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FIN 420 Entire Course FOR MORE CLASSES
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Individual Assignment Identify Personal Financial
Goals FIN 420 Week 1 DQ 1 FIN 420 Week 1 DQ
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2 Case Study Carol Jones FIN 420 Week 2 DQ 1
FIN 420 Week 2 DQ 2 FIN 420 Week 3 Team Mutual
Funds Analysis
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FIN 420 Week 1 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin420tutorials.com Describe your
current budgeting system. What factors influence
your financial decisions? What are the benefits
or concerns of your current budgeting system?
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FIN 420 Week 1 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin420tutorials.com Ch. 1 of Focus on
Personal Finance introduces eight components of
personal financial planning. Describe three
components of personal financial planning. Visit
one of the Key websites suggested on the
corresponding pages of Focus on Personal Finance
for each of the three components you described.
What information did you find most valuable on
the websites you visited?
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FIN 420 Week 1 Individual Assignment Personal
Finance Mission Statement FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin420tutorials.com Write a 350- to
700-word personal finance mission statement that
describes where you want to be financially and
how you want to get there. Communicate the
following in your mission statement Personal
values Financial goals Future vision
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FIN 420 Week 2 Case Study Carol Jones FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.fin420tutorials.com Write a
500- to 750-word paper that addresses the
following items from the case study Apply
financial planning concepts to advise Carol and
explain how Carol can benefit from financial
planning. Describe the benefits of using
financial statements in financial planning
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FIN 420 Week 2 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin420tutorials.com Consider your
personal cash flows. How would you adjust cash
outflows (i.e. adjust your budget) if your
household income was cut in half? If your cash
inflows increased, how would you reallocate your
surplus to meet your personal needs and
objectives? How do you use credit as a part of
your personal financial plan?
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FIN 420 Week 2 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin420tutorials.com Many different
types of financial institutions exist.
Differentiate between deposit institutions and
non-deposit institutions. Provide two examples of
deposit and non-deposit financial institutions
with a brief explanation of each. How can you use
each of these financial institutions to manage
your cash flows and develop or enhance your
personal financial plan?
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FIN 420 Week 2 Team The Johnsons FOR MORE CLASSES
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Learning Team The Johnsons Review Case 1, The
Johnsons Decide to Buy a Car, p. 245. Complete
the questions. Click the Assignment Files tab to
submit your assignment.
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FIN 420 Week 3 Bond Ratings FOR MORE CLASSES
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Bond Ratings Research bond information within the
University Library or the Internet. Answer the
following 1.What type of information about bonds
is available on the Internet? How can you use
this information within your personal or
professional life? (90- to 175-words)
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FIN 420 Week 3 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin420tutorials.com Evaluate your
personal risk tolerance using Exhibit 11-2 A
Quick Test to Measure Investment Risk in Ch. 11
of Focus on Personal Finance.
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FIN 420 Week 3 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin420tutorials.com Financial experts
agree that having an emergency fund is an
essential component of a comprehensive financial
plan. However, advice regarding the number of
months of household expenses the emergency fund
should cover varies between 3 and 9 months.
Taking into account the current financial
environment
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FIN 420 Week 3 Team Mutual Funds Analysis FOR
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420 Week 3 Team Mutual Funds Analysis Research a
mutual fund family such as Vanguard, American
Funds, T. Rowe Price, and so forth. Identify one
mutual fund from that family for each of the
following categories Actively managed common
stock fund
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FIN 420 Week 4 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin420tutorials.com Adjustable rate
mortgages (ARMs) have received a great deal of
bad press due to the tremendous number of
foreclosures resulting from families who could
not afford the loan payments once the interest
rates increased. Do you believe this loan option
was used appropriately in recent years? Why or
why not? Under what circumstances does the use of
ARMs make sense? Please explain.
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FIN 420 Week 4 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin420tutorials.com Visit a site such
as www.bankrate.com to determine current rates
for both a 60-month and a 36-month loan on a new
car where the buyer must finance 20,000. Using
the loan calculator
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FIN 420 Week 4 Team Life Insurance Paper FOR MORE
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Week 4 Team Life Insurance Paper Write a 1,150-
to 2,000-word paper about life insurance that
explains some basics to a potential purchaser.
Include the following 1. Compare and contrast
the various forms of life insurance. 2. Describe
the provisions of life insurance policies.
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FIN 420 Week 4 Team Life Insurance
Presentation FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.fin420tuto
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Presentation Include the following 5. Compare
and contrast the various forms of life insurance.
6. Describe the provisions of life insurance
policies
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FIN 420 Week 4 Textbook Problems FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin420tutorials.com FIN 420 Week 4
Textbook Problems Write a 175- to 350-word
response to Case 6 on p. 317 in Ch. 10 of
Personal Finance. Complete Do the Math, 2 on
p. 344 in Ch. 11 of Personal Finance. Complete
1, Calculating Life Insurance Need, on p. 376
in Ch. 12 of Personal Finance. Click the
Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
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FIN 420 Week 5 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin420tutorials.com Life insurance is
a topic many people do not like to discuss, but
understanding your familys needs and planning
appropriately in the event of a premature death
is also part of a comprehensive financial plan.
Outlined in Ch. 10 are four methods for
estimating life insurance needs.
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FIN 420 Week 5 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin420tutorials.com Consider your
current financial plan. Based on what you have
learned about your financial goals, risk
tolerance, and risk and return of various
investment options, what adjustments should you
make to the asset allocation of your investment
portfolio?
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FIN 420 Week 5 Research and Reflect FOR MORE
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Week 5 Research and Reflect Choose one major
concept from this course. Research this concept
within the University Library. Write a 350- to
700-word summary of your research. Apply what you
learned to your own personal or professional
life. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit
your Microsoft Word document FIN 420 WEEK 5
Research and Reflect
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FIN 420 Week 5 Team Scenario Assignment FOR MORE
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Week 5 Team Scenario Assignment Choose one of the
four following life situations 1. Husband/wife,
two kids, 1 income, mortgage, good salary, some
savings, and no college fund
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