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Lecture 1 (Chapter 1 & 2)
Lecture 1 (Chapter 1 & 2)
The Financial
Planning Process
Learning Objectives
4. Career management
• Invest intelligently
• Flexibility
– Plan for life changes and the unexpected.
• Liquidity
– Immediate use of cash by quickly and easily converting an
asset.
• Protection
– Prepare for the unexpected with insurance.
• Minimization of Taxes
– Keep more of what you earn.
• Stick to it.
– Short-term—within 1 year
– Intermediate-term—1 to 10 years
– Long-term—more than 10 years
• Effective self-assessment
– Interests, skills, values, personal traits
– Desired lifestyle
• Start early
• Gain visibility.
• Be ethical.
TEN PRINCIPLES OF
PERSONAL FINANCE
Measuring Your
Financial Health
and Making a
Plan
Learning Objectives
• Investments
• Retirement plans
• Fee-only planners
• Fee-and-commission planners
• Commission-based planners