UGBA Videos Quizzes with 100% correct answers graded A+ 2023/2024

UGBA Videos QuizzesIn bankruptcy, what is a discharge? - correct answer A discharge is a release from personal liability on debt. Which of the following is NOT one of the three largest credit reporting agencies? - correct answer Bank of America The three are: Equifax, TransUnion, Experian Any credit score above 620 is generally considered to be excellent credit. - correct answer false Which of the following is contributes the most to your credit score? - correct answer your payment history Employers are never allowed to check credit reports when hiring. - correct answer false Lenders use credit reports to help them decide whether to loan you money and what interest rate to charge. - correct answer true Which of the following is usually the most important type of debt to focus on paying off quickly: - correct answer Credit card balances Which types of debt "steal from your future"? - correct answer Paycheck advances, Credit card balances One highly recommended method for paying off student loans is to take an early withdrawal from your traditional IRA or 401(k) plan. - correct answer false Why is Social Security called a PAYGO system? - correct answer Because the payroll taxes paid by current workers are used to pay current retirement benefits. Most people in good health should claim Social Security retirement benefits at age 62. - correct answer false Social Security started with a huge unfunded liability because benefits were paid to retirees, such as Ida May Fuller, who had paid very little into the system. - correct answer true Medicare is health insurance for people 50 or older and people under 50 with certain disabilities or end stage renal disease. - correct answer false Medicare Part A, Hospital Insurance is free, people must pay for Medicare Parts B, C, and D if they want them. - correct answer true In the video "Overcoming debt interview" Suzanne says that although credit cards were one of the reasons she got into debt problems, she continues to use credit cards. - correct answer false What is a good use of a security fund (also called an emergency fund or a rainy day fund)? - correct answer To help you pay your bills if you lose your job What debt should be your highest priority? - correct answer Paying off credit card debt as soon as possible Most people's emergency (security or rainy day) fund should be invested in the stock market. - correct answer false Should most people save first for retirement or for their children's education? - correct answer Their retirement Suppose you put $100 in a bank savings account that pays 7% annual interest (and charges no annual fee). You keep that money in the account for two years (with no withdrawals or additional deposits). How much money will you have at the end of two years? - correct answer more than $114 A good strategy for saving for retirement is: - correct answer Set up automatic contributions to your retirement savings account. Jamie and Joe are the same age, have the same job, and earn the same salary. Both Jamie and Joe estimate that they will need $3 million to retire. At age 25, Jamie sets up automatic contributions of 15% of his salary to his 401(k). Joe doesn't start contributing to his 401(k) until age 40. If Joe wants to retire at the same age as Jamie he will need to. - correct answer Save more each month than Jamie saves. Strategies to save more include: - correct answer Don't neglect the small stuff. Increase your income. Automate savings Focus on the big stuff Thaler and Benartzi's "Save More Tomorrow" plan is to wait until you've been at a job for at least six months and then sign up for the 401(k) plan - correct answer false If you buy a company's stock, - correct answer you own a part of the company. If you buy a company's bond, - correct answer you have lent money to the company. If a company files for bankruptcy, which of the following securities is most at risk of becoming virtually worthless? - correct answer The company's stock. Svi Bodie invests in - correct answer inflation protected US bonds. Asset allocation refers to deciding which individual stocks to buy. - correct answer false In most cases, as people approach retirement age, it is recommended that they increase the percentage of their financial investments held in stocks and decrease the percentage held in bonds. - correct answer false Most target date funds decrease their allocation to stocks over time. - correct answer true