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Solution Manual and Answer Guide for Personal Finance, 14th Edition By (E. Thomas Garman, 2024) Verified Chapters 1 - 17, Complete Newest Version$20.49
Solution and Answer Guide for Personal Finance, 14th Edition By (E. Thomas Garman, 2024) Verified Chapters 1 - 17, Complete Newest Version Solution and Answer Guide for Personal Finance, 14th Edition By E. Thomas Garman, Verified Chapters 1 - 17, Complete Newest Version Solution and Answer Guide fo...
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LO1.1 Recognize the keys to achieving financial success.
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1. Explain the five steps in the financial planning process.
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Answer: There are five fundamental steps to the personal financial planning process: (1) evaluate yo
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ur financial health to your education and career choice; (2) define your financial goals; (3) develop a pl
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an of action to achieve your goals; (4) implement spending and saving plans to monitor and control
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progress toward your goals; and (5) review your financial progress and make changes as appropriate
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2. Distinguish among financial success, financial security, and financial happiness. bt bt bt bt bt bt bt bt
Answer: Financial success is the achievement of financial aspirations that are desired, planned, or a
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ttempted. Success is defined by the individual or family that seeks it. Financial success may be defined
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as being able to live according to one’s standard of living. Financial security is that comfortable feeli
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ng that your financial resources will be adequate to fulfill any needs you have as well as your wants. F
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inancial happiness is the experience you have when you are satisfied with money matters. People w
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ho are happy about their finances will see a spillover into positive feelings about life in general.
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Answer: Several things can be accomplished by studying personal finance. Recognize how to manage
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unexpected and expected financial events. Pay as little as possible in income taxes. Understand how to
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effectively comparison shop for vehicles and homes. Protect what we own. Invest wisely. Accumulate an
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d protect the wealth that we may choose to spend during our non-
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4. What are the building blocks to achieving financial success?
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Answer: The building blocks for achieving financial success include a foundation of regular income t
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hat provides the means to support your lifestyle and save for desired goals in the future. The foundat
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ion supports a base of various banking accounts, insurance protection, and employee benefits. Then
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we can establish goals, a recordkeeping system, a budget, and an emergency savings fund. We will a
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lso manage various expenses such as housing, transportation, insurance, and the payment of taxes.
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We will also need to handle credit, savings, and educational costs. Finally, we invest in various invest
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ment alternatives such as mutual funds, stocks, and bonds, often for retirement. As a result of all thes
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e building blocks, we are more apt to have a financially successful life.
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LO1.2 Understand how the economy affects your personal financial success.
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ured by economic indicators like unemployment rates or the gross domestic product. The phases of t
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he business cycle include expansion (preferred stage—
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production is high, unemployment low, interest rates low or falling, stock market and consumer de
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