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Before You Invest
Joan Koonce, Ph.D., AFCJoan Koonce, Ph.D., AFCSMSM
Associate Professor and Associate Professor and Extension Financial Extension Financial
Management SpecialistManagement Specialist
Money Mistakes Quiz
• Take the Money Mistakes Quiz.
• You will be given money
based on the number of
items you get correct.
Question
• Are you disappointed in the amount of money you were given for your correct responses?
• Why or why not?
Investment Philosophy
EVERY PENNY COUNTS!!
The Magic of the Compounding Penny
• If you saved .01 per day for 30 years, you will have $690.33 @ 10% and $1, 068.18 @ 12%.◦ Your total investment will be $109.50 over 30
years (.30-.31 per month and $3.65 per year).
• If you saved .12 per day for 30 years, you will have $8,283.98 @ 10% and $12, 818.20 @ 12%.◦ Your total investment will be $1,314 over 30
years ($3.60-$3.72 per month and $43.80 per year).
Saving or Investing?
• What does it all mean?
• Are they different?
Saving or Investing
• Savings◦ Set money aside so that it isn’t spent◦ Used for short-term goals◦ Highly liquid◦ Relatively safe◦ Lower earnings potential◦ No sales charges and
low or no fees
Saving or Investing
• Investing◦ Used for long-term
goals◦ Highly illiquid◦ Less safety◦ Greater earnings
potential◦ Sales charges and fees
Being Prepared
• Lack of preparation leads to:◦ Frustration.
• Frustration leads to:◦ Inability to save
consistently.◦ Having to sell investments
to cover routine expenses.
Before You Begin Your Investment Program
• To get more from your investment dollars, follow these steps.◦ Set financial goals◦ Manage cash flow◦ Examine current financial situation◦ Prepare for emergencies◦ Eliminate debt◦ Manage risks◦ Buy adequate insurance◦ Learn the lingo
Set Financial Goals
• What do you want to achieve?
• How much will it cost?
• How long will it take?
Manage Cash Flow
• Cash flow management deals with how you spend and save the money that you earn now and in the future.
• Managing cash flow requires you to examine your:◦ Past.◦ Present.◦ Future.
Examine Current Financial Situation
• Why is it important to examine your financial situation?
• Involves an examination of your:◦ Assets.◦ Liabilities.◦ Net worth.
Prepare for Emergencies
• Money set aside in a fairly liquid account• Should be a category in your spending plan• Emergency fund should
consist of 3 to 6 monthsof expenses
• Example: A person with
expenses of $3,000 per
month will need: ◦ $9,000-$18,000
Manage Risks
• Protect assets against risk
• Risk management strategies◦ Avoid risk◦ Retain or accept risk◦ Reduce risk or control loss◦ Transfer or share risk
Eliminate Debt
• May not be realistic to eliminate all debt
• Eliminate credit card and/or other high interest debt
• Debt elimination as a savings goal
Buy Adequate Insurance
• Insure the risk of large financial losses.
• Without adequate insurance, you will have to:◦ Use credit.◦ Deplete your emergency
savings.◦ Liquidate your assets.
Learn the Lingo
• Compounding• Diversification• Dollar-cost averaging• Leverage• Yield or rate of return• Investment income and capital gains• Risk tolerance and risk capacity• Time horizon• Risk/return tradeoff
Risk/Return Tradeoff Pyramid
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