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Identify several different types of organizations that might purchase a CPP.
What role does the ISO play in the commercial property insurance market?
Why do insurers insist on exact identification of an insured’s covered property?
Identify some property excluded from coverage under the building and personal property coverage form.
List the fourteen perils covered in the basic causes-of-loss form.
Explain why the replacement of contributory negligence rules with comparative negligence rules leads to an increase in the frequency at which firms are sued.
Does an umbrella liability policy require other insurance policies to cover an insured loss first?
List several types of organizations needing EIL coverage. Discuss the reasons why the insurance industry designed this type of protection.
What is products liability insurance designed to do?
Describe the insurance companies held liable in the Keene case. How did the court reach this decision?
Identify some of the major federal laws affecting employment practices.
List some of the reasons employers have been sued with respect to the managing of their employees.
How do the insurer’s interests sometimes conflict with the professional’s interest with respect to the opportunity to settle malpractice suits?
Give some reasons why each of the following might be sued for professional malpractice: a lawyer, an accountant, an architect, and an insurance agent.
What are some of the major costs from healthcare professionals’ errors and omissions?
Why are class action lawsuits a particularly challenging risk management exposure?
Several suggestions have been made to improve the current tort liability system as it relates to medical malpractice. Explain some of these suggestions.
Describe the completed operations risk. In your answer, provide an example of the completed operations risk for an electrician.
Explain contractual liability and the nature of a hold-harmless agreement.
What is the retroactive date in a claims-made CGL form? Why is the retroactive date important?
How can tail coverage help an attorney who has just retired from active practice?
What are the requirements for coverage for an incident to be covered under a claims-made liability policy? How do these requirements differ from an occurrence-based policy?
How does the retroactive date differ from the tail period in a claims-made liability policy?
Why is financial planning, or just plain money management, a challenge for most people?
Explain why it is important to review past economic downturns when studying personal finance.
What are the two reasons investors demand compensation when saving money or making an investment? Explain how Principles 3 and 8 affect the choice to delay consumption. Why might investors who ignore
How does Step 5 of the financial planning process contribute to the idea that “financial planning is an ongoing process”?
What three characteristics are required to define financial goals? Once identified, why is it important to rank goals?
Explain the time horizon for short-term, intermediate-term, and long-term goals. Give an example of each.
List and characterize the stages of the financial life cycle. What three financial concerns are addressed across all three stages?
Define career planning. How is it related to financial planning?
List three reasons why college seniors returning to campus for the fall semester should have a résumé already prepared.
What do you think will be the five most important strategies for success in your career field?
Why is financial knowledge the best protection when faced with daily financial decisions?
What financial strategies should you develop as a result of studying personal financial planning? What financial problems might you avoid?
List the five steps in the financial planning process. For each, list an activity, or financial task, that you should accomplish in each stage of the financial life cycle.
Financial goals should be specific, realistic, prioritized, and anchored in time. Using these characteristics, identify five financial goals for yourself.
As the cornerstone of your financial plan, goals should reflect your lifestyle, serve as a guide to action, and act as a benchmark for evaluating the effectiveness of your plan. For one of the goals
The goal of financing the cost of education is obviously important in your present stage of the financial life cycle. Explain how this goal might continue to be important in future stages.
Explain how Principle 5: Stuff Happens, or the Importance of Liquidity and Principle 7: Protect Yourself Against Major Catastrophes may be related. What are you currently doing to protect yourself,
1. If you were serving as the couple's financial advisor, how would you explain the five steps in the financial planning process and their importance to future financial success?2. What financial
1. Explain to Nicholas and Marita why personal financial planning is crucial to their future. Why are Principles 1 and 2 important if they choose to seek professional advice? How might the behavioral
What are the steps of the budgeting and planning process? Describe what happens in each step.
Why are both the current measures and the trends of the ratios over time important measures of financial well-being?
Explain the debt coverage ratio and the inverse of the ratio. Why is the inverse ratio intuitively more informative?
List the three most important reasons for keeping accurate financial records.
Where should you keep the following records: non-tax-related checks or credit card slips, a listing of all bank accounts, your investment earnings statements, and copies of your will?
If there is no legal requirement to be a financial planner, how might Principle 1: The Best Protection Is Knowledge affect your decision to seek professional assistance? What accreditations might you
Why is net worth a measure of financial health? What is the purpose of a personal balance sheet?
What information must you gather to develop an accurate balance sheet? What can you learn by annually updating the balance sheet?
Define and give examples of the seven categories of assets. How do you determine the current value of your assets?
What is a financial liability? How do you determine the amount owed on current and long-term liabilities? Give examples of each.
Why is net worth a relative and not an absolute measure? For example, why might insolvency be of less concern for a college student than for the student’s parents?
What information do you need to calculate an accurate income statement? What are likely to be the four largest expenses?
Explain the practical difference between a fixed and a variable expense. Over which type of expense does a household have greater control?
Why are financial ratios important diagnostic tools? What three potential problem areas do they highlight?
Using the preceding information, calculate the debt ratio for the Lee household.
Ed and Marta are paid $3,250 after taxes every month. Monthly expenses include $1,200 on housing and utilities, $550 for auto loans, $300 on food, and an average of $1,000 on clothing and other
A rumor of "right sizing" at Ojai's engineering firm has him and his wife, Kaya, concerned about their preparation for meeting financial emergencies. Help them calculate their net worth or complete
Faith Brooks, a 28-year-old college graduate, never took a personal finance class. She pays her bills on time, has managed to save a little in a mutual fund, and with the help of an inheritance has
Your friend Dario heard about your personal finance class and asked for your help. Explain to Dario why he should establish a budget and what information he needs.
Dario, from the previous question, is having a hard time sticking to a budget. Explain why this might be the case, and identify strategies he can use to overcome his difficulties.
Based on your projected salary, estimate and subtract 20 percent for taxes and benefits and another 10 percent for retirement. From the remainder, estimate and subtract the amount you plan to save
1. What financial statements should Rudabeh and Donovan prepare to begin realizing their home purchase goal? What records should they use to compile these statements? 2. Use the worksheets, or
1. What assessments of their financial situation should Tim and Jill expect when working with a financial planner? Given their past efforts to plan their finances and control spending, will these
What is compound interest? How is compound interest related to the time value of money?
Why is the interest rate in a time value of money calculation sometimes referred to as the discount rate? Why is it also called “inverse compounding”?
Explain in terms of the future-value interest factor why, given a certain goal, that as the period of time to invest increases, the required periodic investment decreases.
What is the relationship between present-value and future-value interest factors and present and future interest factors for annuities?
Why is it necessary to use a negative present value when solving for N (the number of payments) or I/Y (the rate of return)? Similarly, why does the answer have a negative sign if positive payments
What is “future value” and why is it important to calculate?
Describe how you can use the Rule of 72 to make financial planning decisions.
What variables are used in solving a time value of money problem with no periodic payments? Which of these variables equals zero when solving a simple present- or future-value problem with no
Explain the concept of the time value of money. Explain two ways this concept is relevant in financial planning.
Why do you think that Albert Einstein once called compound interest the “eighth wonder of the world”?
Why might an investor require a greater expected return for an investment of longer maturity? Do you feel you can forecast inflation 2 years from now with greater accuracy than inflation in 20 years?
Why might you use the anticipated rate of inflation as the discount rate when calculating present value?
Richard Gorman is 65 years old and about to retire. He has $500,000 saved to supplement his pension and Social Security and would like to withdraw it in equal annual dollar amounts so that nothing is
Assume you are 25 and earn $35,000 per year, never expect to receive a raise, and plan to retire at age 55. If you invest 5 percent of your salary in a 401 (k) plan returning 10 percent annually and
Shaylea, age 22, just started working full-time and plans to deposit $5,000 annually into an IRA earning 8 percent interest compounded annually. How much would she have in 20 years, 30 years, and 40
It you deposit $3,500 today into an account earning an 11 percent annual rate of return, what would your account be worth in 35 years (assuming no further deposits)? In 40 years?
Linda Baer has saved $5,000 to buy a previously owned vehicle. Ignoring taxes and assuming her money is invested in a flexible withdrawal CD earning 5 percent compounded annually, how long will it
Chris Griffin has a $5,000 debt balance on his Visa card that charges 18.9 percent compounded monthly, and his minimum monthly payment is 3 percent of his debt balance, which is $150. How many months
Paul Ramos just graduated from college and landed his first "real" job, which pays $23,000 a year. In 10 years, what will he need to earn to maintain the same purchasing power if inflation averages 3
Anthony and Michelle Constantino just got married and received $30,000 in cash gifts for their wedding. How much will they have on their 25th anniversary if they place half of this money in a
Calculate the future value of $5,000 earning 10 percent after 1 year, assuming annual compounding. Now, calculate the future value of $5,000 earning 10 percent after 20 years.
Ahmed Mustafa just turned 22 and wants to have $10,283 saved in 8 years, by his 30th birthday. Assuming no additional deposits, if he currently has $6,000 in an intermediate-term bond fund earning a
If another Austin Powers movie had been released in 2014 and Dr. Evil, now armed with a financial calculator, wants to hold the Earth ransom for $9,905,971.09, what) inflation rate would Dr. Evil use
When Derek was a small child, his grandfather established a trust fund for him to receive $20,000 on his 35th birthday. Derek just turned 23. What is the value of his trust today if the trust fund
1. Justify Jinhee's participation in her employer's 401 (k) plan using the time value of money concepts. 2. Calculate the amount that Jinhee needs to save each year for the down payment on a new car,
1. Assuming Doug has another account set aside for emergencies, how much can he withdraw on a monthly basis to supplement his retirement annuity if his investments return 5 percent annually and he
How is adjusted gross income different from taxable income?
What are the major categories of adjustments to gross income? For a taxpayer in the 25 percent marginal tax bracket, how much would adjustments totaling $10,000 save in taxes?
List the six most common itemized deductions, and describe the limits set on each.
What “tests” must be met to qualify as a dependency exemption? As a personal exemption?
What is the American Opportunity Credit, and what are the eligibility requirements for receiving the credit? How does the credit differ from the Lifetime Learning Credit?
Electronic filing of tax returns offers distinct advantages. What are they? What precautions must be taken when using Free File?
What federal income tax form is used when filing a late or amended return, and what is the procedure that must be followed?
In addition to random selections, what are the four most common “signals” the IRS looks for when selecting taxpayers for audits?
What are the five general tax reduction strategies? Give a brief synopsis of each.
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