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What are the main barriers to achieving financial education?
Financial goals typically relate to long-term objectives.
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What does ROI stand for?
Return on Investment
Debt management involves managing debt financing to ensure financial ____________.
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Match the following asset terms with their definitions:
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Which area of Financial IQ involves the ability to read and understand financial statements?
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Study Notes
Financial Literacy
- Financial literacy is the ability to manage one's finances effectively, including budgeting, saving, and investing.
- It involves applying financial knowledge in real-life situations to achieve financial security and wealth.
Elements of Financial Literacy
- Savings: earning more than spending, and allocating the difference between income and expenses.
- Budgeting: allocating expenses and tracking them.
- Investing: putting money into assets to generate returns.
- Time value of money: considering changes in value over time, including inflation, risk, and foreign exchange.
- Debt management: managing debt financing.
- Retirement planning: planning for long-term financial security.
- Estate planning: planning for the distribution of assets after death.
- Charity: giving back to society.
Financial Literacy Basics
- Assets: things that put money in your pocket, such as current and non-current assets.
- Liabilities: things that take money out of your pocket, such as payables and tangible assets.
- Rich people buy assets, while poor people buy liabilities.
Types of Assets
- Appreciating assets: increase in value over time.
- Depreciating assets: decrease in value over time.
- Self-liquidating assets: assets that can pay for themselves.
Business and Investing
- Mind your own business by acquiring assets that generate income, such as stocks, bonds, and real estate.
- Keep and build your assets strong to generate more income.
- Buy luxuries last.
Financial IQ
- Financial IQ consists of four broad areas: accounting, investing, understanding markets, and law.
- Accounting: financial literacy, ability to read and understand financial statements.
- Investing: science of money making, involves strategies and formulas.
- Understanding markets: science of supply and demand, technical aspects of markets.
- Law: awareness of accounting, corporate, and national laws and regulations.
Risk and Investing
- Risk appetite: tolerance for variability in returns.
- Risk taker: willing to take higher risks for higher returns.
- Risk-averse: prefers lower risks and lower returns.
- Risk-neutral: balanced approach to risk and returns.
Types of Assets
- Real assets: physical substances or compositions, such as real estate, jewelry, and collectibles.
- Classification of real assets: physical, including real estate, jewelry, precious metals, collectibles, artworks, and antiquities.
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Description
This quiz covers the importance of financial education in achieving lifelong wealth and financial security. It discusses the barriers to financial education, including the educational system, not investing, and employee culture. Topics include scholastic, professional, and financial education.
