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Economic Business Cycle, Consumer Protection (Lesson 3) Flashcards

1
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How much should life insurance be

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10-16 times gross pay

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How much should disability insurance be

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60-70% of gross pay

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How much should should property insurance be (home and auto)

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= FMV

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How much should an emergency fund be

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3 to 6 months of non discretionary expenses

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Front end ratio is

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28% = PITI divided by Monthly Gross Income

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Back end ratio is

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36% = PITI + recurring debt payments divided by monthly gross income

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How much should Personal liability Umbrella policy be

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$1 - 3 M in liability protection

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Around how much should a client save for education funding for 18 years for public state, semi private university, competitive private university

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$3000, $6000, $9000

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At retirement an individual should have ___ times the amount of income needed annually saved

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16 Times

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10
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What should the savings rate toward retirement be generally

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10-12%

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All clients should have the big three for legacy planning

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  • Will
  • Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare
  • Advanced Medical Directive
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12
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What are Economic Factors?

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GDP, Inflation, Interest Rates

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What are Social Factors?

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Customs, Beliefs, Status Symbols

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What are Political Factors

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Forms of Government, Protectionism

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15
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What are Legal Factors

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Antitrust Acts, Consumer Protection

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What are Technological Factors

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Current & New Technology

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17
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What are taxation Factors

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Income, Property, Payroll, and Sales Tax

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18
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Impact of interest rate changes on investment returns

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Inverse relationship

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19
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How is purchasing power related to interest rates

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Inverse relationship

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What is inflations impact on cost of goods, services, and money

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Direct relationship

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21
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What is the impact on wages with a change in unemployment rates

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Inversely related

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22
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What is monetary and fiscal policies impact on economic expansion/contraction

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Direct relationship

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23
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Demand Curve: As price ____ demand decreases

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Increases

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Demand Curve: Anytime there is a change in price there is a ____ _____ the demand curve

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Movement along

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A shift in demand curve will happen when

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There is an increase or decrease in:

  • Income
  • Taxes
  • Savings Rates
  • Disposable Income
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26
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Demand Curve: Anything that causes discretionary income to increase will shift the demand curve ___ ____

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Up and to the right

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27
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Demand Curve: Anything that causes discretionary income to decrease will shit the demand curve ___ ____

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Down and to the left

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There is a movement along the supply curve when

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There is a change in price

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29
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The supply curve will shift to the left or right because of a change in

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Technology, Competition, Anything other than price

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Supply Curve: Anything that causes production to improve will shift the supply curve

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Down and to the right

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Supply Curve: Anything that causes an increase in production costs or supply to decrease the supply curve will shift

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Up and to the left

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32
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Price at which Supply equals Demand

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Equilibrium

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33
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Substitutes are products

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that serve a similar purpose

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34
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Complements are products

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that are consumed jointly

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35
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What does price elasticity measure

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the change in quantity demanded relative to changes in price

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36
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What is elastic demand

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Quantity demanded responds significantly to changes in price

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37
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An elastic demand curve is

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Almost horizontal sloping down and to the right

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38
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What is an inelastic demand

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Quantity demanded changes very little to changes in price

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39
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An inelastic demand curve is

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Almost vertical. Shape of an “I”

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40
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Business Life Cycle At Peak Inflation, Interest rates, Unemployment, and GDP (Highest/Lowest)

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Inflation: Highest

Interest Rates: Highest

Unemployment: Lowest

GDP: Highest

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Business Life Cycle At Trough Inflation, Interest rates, Unemployment, and GDP (Highest/Lowest)

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Inflation: Lowest

Interest Rates: Lowest

Unemployment: Highest

GDP: Lowest

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Business Life Cycle At Recession Inflation, Interest rates, Unemployment, and GDP (Decreasing/Increasing)

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Inflation: Decreasing

Interest Rates: Decreasing

Unemployment: Increasing

GDP: Decreasing

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43
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Business Life Cycle At Expansion Inflation, Interest rates, Unemployment, and GDP (Decreasing/Increasing)

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Inflation: Increasing

Interest Rates: Increasing

Unemployment: Decreasing

GDP: Increasing

44
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During Expansion investments should be in

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short duration bonds and equities

45
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During Peak bonds, preferred stock, and high duration or fixed income assets should be

46
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What assets do good in the Peak?

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Equities and hard assets such as good and real estate

47
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What should you do with Equities and hard assets in a Contraction/Recession? What should be invested in?

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Equities and hard assets should be sold. Should invest in short term cash and bonds until the market settles down

48
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What investments will do well in a Trough?

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High Duration bonds

49
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What does GDP measure

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Amount of goods and services produced in the US regardless of ownership

50
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What does GNP measure

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the amount of goods and services produced by a country’s citizens regardless of where the goods and services are produced

51
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How long till be characterized a recession

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6 consecutive months (2 quarters) of declining GDP

52
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How long till be characterized a depression

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18 months or six consecutive quarters

53
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Inflation is defined as

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increase of prices

54
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What risk does inflation impact

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Purchasing Power

55
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What is galloping inflation

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Money loses value very quickly

56
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What is deflation

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opposite of inflation where prices are falling

57
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What is disinflation

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decline or slowdown in the rate of inflation

58
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What does the Consumer Price index (CPI) measure

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the price change in a basket of goods and services at the retail level

59
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What does the Producer Price Index (PPI) measure

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price changes in the wholesale and manufacturing sectors

60
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What are some Leading indicators that anticipate changes in the economy

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  • Initial unemployment claims
  • Stock Prices
  • Money Supply
  • New manufacturing orders
  • New Private housing units
  • Consumer Sentiment
61
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What are some Coincident indicators that anticipate changes in the economy

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  • Employees on Payroll
  • Personal Income
  • Industrial production
  • Manufacturing sales
62
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What are some Lagging indicators that anticipate changes in the economy

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  • Avg. duration of unemployment
  • Change in the CPI
  • Change in labor cost per unit
  • Consumer credit to income
  • Value of outstanding loans
  • Avg. prime rate charged by banks
63
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Who controls the Monetary Policy

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Federal Reserve

64
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The federal reserve has three main goals

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  • Maintain long term economic growth
  • Maintain price levels supported by the economy
  • Maintain full employment
65
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As the reserve requirement _____ the money supply increases and interest rates ______

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  • decreases
  • decreases
66
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What are the Four tools of federal reserve?

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  • Reserve requirement
  • Discount rate
  • Open Market Operations (Buy/sell Treasuries)
  • Excess Reserves
67
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As discount rates decrease short term interest rates ____

68
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Does the Federal reserve control the prime lending rate?

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No (not part of fiscal or monetary policy)

69
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As the federal reserve buys Treasuries the money supply ____ and interest rates _____

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  • Increase
  • Decrease
70
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An increase in the reserve requirement: Money Supply (Inc or Dec) Interest Rates (Inc or Dec) Policy (Contractionary/Expansionary)

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Money Supply - Decrease

Interest Rates - Increase

Policy - Contractionary

71
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An increase in the discount rate: Money Supply (Inc or Dec) Interest Rates (Inc or Dec) Policy (Contractionary/Expansionary)

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Money Supply - Decrease

Interest Rates - Increase

Policy - Contractionary

72
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Sales of Treasuries in Open Market: Money Supply (Inc or Dec) Interest Rates (Inc or Dec) Policy (Contractionary/Expansionary)

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Money Supply - Decrease

Interest Rates - Increase

Policy - Contractionary

73
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An increase in the Excess reserve rate: Money Supply (Inc or Dec) Interest Rates (Inc or Dec) Policy (Contractionary/Expansionary)

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Money Supply - Decrease

Interest Rates - Increase

Policy - Contractionary

74
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An Decrease in the reserve requirement: Money Supply (Inc or Dec) Interest Rates (Inc or Dec) Policy (Contractionary/Expansionary)

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Money Supply - Increase

Interest Rates - Decrease

Policy - Expansionary

75
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An decrease in the discount rate: Money Supply (Inc or Dec) Interest Rates (Inc or Dec) Policy (Contractionary/Expansionary)

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Money Supply - Increase

Interest Rates - Decrease

Policy - Expansionary

76
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Buying of Treasuries in Open Market: Money Supply (Inc or Dec) Interest Rates (Inc or Dec) Policy (Contractionary/Expansionary)

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Money Supply - Increase

Interest Rates - Decrease

Policy - Expansionary

77
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An Decrease in the Excess reserve rate: Money Supply (Inc or Dec) Interest Rates (Inc or Dec) Policy (Contractionary/Expansionary)

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Money Supply - Increase

Interest Rates - Decrease

Policy - Expansionary

78
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Who controls Fiscal Policy

79
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What are congress three goals related to fiscal policy

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  • Maintain economic growth
  • Maintain Price stability
  • Maintain full employment
80
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What are congress three tools for which they can influence fiscal policy?

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  • Taxation
  • Spending
  • Debt Management
81
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Normal yield curve is

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concave sloping upward to the right

82
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Inverted yield curve is

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sloping downward to the right

83
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Expansionary policy from both fiscal/monetary policy results in a

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Normal yield curve

84
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Contractionary policy from both fiscal/monetary policy results in a

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Inverted yield curve

85
Q

What act gives creditors ___ days to acknowledge receipt of a billing dispute and explain or correct the error within ___ days

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Fair Credit Billing Act 30 days 90 days

86
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What did the Truth in Lending act do?

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  • Lenders must disclose the total cost of financing, including the cost of any credit life insurance
  • Interest must be stated in terms of APR
  • Administered by the Federal Reserve
87
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What did the Credit CARD Act of 2009 do?

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  • 45 day notice of interest rate increases
  • debt paid on time during grace period cannot be assessed interest
  • CC cannot be issued to someone under 21 unless they have a cosigner
  • Late fees are limited to $25 ($35 if payment missed in last 6 months)
88
Q

FDIC insurance applies to the amount in IRA’s if

A
  • the IRA is invested in bank deposits such as CDs.
  • Does not cover mutual funds, stocks, bonds, or annuities
89
Q

Is money held in a money market mutual fund FDIC insured?

90
Q

What debts are not discharged through chapter 7 bankruptcy?

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  • Student and Government loans
  • 3 years of back taxes
  • Alimony and child support
  • Monies owed due to malicious acts (drunk driving, criminal fines, or embezzlement)
91
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What is chapter 7 bankruptcy

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Relief through liquidation

92
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Are debts related to negligence discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy?

93
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What property is exempt from chapter 7?

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  • Homestead
  • life insurance
  • qualified plans
94
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Are contributory traditional and Roth IRA’s exempt assets in a chapter 7?

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Yes up to 1 million

95
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Are non spousal beneficiary IRA’s exempt from chapter 7

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No unless a trust is named as beneficiary

96
Q

How much of qualified plans and converted IRAs is exempt in Chapter 7?

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Unlimited as long as the IRA is marked rollover and no contributions have been made

97
Q

Bankruptcy filing may remain on the credit report up to __ years

98
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Who cannot use chapter 7 bankruptcy?

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debtors average monthly income for their region is in excess of the threshold

99
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What is a chapter 11 bankruptcy?

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relief through reorganization for business or the self employed

100
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What is chapter 13 bankruptcy?

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Provides relief through adjusting debts

101
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What form of liability is workers compensation?

102
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What is the maximum number of weeks to receive unemployment compensation?

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39 weeks (26 weeks regular and 13 weeks is for periods of high unemployment)

103
Q

What does ERISA do?

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protects retirement plans of employees

104
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What did the Securities Act of 1933 do?

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  • Regulated new issue securities in the primary market
105
Q

What did the Securities Act of 1934 do?

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  • Regulates secondary markets
  • Established the SEC
106
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What did the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 do?

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  • Created the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC)
  • provided coverage if a broker dealer because insolvent or unauthorized trading of investor accounts
107
Q

What are the five factors of FICO

A
  • Payment history
  • Amount of debt
  • Length of credit history
  • New credit
  • Type of credit

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