I. Personal Background and Information

Booth Martini

Age 60 employed 25 years as a Vice President for an oil field services company.

He participates in a 401k plan at work where the company matches $.25 on each

$1.00 Booth contributes up to 5% of his salary.Currently, Booth is putting the

5% in to get his employer's match.His salary is currently $100,000 and he

generally gets a 3% raise each year (assume this continues).

Needa Martini

Age 48 owns Publications, Inc. and Needa's Advertising, Inc.Needa takes

$40,000 in withdrawals combined, as a salary from the two businesses.

The combined fair market value of the businesses, though since she is the primary employee, should she decide to liquidate the businesses, it is assumed she would net $100,000.

Booth and Needa Martini

They met July 4, 1995 on a cruise, fell in love, and married November 23, 1995.

They have no children together.

Booth's children from a previous marriage

MichaelAge 34

JamesAge 32

BrianAge 30

LucyAge 28

All are healthy, employed, married, and not living with Booth and Needa.

II. Personal and Financial Goals

1.Needa plans to sell her businesses.

2.Booth planed to retire in 5 years, but would like to do it now (life expectancy is 25 years )

3.They plan to sell their primary residence which is not paid off. (Could net $300,000)

4.They plan to refinance their vacation home and have that be a temporary home base.Fair market value of vacation home is $150,000.Original mortgage at 9%, 15 years.Current mortgage balance is $120,000, remaining term is 120 months and the current payment is $1,522 per month (principal and interest).

5.They would like to be able to travel extensively before deciding where to permanently relocate.

6.Booth and Needa think they would need 2/3 of the current combined income in order to live the lifestyle they currently think they live.You need to determine if this is possible, and/or required.

III. Economic Information

-They expect inflation to average 3.0% (CPI) annually over both the short and long-term.

-Expected stock market return of 11% on the S&P index (this is the Martini's guess)

-T-bills are currently yielding 4%

-Current mortgage rates are:

oAdjustable5 year balloon5.25%

oFixed15 year6.75%

oFixed 30 year7.25%

-Closing costs are expected to be 3% of any mortgage

-They will finance closing costs in any refinance

IV. Insurance Information

Life Insurance

Policy 1Policy 2

InsuredBoothNeeda

Owner BoothNeeda

BeneficiaryChildren (25% each)Booth

Face Amount$200,000$150,000

Cash value00

Type of PolicyTermTerm

Settlement OptionsLump SumLump Sum

Premium (annual)$650$450

Health Insurance - Employer provides during employment only.The current coverage is for Booth and Needa.

Disability Insurance - Neither has disability insurance

Homeowner's Insurance - HO3 on both primary residence and vacation home.

ResidenceVacation Home

Dwelling$300,000$150,000

Co-Insurance80/2080/20

Deductible00

Umbrella Policy - $3,000,000

Automobile Insurance - Maximum liability, no comprehensive or collision.

V. Investment Data

- Emergency fund is at $20,000

- The Martinis can accept moderate risk

- Booth's IRA investment portfolio is $200,000 with half invested in low to medium risk equity mutual funds.Needa is beneficiary

- The other half is in staggered maturity short-term treasury notes.

- Booth Martini expects to use the income from the treasury notes to make up any short fall between his retirement needs and his 401(k) plan for period of time until Social Security benefits are received (would like to start at 62, understands benefits will be reduced).

-Booth is currently earning 5.0% on the short-term treasury notes, though when they mature, 4.0% will be the going rate on any new investments in this type of security.

-Other than IRAs, Needa's business, and any other retirement accounts, all assets are listed as JTWROS (joint tenants with rights of survivorship).

VI. Income Tax Information

- Booth and Needa Martini file a joint tax return and are both average and marginal 28% taxpayers with state income tax of 5%.

VII. Retirement Information

-The present value of Booth's Social Security benefits at 65 is $13,500 per year or 80% of that amount at age 62.Social Security benefits are expected to increase at the same rate as inflation (listed above).

-Booth has the 401(k) plan at work which currently has a value of $400,000.

-Needa has no IRA funding, but created a SEP-IRA plan for her business and it has a balance of $100,000 (split into a guaranteed investment contract fund and a money market fund)

VIII. Gifts, Estates, Trusts, and Will Information

Gifts - In 1986, Booth gifted $200,000 to each of his four children.The $800,000 was put into an irrevocable trust.Needa has made no taxable gifts during her lifetime.

Estates - For purposes of estimating estate tax liability (of either spouse):

-Last illness and funeral estimated at $20,000

-Estate administration expense estimated at $30,000

Wills - Booth and Needa have simple wills leaving all probate assets to the other.Debts and taxes are to be paid from the inheritance of the survivor.

IX. Statement of Financial Position

Booth and Needa Martini

Statement of Financial Position

ASSETS

LIABILITIES and NET WORTH

Cash and Equivalents

Liabilities

Cash (money market)

$40,000

Current:

Total Cash

$40,000

Credit Card (hers)

$15,000

Invested Assets

Credit Card (his)

$25,000

Publications, Inc.

$100,000

Auto (his) note balance

$20,000

Need's Advertising, Inc.

$90,000

Auto (hers) note balance

$10,000

Needa's Investments

$100,000

Home Equity Line of Credit

$40,000

Booth's Investments

$200,000

Total Current Liabilities

$110,000

Booth's 401(k) (vested)

$400,000

Total Investments

$890,000

Long Term:

Mortgage - Residence

$100,000

Personal Use Assets

Mortgage - Vacation Home

$120,000

Primary Residence

$300,000

Total Long-Term Liabilities

$220,000

Vacation Home

$150,000

Personal Prop./Furniture

$100,000

Total Liabilities

$330,000

Auto (his)

$40,000

Auto (hers)

$22,000

Net Worth

$1,212,000

Total Personal Use

$612,000

Total Assets

$1,542,000

Total Liabilities & Net Worth

$1,542,000

All assets are stated at fair market value.

Liabilities are stated at principal only.

CASE ASSIGNMENT

Your job as a financial planner is to work collaboratively with a team of 2 - 4 classmates to develop a comprehensive financial plan for Booth and Needa Martini. You can make assumptions, but you must justify those assumptions with data and clarify the impact of those assumptions on your recommendations.

Your team will work collaboratively to review the clients' current situation, define the scope of the plan, and establish plan goals. Collectively, you will review the retirement, insurance, and investment needs of the clients and prepare analysis of those needs to guide the plan. Further, your team will define any necessary modifications to the clients' current plan/situation that will be required in order for the defined goals to be met, and prepare summary of recommendations to be presented to the clients.'

A lot of data about this family has been presented in the previous pages. Carefully look over the information. You must determine how to analyze and utilize this information and develop a plan that maximizes the financial way of life for the Martini family, without taking an inordinate amount of risk.

In your financial plan your team must address the following areas:

• Description and Scope of the plan (20 points)
• Statement of Goals - group collaboration (10 points)
• Overall needs analysis - retirement, insurance, and investment/savings - group collaboration (20 pts)
• Retirement Needs Analysis (40 points)
• Calculate the amount needed in retirement
• Bring lump sum needed back to the present
• Establish the current value of projected future investments
• Compare resources and needs

Establish additional savings needed to reach goals (if any