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Finance came from 2 concepts:

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Accounting and Economics

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Main aim of economics

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allocation of limited resources

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Types of Finance

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  1. Corporate
  2. Public
  3. Personal
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Objective of Corporate Finance

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  • maximize the profit
  • maximize the shareholders’ wealth
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Objective of Public Finance

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Acquisition of Funds from
1. Taxes
2. GOCC
3. Borrowing

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Objective of Personal Finance

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Manage finances well and make own financial plan

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Personal Finance Meaning

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*encompasses the
management of financial sources of an individual

*covers budgeting, banking,
insurance etc.

*deals with giving of advises about various financial opportunities to the
households

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3 goals of personal finance

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*come up with a plan that would meet the financial challenges

*maximize the income and savings

*make informed financial decisions

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Importance of Personal Finance

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*The understanding of how to manage finances, without financial
discipline it is difficult to achieve financial goals.

*The short term and long
term goals are realized and attained when a person is knowledgeable of
managing their finances.

*Other financial opportunities may also be explored and exploited such as saving, investing and insurance

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Areas of Personal Finance

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  1. income
  2. saving
  3. spending
  4. investing
  5. protection
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Income.

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This is the financial resource that is allocated to various financial activities.
This includes salaries, wages, and other form of returns.

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Spending.

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This is the process of using the financial resources particularly cash in
nature. The utilization is either on the needs or wants— food or travel.

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Saving.

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*income that is left after spending. *usually being
allocated to cover expenses primarily to meet emergency
*an individual is encouraged to have between three to 12 months of the usual expenses

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Investing.

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*includes purchasing of assets
*aim: increase the wealth of a person from the amount they invested however, one
should also take considerations of the risks
*Studying and readings can help a
person in investing their money.

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Protection.

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*During unexpected events, one should be prepared to protect themselves.
*can include life and health insurance and estate and others.

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Some companies offer financial services
WRITE CHRIB L

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  • Wealth Management
  • Loans and Debt
  • Budgeting
  • Retirement
  • Taxes
  • Risk Management
  • Estate Planning
  • Investments
  • Insurance
  • Credit Cards
  • Home and Mortgage
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Personal Financial Strategies

Some practices for personal finance
finance

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  1. Knowing income
  2. Devise a Budget
  3. Pay Yourself First
  4. Limit and Reduce Debt
  5. Only Borrow What You can Repay
  6. Monitor your Credit Score
  7. Plan for Your Future
  8. Buy Insurance
  9. Maximize Tax Breaks
    10.Give Yourself a Break
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Personal Finance Skills

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Financial Prioritization.
Assessing Costs and Benefits.
Restraining Your Spending.

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Financial Prioritization.

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This refers to your ability to check on your finances and evaluate your
cash flows particularly on the inflows.

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Assessing Costs and Benefits.

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It simply means that you should treat your finances as business.
You should always think of the costs and benefits.

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Restraining Your Spending.

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One should learn how to restrain from spending on non-earning
assets.

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________ goal setting for short term, midterm and long term is an important step
toward in being secured financially.

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Fontinelle (2024)

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Short Term Financial Goals

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provide a boost enable to achieve greater goals in the future.

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Short Term Financial Goals
3 Examples

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Establish a Budget

Create an Emergency Fund

Payoff Credit Cards

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Midterm Financial Goals
serves as a bridge between the short and long term goals.
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Midterm Financial Goals (3)
Get Life Insurance and Disability Income Insurance Pay Off Loans Consider Your Dreams
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Long-term Financial Goals
is saving enough to retire.
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Long-term Financial Goals 2 Examples
Estimate Your Retirement Needs Increase Retirement Savings
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Financial Values
Drivers for behaviors are personal values, it is also considered as lens to filter financial decisions.
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Drivers for behaviors are personal values, it is also considered as ______
lens to filter financial decisions.
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3 Financial Values
Intentional Spending Informed Charitable Giving Impact Investing
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Intentional Spending
In intentional spending, always think about the decisions that actually matters to you. You should be more conscious of spending. Company that have the causes you support, you can shop with that establishment.
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Informed Charitable Giving
Aside from being conscious on spending, one should also be conscious on allocating dollars to a certain cause or organization. You should also look into how the organizations are being run.
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Impact Investing
When investing, a person can look at the ESG (environmental, social and governance) scores. This is aligning investing decisions with personal values.
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Financial Planning
*is the process of taking a comprehensive look at your financial situation and building a specific financial plan to reach your goals. (Geier, 2024) *also referred as practice of planning your future focusing on managing finance and be able to be ready with all of the potential costs and challenges that may arise. *considered as holistic and broad as it can cover variety of services. *is not synonymous with asset management.
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Types of Financial Planning
Tax planning Estate planning Retirement planning Philanthropic planning Education funding planning Investment planning Insurance planning Budgeting
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Tax planning-
preparation and filing of taxes
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Estate Planning
making it easier for loved ones after the person die
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Retirement planning
saving enough money to live lifestyle a person wants in retirement
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Philanthropic planning-
giving something to people who need help
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Education funding planning-
helping a person’s child/ ren pursue higher education
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Investment planning
mapping out the amount and type of investments
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Insurance planning
evaluating needs and insurance types
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Budgeting-
making sure that the person would spend based on the income and not able to get into debt
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Basic Steps in Making Financial Plan
Gauge the net worth Establish financial goals Monitor Cash Flow Create pathways to each of financial goals
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SUMMARY
Personal Finance considers individual personality, goals and plans to maximize the resources they have not only for short period of time but for the future.

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