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FIN 420 Entire Course For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com FIN 420 Week 1
Individual Assignment Identify Personal Financial
Goals FIN 420 Week 1 DQ 1 FIN 420 Week 1DQ 2 FIN
420 Week 2 Individual Assignment Worksheets 6 and
7 FIN 420 Week 2 LT Deliverable (Update on Final
Project) FIN 420 Week 2 DQ 1 FIN 420 Week 2DQ
2 FIN 420 Week 3 Individual Assignment Personal
Financial Plan FIN 420 Week 3 LT Deliverable
(Update on Final Project) FIN 420 Week 3 DQ
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FIN 420 Week 1 DQ 1 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com Describe your current
budgeting system. What factors influence your
financial decisions? What are the benefits or
concerns of your current budgeting
system?         
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FIN 420 Week 1 DQ 2 For more classes
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Personal Finance introduces eight components of
personal financial planning. Describe three
components of personal financial planning. Visit
one of the Key websites suggested on the
corresponding pages of Focus on Personal Finance
for each of the three components you described.
What information did you find most valuable on
the websites you visited?         
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FIN 420 Week 1 Individual Assignment Personal
Finance Mission Statement For more classes
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700-word personal finance mission statement that
describes where you want to be financially and
how you want to get there. Communicate the
following in your mission statement  Personal
values Financial goals Future vision An easy
action to take to meet your mission A difficult
action to take to meet your mission          
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FIN 420 Week 2 Case Study Carol Jones For more
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Case Study Carol Jones Case Study Carol
Jones   Carol works as a business representative
for an import/export company. Her job provides
her with the opportunity to travel and experience
new things. Because she travels so much, Carol
feels that she does not have a handle on her
finances. She has decided to pay a visit to a
financial advisor for help.     Assignment
Requirements   Microsoft Excel spreadsheet with
Three (3) Sheets           
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FIN 420 Week 2 DQ 1 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com Consider your personal
cash flows. How would you adjust cash outflows
(i.e. adjust your budget) if your household
income was cut in half? If your cash inflows
increased, how would you reallocate your surplus
to meet your personal needs and objectives? How
do you use credit as a part of your personal
financial plan?         
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FIN 420 Week 2 DQ 2 For more classes
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of financial institutions exist. Differentiate
between deposit institutions and non-deposit
institutions. Provide two examples of deposit and
non-deposit financial institutions with a brief
explanation of each. How can you use each of
these financial institutions to manage your cash
flows and develop or enhance your personal
financial plan?         
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FIN 420 Week 2 Team The Johnsons For more classes
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Learning Team The Johnsons Review Case 1, The
Johnsons Decide to Buy a Car, p.
245. Complete the questions. Click the Assignment
Files tab to submit your assignment.         
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FIN 420 Week 3 Bond Ratings more classes
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Ratings Research bond information within the
University Library or the Internet. Answer the
following What type of information about bonds
is available on the Internet? How can you use
this information within your personal or
professional life? (90- to 175-words) Explain
what the following bond ratings mean for
investors (20 to 40 words each) AAA BBB B    
    
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FIN 420 Week 3 DQ 1 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com al experts agree that
having an emergency fund is an essential
component of a comprehensive financial plan.
However, advice regarding the number of months of
household expenses the emergency fund should
cover varies between 3 and 9 months. Taking into
account the current financial environment, how
many months of expenses would you recommend for
an emergency fund and why? What are three
investment options that are appropriate for an
emergency fund? Which of these investment options
offer the best returns? What reasons might
encourage you to forego a higher return on your
emergency funds?         
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FIN 420 Week 3 Team Mutual Funds Analysis re
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Team Mutual Funds Analysis Research a mutual fund
family such as Vanguard, American Funds, T. Rowe
Price, and so forth. Identify one mutual fund
from that family for each of the following
categories Actively managed common stock
fund. Fixed income fund. Balanced
fund. International fund. Fund devoted to
retirement investing. Write a 1050- to
1400-word paper including an e        
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FIN 420 Week 4 DQ 1 or more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com of bad press due to
the tremendous number of foreclosures resulting
from families who could not afford the loan
payments once the interest rates increased. Do
you believe this loan option was used
appropriately in recent years? Why or why not?
Under what circumstances does the use of ARMs
make sense? Please explain.         
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FIN 420 Week 4 DQ 2 or more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com Visit a site such as
www.bankrate.com to determine current rates for
both a 60-month and a 36-month loan on a new car
where the buyer must finance 20,000. Using the
loan calculator, what is the difference in
monthly payments between the 60-month loan and
the 36-month loan? Review the amortization
tables. What is the difference in total interest
one would pay over the life of these two loans?
What do these differences show you about the true
cost of the car?         
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FIN 420 Week 4 Team Life Insurance Paper For more
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Team Life Insurance Paper Write a 1,150- to
2,000-word paper about life insurance that
explains some basics to a potential
purchaser. Include the following Compare and
contrast the various forms of life
insurance. Describe the provisions of life
insurance policies. Evaluate and explain the
methods used to calculate life insurance needs,
and Make any general recommendations.         
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FIN 420 Week 4 Team Life Insurance
Presentation For more classes visit www.snaptutori
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Presentation Include the following Compare and
contrast the various forms of life
insurance. Describe the provisions of life
insurance policies. Evaluate and explain the
methods used to calculate life insurance needs,
and Make any general recommendations.         
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FIN 420 Week 4 Textbook Problems For more classes
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Textbook Problems Write a 175- to 350-word
response to Case 6 on p. 317 in Ch. 10
of Personal Finance. Complete Do the Math, 2
on p. 344 in Ch. 11 of Personal
Finance. Complete 1, Calculating Life Insurance
Need, on p. 376 in Ch. 12 of Personal
Finance. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit
your assignment.         
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FIN 420 Week 5 DQ 1 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com Life insurance is a
topic many people do not like to discuss, but
understanding your familys needs and planning
appropriately in the event of a premature death
is also part of a comprehensive financial plan.
Outlined in Ch. 10 are four methods for
estimating life insurance needs. Which insurance
options are most appropriate for your family
situation? Based on what you have identified as
most appropriate for you, do you currently have
enough life insurance? If not, how can you close
this gap?         
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FIN 420 Week 5 DQ 2 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   Consider your
current financial plan. Based on what you have
learned about your financial goals, risk
tolerance, and risk and return of various
investment options, what adjustments should you
make to the asset allocation of your investment
portfolio? What specific actions do you need to
take to make those adjustments or to establish
your investment portfolio? What adjustments will
you need to make to your budget and investment
portfolio to include adequate insurance?    
    
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FIN 420 Week 5 Research and Reflect For more
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Research and Reflect   Choose one major concept
from this course. Research this concept within
the University Library. Write a 350- to 700-word
summary of your research. Apply what you learned
to your own personal or professional
life. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit
your Microsoft Word document     
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FIN 420 Week 5 Team Scenario Assignment For more
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Team Scenario Assignment Choose one of the four
following life situations Husband/wife, two
kids, 1 income, mortgage, good salary, some
savings, and no college fund. Divorced, 55 years
old, 1.2 million, 2 kids in college, and no
debt. 24-year-old single woman, college graduate,
engineer, and 20,000 savings. 74-year-old
widower, excellent pension, 500,000, long-term
care insurance, and three children. Create a 700-
to 1,050-word analysis in which you do the
following         
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