Fundamentals Flashcards
Who is typically an exception of the advisor act?
Teachers, accountant, brokers, lawyers, engineers
What makes up Gross Domestic Product GDP
Consumer spending, government spending, business spending, net imports and exports.
What are the three goals of monetary policy
Maintain long term economic growth, maintain price levels supported by the economy, maintain full employment
What are the four tools at the federal reserve disposal
Reserve requirement banks must maintain in cash, discount rate at which banks can borrow from the fed, open market operations which is the fed buying or selling government securities, excess reserve rate is what banks must hold at the central bank (fed) on top of the required reserve account
What is the federal funds rate?
The rate at which banks borrow from each other, not borrowing from the fed. This rate is set by supply and demand for cash, not the federal reserve itself.
Congress has three tools at their disposal to influence fiscal policy. What are they?
Change tax rates, government spending, debt management (congress goes further into debt, as it borrows more, it puts increasing pressure on interest rates)
What is the current ratio
Measures your ability to meet short term obligations. Current assets divided by current liabilities
What’s the housing ratio
Mortgage, taxes, interest, HOA expenses divided by gross income should be less than 28%
What is the consumer debt ratio
Consumer debt payments shouldn’t exceed 20% of net income
What is the housing debt ratio
Housing debt shouldn’t exceed 28% of gross income
Housing plus all other consumer debt ratio should be…
36% of gross income or less
How do you calculate the savings ratio
Your savings plus match, divided by gross income
What is a Federal Pell Grant
Needs based grant which is dependent on the EFC amount. Only students who have not earned a bachelors degree or higher qualify.
What is a Stafford Loan
Simply a student loan. There are two types, subsidized and unsubsidized. Subsidized is needs based only and the government pays loan interest while you’re in school. Unsubsidized is not need based and is available to all undergrad and grad students.
Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students (PLUS) loans are what?
Loan that is not needs based taken by the parents. Based on parents credit score.
What are Grad Plus Loans
A graduate student enrolled at least half time at an eligible school in a program leading to a graduate degree or certificate. Dependent on student credit score. Begin making payments six months after you graduate or leave. Interest accrues as you go.
Federal Perkins loans are what?
Need based loans that expired in 2017.
What is campus based financial aid
Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) - Awarded to students with very low EFC and is needs based. OR Federal work study, which is work on or off campus to help pay tuition.
What is Income Based Repayment (IBR)
Monthly student loans repayment of 10-15% of discretionary income with remaining debt forgiven after 25 years. Stafford loans and other federal plus are eligible. PLUS loans are not.
What is pay as you earn repayment
Available if borrower has high debt to income ratio. Monthly student loan repayment of 10% of discretionary income, with remaining debt forgiveness after 20 years. Federal and grad PLUS loans eligible. Parent PLUS loans are not.
What type of risk is the only insurable risk?
Pure Risk
What is a Peril?
Perils are the actual cause of loss
What is a moral hazard
A flaw of character. Someone willing to lie in an insurance claim.
What is Morale hazard?
This is the indifference created because a person is insured. Not concerned your call will get stolen because you have insurance
What is physical hazard
This is a tangible condition that increases the cause of peril occurring.
What is adverse selection as it pertains to insurance
The tendency of persons with higher than average risks to purchase or renew insurance policies.
What is the subrogation clause in an insurance contract
The insured cannot collect a claim from the insurance company AND sue the third party and receive payment there. Can’t make a profit on insurance.
What is the securities act of 1933
Regulates issuance of new securities in the primary market. Requires a prospectus is provided.