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1ST MIDTERM Flashcards

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● is one of the crucial prerequisites to start any business.

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Finance

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● Involves strategically planning, organizing, directing, and controlling an organization’s

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Financial Management

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governed by the principle that it must protect the financial interest of the investors and shareholders and ensure business growth.

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Financial Management Scope

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Financial Managers need to evaluate factors such as the cost of current and fixed assets, cost of marketing, need for butter capital, long-term operations, and human resources cost, etc.

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Assessing Capital Needs

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Is the framework that determines decisions such as debt-equity ratio in the short as well long-term.

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Determination of Capital Structure

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There is a need to frame efficient financial policies that govern cash control, the lending and borrowing processes, and so on.

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Creation of Effective Financial Policies

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Great Financial managers are able to navigate through different scenarios by making optimum use of the available financial resources.

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Resource Optimization

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For any business to grow confidently and have a good market reputation, an adequate amount of cash and liquidity is critical.

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Fundraising

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Smart fund allocation is as critical to a business’ financial health as fund-raising itself.

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Fund Allocation

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It determines its financial health and future growth.

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Profit Planning

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Good financial managers have to be well-versed with the capital market dynamics, and the risks associated.

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Understanding Capital Markets

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Determines a company’s mix of debt and equity financing.

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Capital Structure

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Involves evaluating long-term investments.

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Capital Budgeting

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Mitigating financial health risks by balancing current assets with liabilities.

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Working Capital Management

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Involves creating disbursement policies and strategies.

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Dividend Management

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● Guides companies through strategic processes, ensuring stability and growth.

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Financial Managent Cycle

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Includes analyzing past data to set financial goals.

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Planning and Budgeting

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Assigns value to capital resources, aligning funds with company goals.

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Resource Allocation

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Tracking transactions, and reducing fraud risks.

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Operations and Monitoring

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Focuses on analyzing financial performance by comparing it to previous periods.

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Evaluation and Reporting

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are in charge of financial reporting and the oversight of the accounting activities necessary to develop those reports.

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Controllers

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may be responsible for structuring loan and debt obligation and determining when and from whom to borrow funds.

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Treasurer

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is an executive level position and oversees the activities of the controller and treasurer.

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Vice President of Finance (VP-F)

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is in a “big picture” position.

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Chief Financial Officers (CFO)

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● Allows a firm to understand the past, present and future funding needs and distributions required to satisfy all interested parties.

  • Need to be experts in analyzing financial statements
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Financial Planning

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● It uses past, current, and pro forma (forward-looking) income statements.

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Good Financial Planning

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estimated the timing and magnitude of actual cash flows available to meet financial obligations.

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Cash Flow Statements

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  • a document
  • are critical for demonstrating the sources and uses of funds for a firm.
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Balance Sheets

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  • in the form of expected sales, cost of funds, and microeconomic and macroeconomic conditions are essential elements of financial planning.
  • becomes the process for adapting to those changes.
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Forecasting

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including ratio analysis, common size financial statements, and trend statements are important aspects of financial planning.

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Financial Analysis

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  • can help identify the differences or variance from expectations
  • road map
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Budgeting

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One of the financial roles pertaining to raising funds for the business operations.

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Corporate Finance Roles

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Handle financial restructuring of companies

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Investment Banking Roles

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It is an advanced field that requires sound knowledge of mathematics

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Portfolio Management

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Has crucial part of financial sectors operations

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Risk Management

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36
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Banks are the key enabler

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Commercial Banking Sector

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Companies also employ managers and financial administrators to handle various procedures and regulations

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Compliance and Internal Financial Management

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38
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both contain valuable information relating to various fiscal topics

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Financial Statements and Financial Reports

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39
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these reports cover the pull scope

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Quarterly or Annual Reports

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40
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these reports compromise information

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External Reports

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these reports allow the public to oversee government institution’s financial health

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Government Reports

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42
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a note that listing several financial statements

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Financial notes

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43
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these statements formal record of specific types of information relating to a business’s finances

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Finance Statements

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these statements that measures the long-term profitability

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Income Statements

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45
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these statements how cash flowing in and out

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Cash Flow Statements

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46
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these statements provide information about any change

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Statement of Changes in Equity

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47
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3 sections in a balance sheet

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Assets, Liability, and Equity

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48
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Formula of Balance Sheet

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Owner’s Equity = Assets - Liability

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are assets your business plan to keep for a short period of time

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Current Assets

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are assets your business plan to keep for a long period of time

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Fixed assets (non-current assets)

51
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are assets you can’t touch

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Intangible Assets

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information or process that set your business apart from others

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Intellectual Property

53
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formally registered concepts that bring value to your business

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Trademarks and Patents

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are usually things you will pay for during the next 12 months

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Current Liabilities

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are thing that you will not pay for

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Non-Current Liabilities

55
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also called shareholder’s equity companies

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Owner’s Equity

55
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money has time value

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Concept and Significance of Time Value of Money

56
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Outflows of cash are in our control as payments but there is no certainty for future cash flows

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Risk and Uncertainty

56
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the money you receive today has more purchasing power than the money to be received in the future

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Inflation

56
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taking the money today is probably the best bet

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Investment Opportunities

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Formula of Time Value of Money (Future Value)

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FV = PV / P (1 + i )t

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Individuals prefer current consumption to the future consumption

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Consumption

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Formula of Time Value of money (Present Value)

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PV = FV / (1 + i )t

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what you have or you need in today

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Present Value of Money

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amount money you’ll have in the future

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Future Value of Money

58
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present value of future sum of money is LOWER

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Higher Discount Rate

59
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present value of future sum of money is HIGHER

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Lower Discount Rate

60
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earning interest grows in each compounding period

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compounding interest

61
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a timeline illustrates cash flows in an investments period

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Cash Flow Timeline

62
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forecasting future investment returns helps individuals make informed decisions

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Strategic Investment Planning

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any stream of cash flows indexed at the same point equals the sum of the present values of the cash flows

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Cash Flow Additivity Principle

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present value is a crucial tool for evaluating risk and making risk-adjusted

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Risk Mitigation

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involve using PV to assess different assets and balance portfolios for growth

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Diversification and Portfolio Optimization

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making time a valuable asset in wealth-building

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Time Management

65
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by discounting expected future cash flows

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Discounted Cash Flow Analysis

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calculate how much a single deposit will grow over time with compound interest

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Future Value (FV)

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is a series of fixed, periodic payments or received in the future, either immediately or after a delay

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Annuities

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calculations are used to understand how much future amounts are worth today and adjust financial decisions accordingly

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Present Value (PV)

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allow investments in options like mutuals funds with returns based on performance

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Variable Annuity

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guarantees a minimum interest rate and fixed payments

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Fixed Annuity

69
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tied to a stock market index combining securities and insurance features

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Indexed Annuity

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covers insurance risk and commissions

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Mortality and Expense Risk Charge

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payments at the beginning

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Annuity Due

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payments at the end

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Ordinary Annuity

72
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charges for second keeping

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Administrative Fees

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fees for mutual funds within the annuity

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Underlying Fund Expenses

74
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verify your broker or adviser if she/he is registered and review mutual fund documents before investing

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Avoiding Fraud

74
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provides a way to value infinite cash flow, either constant or growing

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Perpetuity

75
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early withdrawal before age 59 1/2 may have 10% IRS penalty plus regular income taxes

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Penalties

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Flat Perpetuity Formula

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PV = c / r

76
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is the simplest and it is straightforward as it doesn’t include terminal value

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Flat Perpetuity

77
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this type accounts for cash flows that increase at a constant rate g indefinitely

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Growing Perpetuity

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Growing Perpetuity Formula

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PV = c / (r - g)

78
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required individual discounting to find the total present value

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Uneven Cash Flows

79
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it can help borrowers identify lenders offering lower rates

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Comparing Interest rates

80
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breaks down loans into manageable payments but total cost can vary based on the term and rate

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Amortization

81
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higher prices usually mean higher monthly payments

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Purchase Price

82
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the higher the rate, the more you will pay in interest

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Interest Rate

83
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a longer-term result in lower monthly payments but more total interest paid

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Loan Term

84
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is the decrease in an assets value over time

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Depreciation

85
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reward you receive

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return

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may pay a sum of money to the investor from time to time

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income

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may increase in value

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capital gain

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how much money you have gained or lost form an investment over a certain period

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calculation of return

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Simple Return Formula

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Return = End Value - Beginning Value x 100

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this is the basic way to calculate

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simple return or total return

91
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it adjusts the return to show it would have been over one year

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Annualized Return

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Annualized Return Formula

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Annualized Return = (End Value / Beginning Value) (number of years) - 1

93
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uncertainty in how much money you’ll actually make compared to what you expected to make

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Concept of Risk

94
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firm anticipates earning from assets over some future period

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Expected Return

95
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past return that was earned by the firm

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Realized Return

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