentQofQtaxes.
QWeQwillQalsoQneedQtoQhandleQcredit,Qsavings,QandQeducationalQcosts.QFinally,QweQinve
stQinQvariousQinvestmentQalternativesQsuchQasQmutualQfunds,Qstocks,QandQbonds,Qoften
QforQretirement.QAsQaQresultQofQallQtheseQbuildingQblocks,QweQareQmoreQaptQtoQhave
QaQfinanciallyQsuccessfulQlife.
LO1.2QUnderstandQhowQtheQeconomyQaffectsQyourQpersonalQfinancialQsuccess.
1. SummarizeQtheQphasesQofQtheQbusinessQcycle.