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FIN 420 Entire Course (UOP Course) For more
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420 Week 1 Individual Assignment Identify
Personal Financial Goals FIN 420 Week 1 DQ 1 FIN
420 Week 1 DQ 2 FIN 420 Week 2 Team The
Johnsons FIN 420 Week 2 Case Study Carol
Jones FIN 420 Week 2 DQ 1 FIN 420 Week 2 DQ 2
FIN 420 Week 3 Team Mutual Funds Analysis
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FIN 420 Week 1 DQ 1 (UOP Course) For more
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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 (UOP Course) For more
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Ch. 1 of Focus on 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 course
tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com   Write a
350- to 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
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FIN 420 Week 2 Case Study Carol Jones For more
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e a 500- to 750-word paper that addresses the
following items from the case study            A
pply financial planning concepts to advise Carol
and explain how Carol can benefit from financial
planning. Describe the benefits of using
financial statements in financial
planning.          Utilize and explain strategies
that Carol can use to increase her net worth.
How does this affect her cash flow?
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nsider 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 (UOP Course) For more
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ny different types 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
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N 420 Week 2 Learning Team The Johnsons Review
Case 1, The Johnsons Decide to Buy a Car, p.
245. Complete the questions.
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FIN 420 Week 3 Bond Ratings For more course
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Week 3 Bond Ratings Research bond information
within the University Library or the
Internet. Answer the following
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FIN 420 Week 3 DQ 1 (UOP Course) For more
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aluate your personal risk tolerance using Exhibit
11-2 A Quick Test to Measure Investment Risk in
Ch. 11 of Focus on Personal Finance. Based on
your results, were you considered more
conservative or less conservative? What factors
affected your investment choices? Consider a
friend or family member who is more conservative
or less conservative than you. How do their money
management behaviors differ from your own?
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FIN 420 Week 3 DQ 2 (UOP Course) For more
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nancial 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
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FIN 420 Week 3 Team Mutual Funds Analysis For
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  FIN 420 Week 3 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.
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FIN 420 Week 4 DQ 1 (UOP Course) For more
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justable rate mortgages (ARMs) have received a
great deal 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 (UOP Course) For more
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sit 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
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    FIN 420 Week 4 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.
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FIN 420 Week 4 Team Life Insurance Presentation
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com    FIN 420 Week 4 Team Life Insurance
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
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420 Week 4 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 (UOP Course) For more
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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 (UOP Course) For more
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ider 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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420 Week 5 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
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IN 420 Week 5 Team Scenario Assignment Choose one
of the four following life situations Husband/wif
e, 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.
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