Final Exam: Review exam 4 Flashcards
net worth equation?
value - liability
what are examples of estate planning?
will, life insurance, trusts, durable power of attorney, and joint ownership
unified tax credit:
estate and gift tax. This allows the first 13 million to be gifted tax free. There are medical and education exemptions that allow for greater $ to be gifted.
How much could parents pay their children without worrying about the unified tax credit?
34,000. You can gift more with a joint filing.
Generation skipping tax:
a tax on wealth and property transfers to a person two or more generations younger than the giver.
Will:
legal document that describes how you want your property to be transferred to others. Some states allow for a written or verbal last will but the safest option is drafted with an attorney.
Personal representative:
the person responsible for carrying out the provisions of your will.
probate:
legal process of distribution assets.
Codicil:
an attachment to a will that alters or amends a portion of the will
Durable power of attorney:
someone can act on your behalf in the event that you become mentally incapacitated.
Tendency by the entirety:
Only married couples; when the living spouse is inherited the assets of the dead
Joint tendency with the right to survivorship:
2 or more parties share an asset (like a bank account) and the assets in total pass onto the surviving partner.
Tendency in common:
2 or more parties share an asset and when one passes the others get ONLY their shares and the assets of the dead gets passed through the will.
Community property:
property acquired during a marriage assuming husband/ wife equally share property.
Trust:
Legal being that holds and manages an asset for another person (could be a person, bank, or company).
revokable living trust:
place funds into trust. can draw later if you wish
irrevocable living trust:
can’t be altered once its been established because you no longer hold the title.
Testamentary trust:
created after probate using the desires of the will
QTIP:
Gives the individual ability to direct income from the trust to the spouse.
As the first gift from their estate, lily and tom plan to give $20,000 to their son for a downpayment on a house.
20% on anything from the first 10k after threshold.
Why do women need to prepare more financially?
Financial security is harder for women than men
True or false: Women invest more conservatively than men
true
What are the 10 major life events?
1: getting started
2: marriage
3: buy a home
4: have a child
5: inheritances, bonuses, or unexpected money
6: major illness
7: caring for an elderly parent
8: retiring
9: death of a spouse
10: divorce
What are the 12 keys to success?
1: become knowledgable
2: dong procrastinate
3: life below your means
4: realize you aren’t indestructible
5: protect your stuff
6: embrace your budget
7: reinvent and upgrade your skills
8: hide your plastic
9: stocks are risky, but not as risky as not investing
10: exploit tax favored retirement funds to the fullest
11: Plan for the number of kids you want
12: stay married