SOLUTION MANUAL
Personal Finance, 14th Edition
By E. Thomas Garman, Chapter 1 - 17
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Part I: FINANCIAL PLANNING.
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1. Understanding Personal Finance.
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2. Career Planning.
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3. Financial Statements, Goals, and Budgets.
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Part II: MONEY MANAGEMENT.
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4. Managing Income Taxes.
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5. Managing Checking and Savings Accounts.
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6. Building and Maintaining Good Credit.
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7. Credit Cards and Consumer Loans.
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8. Vehicles and Other Major Purchases.
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9. Obtaining Affordable Housing.
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Part III: INCOME AND ASSET PROTECTION.
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10. Managing Property and Liability Risk.
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11. Planning for Health Care Expenses.
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12. Life Insurance Planning.
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Part IV: INVESTMENTS.
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13. Investment Fundamentals.
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,14. Investing in Stocks and Bonds.
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15. Mutual and Exchange-Traded Funds.
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16. Real Estate and High-Risk Investments.
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17. Retirement and Estate Planning.
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Solution and Answer Guide B B B
GARMAN/FOX,B PERSONALB FINANCEB 14E,B CHAPTERB 1:B THINKINGB LIKEB AB FINANCIALB PLANNER
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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AnswersBtoBChapterBConceptBChecks .......................................................................................... 2
WhatBDoBYouBRecommendBNow?................................................................................................ 4
Let’sBTalkBAboutBIt........................................................................................................................................................ 5
DoBtheBMath................................................................................................................................... 6
FinancialBPlanningBCases............................................................................................................... 8
ExtendedBLearning ...................................................................................................................... 10
, ANSWERS TO CHAPTER CONCEPT CHECKS
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LO1.1BRecognizeBtheBkeysBtoBachievingBfinancialBsuccess.
1. ExplainBtheBfiveBstepsBinBtheBfinancialBplanningBprocess.
Answer:BThereBareBfiveBfundamentalBstepsBtoBtheBpersonalBfinancialBplanningBprocess:B(1)Bevalua
teByourBfinancialBhealthBtoByourBeducationBandBcareerBchoice;B(2)BdefineByourBfinancialBgoals;B(3)B
developBaBplanBofBactionBtoBachieveByourBgoals;B(4)BimplementBspendingBandBsavingBplansBtoBmo
nitorBandBcontrolBprogressBtowardByourBgoals;BandB(5)BreviewByourBfinancialBprogressBandBmakeB
changesBasBappropriate.
2. DistinguishBamongBfinancialBsuccess,BfinancialBsecurity,BandBfinancialBhappiness.
Answer:BFinancialBsuccessBisBtheBachievementBofBfinancialBaspirationsBthatBareBdesired,Bplanned,
BorBattempted.BSuccessBisBdefinedBbyBtheBindividualBorBfamilyBthatBseeksBit.BFinancialBsuccessBmay
BbeBdefinedBasBbeingBableBtoBliveBaccordingBtoBone’sBstandardBofBliving.BFinancialBsecurityBisBtha
tBcomfortableBfeelingBthatByourBfinancialBresourcesBwillBbeBadequateBtoBfulfillBanyBneedsByouBhav
eBasBwellBasByourBwants.BFinancialBhappinessBisBtheBexperienceByouBhaveBwhenByouBareBsatisfied
BwithBmoneyBmatters.BPeopleBwhoBareBhappyBaboutBtheirBfinancesBwillBseeBaBspilloverBintoBpositiv
eBfeelingsBaboutBlifeBinBgeneral.
3. SummarizeBwhatByouBwillBaccomplishBstudyingBpersonalBfinance.
Answer:BSeveralBthingsBcanBbeBaccomplishedBbyBstudyingBpersonalBfinance.BRecognizeBhowBtoBma
nageBunexpectedBandBexpectedBfinancialBevents.BPayBasBlittleBasBpossibleBinBincomeBtaxes.BUndersta
ndBhowBtoBeffectivelyBcomparisonBshopBforBvehiclesBandBhomes.BProtectBwhatBweBown.BInvestBwisely
.BAccumulateBandBprotectBtheBwealthBthatBweBmayBchooseBtoBspendBduringBourBnon-
workingByearsB(e.g.,Bretirement)BorBdonate.
4. WhatBareBtheBbuildingBblocksBtoBachievingBfinancialBsuccess?
Answer:BTheBbuildingBblocksBforBachievingBfinancialBsuccessBincludeBaBfoundationBofBregularBinc
omeBthatBprovidesBtheBmeansBtoBsupportByourBlifestyleBandBsaveBforBdesiredBgoalsBinBtheBfuture.B
TheBfoundationBsupportsBaBbaseBofBvariousBbankingBaccounts,BinsuranceBprotection,BandBemploy
eeBbenefits.BThenBweBcanBestablishBgoals,BaBrecordkeepingBsystem,BaBbudget,BandBanBemergency
BsavingsBfund.BWeBwillBalsoBmanageBvariousBexpensesBsuchBasBhousing,Btransportation,Binsurance,
BandBtheBpaymentBofBtaxes.BWeBwillBalsoBneedBtoBhandleBcredit,Bsavings,BandBeducationalBcosts.BF
inally,BweBinvestBinBvariousBinvestmentBalternativesBsuchBasBmutualBfunds,Bstocks,BandBbonds,Boft
enBforBretirement.BAsBaBresultBofBallBtheseBbuildingBblocks,BweBareBmoreBaptBtoBhaveBaBfinanciallyB
successfulBlife.
LO1.2BUnderstandBhowBtheBeconomyBaffectsByourBpersonalBfinancialBsuccess.
1. SummarizeBtheBphasesBofBtheBbusinessBcycle.
Answer:BTheBbusinessBcycleBentailsBaBwavelikeBpatternBofBrisingBandBfallingBeconomicBactivityBasB
measuredBbyBeconomicBindicatorsBlikeBunemploymentBratesBorBtheBgrossBdomesticBproduct.BTheB