The triplets are now three and a half years old, and Jamie Lee and Ross, both 38, are finally beginning to settle down in to a regular routine now that their children are a little more self-sufficient. The first three years were a blur of diapers, feedings, baths, mounds of laundry, and crying babies! Jamie Lee and Ross finally had a welcomed dinner out on their own as Rosss parents were minding the triplets. They were having a conversation about their future and the future of the triplets. College expenses, which they figured to be $150,000, and their eventual retirement seemed to be a major worry of the both of them. They both have dreamed of owning a beach house when they retire. That could be another $375,000 thirty years from now. They wondered how could they possibly afford all of this? They agreed that it was time to talk to an investment counselor, and they need to organize all of their financial information and determine their familys short- and long-term goals for investing before meeting with an advisor. Use the information below to complete their investment objectives and organize their information.
$50,000 $35,000 $85,000 $68,000 Current Financial Situation Assets: Checking account Savings account Emergency fund savings account IRA balance Car (Jamie Lee) Car (Ross) Llabilitles: Student loan balance Credit card balance Car loans $1,300 $450 Income: $5,000 Gross income (Jamie Lee) $20,500 Net Income after taxes (Jamie Lee) $21,500 Gross Income (Ross) $32,500 Net Income after taxes (Ross) $9,000 Monthly Expenses: $14.500 Mortgage Property taxes SO Homeowners Insurance $4,500 IRA contribution $2,500 Utilities Food Baby essentials (diapers, clothing, etc.) Gas/maintenance Credit card payment Car loan payment Entertainment $250 $350 $275 $650 $650 $300 $450 $294 $150 Description of Goal How Much Money Do You How Will You Obtain Need? the Money? How Much Time Is Needed? Level of Risk They Will/Can Assume? Is this Goal Reasonable? Pay off credit card Pay off car loan Save for college tuition for the triplets Save to purchase a beach house at retirement Description of Goal How Much Money Do You Need? $ 4,500 How Much Time Is Needed? 1 year Level of Risk They Will/Can Assume? None Is this Goal Reasonable? Pay off credit card Yes $ 2,500 How Will You Obtain the Money? Income/continue monthly payments Income/continue monthly payments Income paid into investments Income paid into investments 1 year None Yes $ 150,000 15 years Pay off car loan Save for college tuition for the triplets Save to purchase a beach house at retirement Medium X Yes $ 375,000 30 years High x No $50,000 $35,000 $85,000 $68,000 Current Financial Situation Assets: Checking account Savings account Emergency fund savings account IRA balance Car (Jamie Lee) Car (Ross) Llabilitles: Student loan balance Credit card balance Car loans $1,300 $450 Income: $5,000 Gross income (Jamie Lee) $20,500 Net Income after taxes (Jamie Lee) $21,500 Gross Income (Ross) $32,500 Net Income after taxes (Ross) $9,000 Monthly Expenses: $14.500 Mortgage Property taxes SO Homeowners Insurance $4,500 IRA contribution $2,500 Utilities Food Baby essentials (diapers, clothing, etc.) Gas/maintenance Credit card payment Car loan payment Entertainment $250 $350 $275 $650 $650 $300 $450 $294 $150 Description of Goal How Much Money Do You How Will You Obtain Need? the Money? How Much Time Is Needed? Level of Risk They Will/Can Assume? Is this Goal Reasonable? Pay off credit card Pay off car loan Save for college tuition for the triplets Save to purchase a beach house at retirement Description of Goal How Much Money Do You Need? $ 4,500 How Much Time Is Needed? 1 year Level of Risk They Will/Can Assume? None Is this Goal Reasonable? Pay off credit card Yes $ 2,500 How Will You Obtain the Money? Income/continue monthly payments Income/continue monthly payments Income paid into investments Income paid into investments 1 year None Yes $ 150,000 15 years Pay off car loan Save for college tuition for the triplets Save to purchase a beach house at retirement Medium X Yes $ 375,000 30 years High x No
