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Jerry L. Basford
sa.utah.edu/personalfinance
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Top Priorities
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Get out of debt.
– National credit debts is at $970 billion, 50% higher
than in 2000.
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Strike the word “deserve” from your
conversations.
– What you deserve is irrelevant; what you can truly
afford is what counts.
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Decide once and for all if you want to indulge or
protect your family.
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5 Important Components of Goals (SMART):
Specific
 Measurable
 Attainable
 Realistic
 Timely
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How Financial Planning Affects Your Cash Flow
1. Budgeting and Tax
Planning
$ Income
6.Retirement and
Estate Planning
$ Credit
Your
Cash
$ Deposit
2. Managing Liquidity
(Cash and Credit Management)
5. Investing
$ Spending
4. Income and Asset
Protection
7. Products
and
Service
3. Managing expenditures
for major purchases
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Good Debt vs. Bad Debt
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Debt incurred for consumption is bad debt.
Bad Debt
= Debt Danger Ratio
Annual Income
Debt Danger Ratio beyond 25% can spell trouble.
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Income Statement
INCOME STATEMENT
INCOME
Gross Wages
Loan from parents
EXPENSES
Taxes
Room rent
Utilities
Laundry
Food
Car Insurance
Car loan
Medical Insurance
Telephone
Clothing
Entertainment
Other
SURPLUS/(DEFICIT)
$
$
1,000
500
$
1,500
$
1,445
$
55
250
500
25
15
120
125
150
150
40
25
45
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Balance Sheet
Assets
Monetary (Liquid) Assets
Cash
Checking account
Liabilities
$ 1,200
250
Savings account
350
Total monetary (liquid) assets
Tangible (Household) Assets
Home
Car
Furniture
Total investment assets
Total Assets
$
120
1,500
Total short-term (current) liabilities
1,620
$ 1,800
$
Long-term Liabilities
Mortgage
Car loan
2,500
400
Total tangible (household) assets
Investment Assets
Stocks
Short-term (Current) Liabilities
Dentist bill
Credit card balance
Total long-term liabilities
2,900
Total Liabilities
Net Worth
$
2,000
$ 2,000
3,620
$ 2,580
$ 1,500
$ 1,500
$ 6,200
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Investment Terminology
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Bull Market – A random market movement causing an investor to mistake him/herself for a
financial genius.
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Bear Market - a 6 to 12 month period when the kids get no allowance and adults get no date
nights.
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P/E Ratio – The percentage of investors wetting their pants as the market keeps crashing.
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Broker – What my broker has made me.
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Standard & Poor – Your life story in a nutshell.
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Financial Planner – A person that actually remembers their wallet when they run to the 7-2-11 for
toilet paper and milk.
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Market Correction – The day after you buy stocks.
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YAHOO – What you yell after selling it to some sucker for $240 a share.
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Windows 7 – What you jump out of when you’re the sucker that bought Yahoo for $240 per
share.
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If you’d invested $1,000 in 1950
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Perfect timing and missed 20 worst
months through June 2008
– $800,000
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If you’d missed the 20 best months
– $11,500
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Let it ride
– $73,000
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10-20-30 Rule
10% Savings
 20% Debt not including mortgage
 30% Debt including mortgage
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10 Top Finance Tips
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Pay yourself first and spend less than you make.
Stick to a budget.
Pay off credit card debt.
Contribute to a retirement plan.
Have a savings plan.
Invest.
Maximize employee benefits.
Review your insurance annually.
Update your will.
Keep good records.
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