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SOLUTION MANUAL
Personal6Financial6Planning,616th6Edition
by6Billingsley,6Gitman,6Chapters616-615,6Complete




Table6of6Contents6

,Part6I:6FOUNDATIONS6OF6FINANCIAL6PLANNING.
1.6Understanding6the6Financial6Planning6Process.
2.6Developing6Your6Financial6Statements6and6Plans.
3.6Preparing6Your6Taxes.
Part6II:6MANAGING6BASIC6ASSETS.
4.6Managing6Your6Cash6and6Savings.
5.6Making6Automobile6and6Housing6Decisions.
Part6III:6MANAGING6CREDIT.
6.6Using6Credit.
7.6Using6Consumer6Loans.
Part6IV:6MANAGING6INSURANCE6NEEDS.
8.6Insuring6Your6Life.
9.6Insuring6Your6Health.
10.6Protecting6Your6Property.
Part6V:6MANAGING6INVESTMENTS.
11.6Investment6Planning.
12.6Investing6in6Stocks6and6Bonds.
13.6Investing6in6Mutual6Funds6and6Real6Estate.
Part6VI:6RETIREMENT6AND6ESTATE6PLANNING.
14.6Planning6for6Retirement.
15.6Preserving6Your6Estate.



Chapter61
Understanding6the6Financial6Planning6Process

,How6Will6This6Affect6Me?
The6heart6of6financial6planning6is6making6sure6your6values6line6up6with6how6you6spend6
and6save.6That6means6knowing6where6you6are6financially6and6planning6on6how6to6get6w
here6you6want6to6be6in6the6future6no6matter6what6life6throws6at6you.6For6example,6how
6should6your6plan6handle6the6projection6that6Social6Security6costs6may6exceed6revenues6
by62035?6And6what6if6the6government6decides6to6raise6tax6rates6to6help6cover6the6fed
eral6deficit?6An6informed6financial6plan6should6reflect6such6uncertainties6and6more.

This6chapter6overviews6the6financial6planning6process6and6explains6its6context.6Topics6incl
ude6how6financial6plans6change6to6accommodate6your6current6stage6in6life6and6the6role
6that6financial6planners6can6play6in6helping6you6achieve6your6objectives.6After6reading6t
his6chapter6you6will6have6a6good6perspective6on6how6to6organize6your6overall6persona
l6financial6plan.

LEARNING6GOALS
LG16Identify6the6benefits6of6using6personal6financial6planning6techniques6to6manage
6your6finances.

Key6concept6in6this6section6is6the6planning6model6as6displayed6in6Exhibit61.1.6Your6stand
ard6of6living6is6greatly6impacted6by6your6spending6habits6and6your6commitment6to6saving.
6Your6spending6is6measured6by6your6propensity6to6consume.6Wealth6is6the6total6value6
of6all6property6you6own6less6the6amount6that6you6owe6to6others.

ACTIVITY:6 Ask6the6students6to6assume6that6they6have6just6inherited6$100,000.6What6will
6you6do6with6the6money?6Write6down6three6ways6you6will6spend6or6use6the6money.

, Ask6the6students6to6share6one6item6with6the6class6and6record6what6they6say6so6that6the
6entire6class6can6reflect6on6the6answers.6Hopefully,6at6least6a6few6will6mention6investing6
even6if6only6$10,0006of6the6amount.6 Use6their6answers6to6discuss6taking6care6of6current
6needs6versus6future6needs.
Focus6on6their6propensity6to6consume6and6its6impact6on6accumulating6wealth.6Point6out6th
e6Financial6Planning6Tip,6―Be6SMART6in6Planning6Your6Financial6Goals.‖
Use6Exhibit61.26to6show6how6the6average6person6earns6and6spends6their6money6and6Ex
hibit61.66to6help6the6student6identify6where6they6are6now.

LG26Describe6the6personal6financial6planning6process6and6define6your6goals.

Dwight6Eisenhower,6army6general6and6president,6is6quoted6as6saying6―Plans6are6useless;6P
lanning6is6priceless‖.6The6process6of6planning6allows6you6to6focus6on6the6issues6that6are6
most6important6and6to6be6ready6when6things6change.

Exhibit61.36lists6the6Six6Step6Financial6Planning6Process.6The6first6and6most6important6is6
defining6your6financial6goals.6Exhibit61.66lists6goals6by6age6to6demonstrate6how6goals6
change6over6time.6Use6the6examples6in6Exhibit61.56to6ask6students6if6the6assumptions6ar
e6realistic.6Yes,6the6answer6is6in6the6exhibit,6but6many6will6not6have6read6chapter6at6th
is6point.6For6your6use,6the6assumptions6are:

Assumption61:6Saving6a6few6thousand6dollars6a6year6should6provide6enough6to6fund6
my6child‘s6college6Education.
Assumption62:6An6emergency6fund6lasting636months6should6be6adequate.
Assumption63:6I6will6be6able6to6retire6at6656and6should6have6plenty6to6live6on6in
6retirement.6Assumption64:6I‘m6relying6on6the6rule6of6thumb6that6I6will6need6only67
06percent6of6my6pre-6retirement6income6to6manage6nicely6in6retirement.

There6are6several6worksheets6in6the6book.6Worksheet61.16gives6the6student6a6format6to
6write6down6their6Personal6Financial6Goals.6There6is6power6in6writing6down6goals6[and6
most6any6other6plan].6Recording6the6goal6and6then6reviewing6three6months6later6will6hel
p6you6to6keep6focus6on6the6goal.

LG36Explain6the6life6cycle6of6financial6plans,6their6role6in6achieving6your6financial6g
oals,6how6to6deal6with6special6planning6concerns,6and6the6use6of6professional6finan
cial6planners.

Exhibit61.76can6help6focus6the6attention6on6how6goals6differ6between6the6various6stages6
of6life.6Section61-
3b6lists6various6decisions6that6you6will6have6to6make6over6your6life.6The6section61-
3c6addresses6Special6Planning6Concerns.6Worksheet61.26focuses6on6the6financial6benefit6t
o6the6family6of6the6second6income.6If6the6second6income6is6from6a6minimum6wage6job,6i
t6may6not6be6a6good6financial6decision.6Of6course6having6a6job,6even6a6minimum6wage
6job,6may6give6the6person6psychic6income6that6will6override6the6financial6impact.

While6perhaps6off6topic,6I6recall6a6high6school6science6teacher6who6was6a6smoker.6He6
walked6through6the6amount6of6money6he6spent6on6purchasing6tobacco6products.6 That6com
putation6had6a

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