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Topic 15 The Main Advice Arrears Flashcards

1
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What is Budgeting?

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A balance between buying the necessities of life and buying the luxuries of life

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Why is it important for an advisor to consider the financial impact of selling too many products to a client?

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To not stretch the client expenditure too far to make their life financially difficult

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What are the reasons people make not take out family protection?

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  • May be unaware of the risk
  • Believe they can’t afford it
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What are the financial impacts of not taking out any life cover for a family?

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  • Surviving spouse may need to work more
  • Childcare costs may now be a possibility
  • May have to move out if mortgage payments become unaffordable
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Why might it be a good idea to purchase some form of life cover for a spouse who is a homemaker?

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On the event of their death the surviving spouse may give up work to look after children or have childcare or housekeeping costs

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Why might it be even more important to have protection against long term illness than premature death?

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  • Greater chance of long term illness than premature death
  • Financial impact on family can be greater
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What are these in relation the protection against long term sickness?

  • Replacement of an income (due to long term sickness)
  • Paying someone to carry out the task of the ill person
  • Income to pay for continuing medical treatment
  • Lump sum to pay for medical treatment
  • Lump sum for house alterations or move
A

Examples of why it is a benefit to have protection for long term sickness

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What are the questions an adviser may consider in relation to the amount and type of cover required for long term illness cover?

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  • Is the client entitled to state benefits? What are they?
  • Is the client employed? How much salary will they receive and for how long?
  • How many depends do they have?
  • Could the client rely on financial/Practical support from their family?
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Why is it harder to obtain protection because of unemployment or redundancy?

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It is harder for insurance to predict the changes of job loss over loss of health or loss of life

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10
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What are examples of a key employee in a business?

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  • MD with a strong personality
  • Research scientist with specialist knowledge
  • Skilled engineer with detailed knowledge company’s machinery
  • Salesperson with a wide range of personal contacts
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What are the ways term assurance is calculated on a key person in a business?

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  • Multiple of 5 to 10 times employee’s salary
  • Key person salary divided by wage bill. Times by gross profits times years to be assured
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Key person salary £45,000 /
Company’s wage bill £1,500,000 x
Company’s gross profits £3,000,000
X by sum assured term time taken for business to recover 5 years

Sum assured £450,000

A

Example of how cover is determined for a key person

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13
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In the event of a claim of a business life assurance the proceeds are not subject to corporation tax.

True or False

A

False

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If a member of a partnership dies & no life cover is in place. What does the Partnership Act of 1890 stipulate must happen?

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Partnership is dissolved & profits divided between remaining partners & deceased partners estate

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15
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What should the arrangements include include for death of a business partner for arrangements after the death of a business partner?

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  • Supported by life assurance
  • State what should happen to the partners share of business in their death
  • Trust should detail the distribution of proceeds of life assurance
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What are the 3 main methods for arrangements for life assurance of a partner in a partnership?

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  1. Automatic Accrual Method
  2. Buy-and-sell Method
  3. Cross-Option Method
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How does Automatic Accrual Method work for the deceased partnership share in a partnership?

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  • Deceased partners share is divided amongst remaining partners in equal proportions
  • Life assurance for partner’s family is compensated with proceeds of life policy
  • 100% IHT for business purposes
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How does the Buy-and-sell method work for the deceased partnership share in a partnership?

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  • Partners enter into an agreement where on the death of a partner the have to buy the deceased share
  • Business relief for IHT is not available
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How does the Cross-Option method work for the deceased partnership share in a partnership?

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  • Deceased partners estate have to option to sell their business shares to remaining partners
  • Partners have the option to buy the shares
  • Those who inherit receive relief from IHT
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How are Partnership & Shareholder similar in regards to the death of a key person?

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The both have the same life assurance products available

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What would a business need to do to do in the event of the sickness of an employee?

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Purchase Critical Illness Cover (CIC) to cover the sickness of a employee and pay the salary of a replacement

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What would a business need to do to do in the event of the sickness of a business partner?

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Purchase Income Protection Insurance (ICP) or Critical Illness Cover (CIC) to avoid the sick partner becoming a drain on the businesses resources

23
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What could a sole trader do lessen the affect of being sick for a period?

A

Take out Income Protection Insurance (IPI) with a short deferred period

24
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All these are what?

  • Ensuring mortgage affordability
  • Mortgage repayments stressed over a 5 year period
  • Choice of an appropriate lender
  • Wrong investments could lead to IO mortgage not being repaid at the end of the term
  • Large Indebtedness leading to mortgage unaffordability
  • Ensuring adequate protection is in place
A

Considerations of borrowing

25
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What is Citizens Advice?

A

A service to provide advice on many issues including financial anybody

26
Q

What are the 2 reasons people invest?

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  • Provide Income
  • Provide a capital lump sum
27
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  • Short term emergencies
  • Specific Purchases
  • Education Fees
  • Gifts to children
  • Buying a business
  • Loan repayment
  • Funds for Retirement

All the above are examples of what?

A

Why people need income or capital

28
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How are savings built up?

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  • Small regular amounts from disposable income
  • Invest a lump sum from a legacy or a windfall
29
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Is the below statement correct?

A customer who invests in stock market activities takes a higher risk but has the option of greater returns?

A

Yes it is the principles of risk reward

30
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How are funds accessible on the below accounts

  1. Deposit Accounts
  2. Gilts, Corporate Bonds
  3. Shares (Irredeemable)
A
  1. Instant Access
  2. Fixed Maturity Date
  3. Have to be sold
31
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What are the main taxes affecting investors in the UK?

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  1. Income tax
  2. Capital Gains tax
32
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Why is it important to consider the tax regime of an investors before recommending products?

A

To see which products will suitable for tax purposes

33
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What is important to remember with Inflation?

A

Before an investment can grow in real terms it must first grow in line with inflation

34
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What is the aim of investment?

A

Provide a real return

35
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What is real rate of return?

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Nominal interest / Growth rate minus inflation rate

36
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What is the “Money Illusion”?

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Investors only think of the headline rate and fail to factor in the effects of inflation

37
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What might savers do if they feel savings accounts are offering a return too low?

A

They may invest in riskier accounts to try to gain a higher return

38
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What might borrowers do if interest rates are low?

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May be tempted to borrow more as rates are low and it is cheap to borrow

39
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What is the difference between “Actual” & “Real” terms of inflation?

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  • Actual terms is the amount and investment
  • Real terms is the effect inflation has on purchasing power
40
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Why is retirement planning important?

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  • Older population has mean there is more strain on the pension system “Pension Crisis”
  • Employers have moved away from defined benefits schemes to define contribution schemes
41
Q

It is cheaper for an individual to invest in an pension at an earlier age?

True or False

A

True

42
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What are the factors that may affect the ability for a person to save for retirement later in life?

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  • Long term care insurance
  • Estate Planning
  • Power of Attorney
43
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What are the 2 main questions to ask when dealing with estate planning?

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  1. Has the client made a valid will?
  2. Has the client taken steps to mitigate IHT liability
44
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What should a financial advisor encourage a client to do regarding estate planning?

A

Contact a legal advisor to create a will

45
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What are the 2 approaches relating to IHT a person can take?

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  1. Avoid having to pay it
  2. Make provision for paying it when it’s due
46
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What are the ways that IHT liabilities can be reduced?

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  • Making gifts out of the estate
  • Placing the assets in trust
47
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What have the tax authorities done to stop the tax loophole of people placing their property in trust to avoid IHT?

A

An annual tax is charged on they property that they occupy

48
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What is another way that people can reduce their liability to IHT?

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Take out a life assurance policy & ensure the policy is written in trust

49
Q

A recommended product should just factor in tax considerations?

True or False

A

False it should factor in

Risk, accessibility, product type, minimum contributions & term

50
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How can a customer reduce their personal tax liability

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  • Consider using tax free products such as ISA’s, Pensions, Friendly Societies
  • Non-taxpayers should consider investing in offshore funds which are tax free
  • If Annual Exempt Amount is exceed tax free investments in gilts & corporate bonds
51
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Can a non-tax payer reclaim tax that has been paid on their behalf?

True or False

A

False

52
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What should a person who is leaving or moving to the UK for tax purposes regarding their investments?

A

They should consider whether it is better to encash or retain these investments

53
Q

What do the Gift With Reservations (GWR) mean for a person who gifts a property but continues to leave in the property?

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It means they are liable to IHT if they receive benefit from the asset

54
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What percentage of national earnings is state pension set at?

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