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Why is financial planning a challenge to many people?
Why is financial planning a challenge to many people?
What may develop from family disagreements about money and a lack of financial knowledge?
What may develop from family disagreements about money and a lack of financial knowledge?
What is the main benefit of having a financial plan?
What is the main benefit of having a financial plan?
What is the focus of Stage 1 of the financial life cycle?
What is the focus of Stage 1 of the financial life cycle?
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What may complicate the financial tasks associated with Stage 1?
What may complicate the financial tasks associated with Stage 1?
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What is the focus of Stage 2 of the financial life cycle?
What is the focus of Stage 2 of the financial life cycle?
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What is the focus of Stage 3 of the financial life cycle?
What is the focus of Stage 3 of the financial life cycle?
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What change in insurance needs may occur with age?
What change in insurance needs may occur with age?
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What may necessitate part-time employment after retirement?
What may necessitate part-time employment after retirement?
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What may complicate wealth preservation after retirement?
What may complicate wealth preservation after retirement?
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What is an important aspect of estate planning?
What is an important aspect of estate planning?
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What financial planning need arises with the birth of children?
What financial planning need arises with the birth of children?
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Study Notes
Challenges of Financial Planning
- Financial planning is a learned skill, not an innate ability
- Learning financial skills can be difficult due to limited access to education and resources
- Family disagreements and lack of financial knowledge can contribute to a "fear of finance"
- Having a financial plan helps allocate income towards important financial goals
Importance of Financial Planning
- Everyone needs a financial plan to establish, track, and achieve financial and personal goals
- A financial plan helps allocate income towards important goals, both current and future
Stages of the Financial Life Cycle
Stage 1: The Early Years
- Focuses on wealth accumulation and setting the stage for family and financial lifestyle
- Characterized by buying a home, managing debt, saving for future goals, investing, planning for taxes, purchasing insurance, and beginning an estate plan
- May be complicated by marrying at a later age, divorce, or remarriage
Stage 2: Approaching Retirement
- Focuses on final efforts to accomplish retirement plans and create wealth
- Characterized by reviewing insurance protection and estate plans
- Goals include paying for a home and children's education
- May be interrupted by corporate downsizing, voluntary career changes, responsibility for aging parents, or death of a spouse
Stage 3: The Retirement Years
- Focuses on preserving wealth through management of savings and assets
- Characterized by insurance needs changing, with increasing concerns for medical or nursing home care
- Estate planning efforts to reduce taxes and protect assets for heirs
- May be complicated by remarriage, postponed first marriage, responsibility for aging parents, or chronic health care needs
Financial Goals for Newlyweds
- Short-term goals: paying off debt, reviewing insurance coverage, and saving for an emergency fund
- Intermediate-term goals: saving for a home purchase and other assets to support lifestyle
- Long-term goals: retirement savings and planning for children's financial needs with additional financial planning for insurance, savings, and estate planning
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