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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 w w w


GARMAN/FOX,W PERSONALW FINANCEW 14E,W CHAPTERW 1:W THINKINGW LIKEW AW FINANCIALW PLANNER


TABLE OF CONTENTS
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AnswerswtowChapterwConceptwChecks ......................................................................................... 2
WhatwDowYouwRecommendwNow? .............................................................................................. 4
Let’swTalkwAboutwIt ...................................................................................................................................................... 5
DowthewMath .................................................................................................................................. 6
FinancialwPlanningwCases .............................................................................................................. 8
ExtendedwLearning ...................................................................................................................... 10

, ANSWERS TO CHAPTER CONCEPT CHECKS
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LO1.1wRecognizewthewkeyswtowachievingwfinancialwsuccess.
1. Explainwthewfivewstepswinwthewfinancialwplanningwprocess.

Answer:wTherewarewfivewfundamentalwstepswtowthewpersonalwfinancialwplanningwprocess:w(1)weval
uatewyourwfinancialwhealthwtowyourweducationwandwcareerwchoice;w(2)wdefinewyourwfinancialwgoals
;w(3)wdevelopwawplanwofwactionwtowachievewyourwgoals;w(4)wimplementwspendingwandwsavingwplan
swtowmonitorwandwcontrolwprogresswtowardwyourwgoals;wandw(5)wreviewwyourwfinancialwprogressw
andwmakewchangeswaswappropriate.

2. Distinguishwamongwfinancialwsuccess,wfinancialwsecurity,wandwfinancialwhappiness.

Answer:wFinancialwsuccesswiswthewachievementwofwfinancialwaspirationswthatwarewdesired,wplann
ed,worwattempted.wSuccesswiswdefinedwbywthewindividualworwfamilywthatwseekswit.wFinancialwsucces
swmaywbewdefinedwaswbeingwablewtowlivewaccordingwtowone’swstandardwofwliving.wFinancialwsecur
itywiswthatwcomfortablewfeelingwthatwyourwfinancialwresourceswwillwbewadequatewtowfulfillwanywne
edswyouwhavewaswwellwaswyourwwants.wFinancialwhappinesswiswthewexperiencewyouwhavewwhenwy
ouwarewsatisfiedwwithwmoneywmatters.wPeoplewwhowarewhappywaboutwtheirwfinanceswwillwseewaws
pilloverwintowpositivewfeelingswaboutwlifewinwgeneral.

3. Summarizewwhatwyouwwillwaccomplishwstudyingwpersonalwfinance.

Answer:wSeveralwthingswcanwbewaccomplishedwbywstudyingwpersonalwfinance.wRecognizewhowwtow
managewunexpectedwandwexpectedwfinancialwevents.wPaywaswlittlewaswpossiblewinwincomewtaxes.wUn
derstandwhowwtoweffectivelywcomparisonwshopwforwvehicleswandwhomes.wProtectwwhatwwewown.wInv
estwwisely.wAccumulatewandwprotectwthewwealthwthatwwewmaywchoosewtowspendwduringwourwnon-
workingwyearsw(e.g.,wretirement)worwdonate.

4. Whatwarewthewbuildingwblockswtowachievingwfinancialwsuccess?

Answer:wThewbuildingwblockswforwachievingwfinancialwsuccesswincludewawfoundationwofwregularwi
ncomewthatwprovideswthewmeanswtowsupportwyourwlifestylewandwsavewforwdesiredwgoalswinwthewf
uture.wThewfoundationwsupportswawbasewofwvariouswbankingwaccounts,winsurancewprotection,wan
dwemployeewbenefits.wThenwwewcanwestablishwgoals,wawrecordkeepingwsystem,wawbudget,wandwan
wemergencywsavingswfund.wWewwillwalsowmanagewvariouswexpenseswsuchwaswhousing,wtransportat

ion,winsurance,wandwthewpaymentwofwtaxes.wWewwillwalsowneedwtowhandlewcredit,wsavings,wandwed
ucationalwcosts.wFinally,wwewinvestwinwvariouswinvestmentwalternativeswsuchwaswmutualwfunds,wsto
cks,wandwbonds,woftenwforwretirement.wAswawresultwofwallwthesewbuildingwblocks,wwewarewmorewa
ptwtowhavewawfinanciallywsuccessfulwlife.

LO1.2wUnderstandwhowwtheweconomywaffectswyourwpersonalwfinancialwsuccess.
1. Summarizewthewphaseswofwthewbusinesswcycle.

Answer:wThewbusinesswcyclewentailswawwavelikewpatternwofwrisingwandwfallingweconomicwactivityw
aswmeasuredwbyweconomicwindicatorswlikewunemploymentwratesworwthewgrosswdomesticwproduct.

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