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Advanced Level

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© Take Charge Today – August 2013 – The Fundamentals of Investing– Slide 2Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences Take Charge America Institute at the University of Arizona

Financial Plan

Savings

Investments

Investments -assets purchased with the goal of

providing additional income

from the asset itself but with the

risk of loss

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjJRwbkotQM

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Return

Profit or income generated by saving and investing

Trade off

Higher returns

Higher risk (chance of loss)

Investment Risk

Possibility that an investment will fail to pay the expected return

Investments have the potential for higher returns

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qv7E2yIiw4

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Savings Tools = Monetary Assets(liquid – quickly and easily

converted to cash)

Investment Tools = Investment Assets(may not be easily converted to cash or penalties charged to access the funds

early)Investments

are less liquid than

savings tools

NET WORTH = ASSETS (WHAT YOU OWN) - LIABILITIES (WHAT YOU OWE

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net worth

assets(what you

own)

minus___

liabilities(what you

owe)

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liquidity

Cost in time and money

to convert an account or investment

into cash$$$$$$$

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Money invested is usually used to pay for long-term

goals

Buying a House Higher Education Retirement

It is recommended

that at least 10% of net income is

dedicated to savings and investments

each time income is received

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© Take Charge Today – August 2013 – The Fundamentals of Investing– Slide 8Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences Take Charge America Institute at the University of Arizona

What types of feelings result from saving and investing?

Saving vs. Investing

Saving Investing

Emergencies Long-term goals

More liquid Less liquid

Limited risk(preserve principal)

Higher risk(put principal at risk)

Lower returns (0-4%) Higher returns (8-12%)

Financial security Net worth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blnbxbftme0

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Principal

$$$ amount you save or

invest

Savings preserve principal

Investments risk

principal

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZhcFlnJJnM

Total Return

Amount of Money

Invested

Rate of Return

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x7X1uyyasM

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© Take Charge Today – August 2013 – The Fundamentals of Investing– Slide 11Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences Take Charge America Institute at the University of Arizona

Mandy saved $2,200 in a money market deposit account. After one year, she has a

return of $110. What is Mandy’s rate of return?

$110 $2,200.05 = 5%

Mandy’s rate of return on investment is 5%

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© Take Charge Today – August 2013 – The Fundamentals of Investing– Slide 12Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences Take Charge America Institute at the University of Arizona

Inflation

Rise in the general level of prices

Inflation Risk

The danger that money won’t be worth as much in the future as it is today

Strive to have the rate of return on

investment be higher than the rate of inflation

How does inflation relate to investing?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwhFAuBSl9g

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inflation

Rapid rise in prices

Money won’t buy as much in the

future as it does today

Rate of return should be higher

than rate of inflation

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deflation

Rapid decrease in

prices

People wait to buy things in

the future

can causeunemployment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR87xuFo52Y

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© Take Charge Today – August 2013 – The Fundamentals of Investing– Slide 15Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences Take Charge America Institute at the University of Arizona

recession

Scared consumers slow down

spending/investing

production slows down so people

lose jobs

Consumers even more scared so

they spend/invest even less

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl7SelnprF8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4Ns4ltUvfw

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Bond Stock Real Estate

Speculative Investments

Mutual Funds

Index Funds

What do you already know about each investment tool?

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVqSsfU_wIKK-Smo7R7uD_bTfI1fx6hlK

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Definition

• Form of lending to a company or the government

Description

• Organization pays interest to the lender (purchaser) until the maturity date is reached

Investment Risk

• Least amount (typically)

• Depends on the type of bond

Return

• Fixed interest rate

Maturity date – specified time in the future when the principal amount of the bond is repaid to the bondholder

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DT6WBwZJbw

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Stock Stockholder or shareholder

A share of ownership in a company

Owner of the stock

Usually a stockholder owns a very small part of a company

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EUbrFLef7M

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Dividends

Share of profits

distributed in cash to

stockholders

Stockholder may or may not receive dividends

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Market Price

Current price a buyer is willing to pay

Stocks sells for a price higher than

what was paid

Capital gain – unearned income received from the sale of an asset above its

purchase price

Stock sells for a price lower than what was paid

Stockholder will lose money

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Potential for Returns

Capital gains (selling the property for more than what

was paid)

Rent(charging others for use of the property)

Ownership of residential or commercial property or land

Real estate can be time consuming but the potential for returns is high

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=792oPYZrQ_w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJk0vH0Qous

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High risk investments

Have the potential for significant fluctuations in return over a short period of time

Futures Options Collectibles

Type of return depends on the investment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yqkq-w4Jl3c

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© Take Charge Today – August 2013 – The Fundamentals of Investing– Slide 23Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences Take Charge America Institute at the University of Arizona

What is Included

BondsStocksReal EstateSpeculative Investments

Type of Returns

Interest

Dividends

Rents

Capital Gains

When a company combines the funds of many different investors and then invests that money in a diversified portfolio

of stocks and bonds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07E1hFlyg-o

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Advantage Disadvantage

Reduces investment

risk

Fees may be high

Saves investors

time

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A

B

C

DE

F

G

Ariana invests in one company’s

stock

Company C has had a bad year

and their market price drops significantly.

Ariana may loseher $150

investment

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A

B

C

DE

F

G

• Market price of companies C and F decreased

• Market price increased for all other companies

Ariana has reduced her

investment risk and may still earn

money

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Index Fund

• Type of mutual fund designed to reduce fees by investing in the stocks and bonds that make up the index

Index • Group of similar stocks and bonds

Example

• Standard and Poor’s 500

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buR6Wvq8s38

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Lending Bonds Interest

Owning

StockReal EstateSpeculative investments

DividendsRents

Capital Gains

When investing, consumers either lend money to the company/organization or they own the asset

Examples Returns

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© Take Charge Today – August 2013 – The Fundamentals of Investing– Slide 29Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences Take Charge America Institute at the University of Arizona

Interest Dividends RentsCapital Gains

Lending Owning

Bonds

Mutual Fund

Index Fund

Stock

Mutual Fund

Index Fund

Real Estate

Mutual Fund

Stock

Mutual Fund

Index Fund

Type of return

Type of Investment

Increased potential for high returns

Increased investment risk

Decreased

inflation risk

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Speculative

Stock and Real Estate

Mutual Funds and Index Funds

Bonds

Order cards from lowest to highest

Investment Risk

Order cards from lowest to highest

Potential Returns

Order cards from lowest to highest

Inflation Risk

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Everyone has a tolerance level for the amount of risk they are willing to take on

Generally divided into three categories: conservative, moderate, aggressive

Time may influence investment philosophy

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Portfolio diversification – reduces risk by spreading money among a wide array of investments

Goal: create a collection of investments that will provide an acceptable return with an acceptable exposure to risk

Reduces investment risk

Investing in a mutual fund is an automatic

form of portfolio

diversification

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI7dO7gADUQ

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diversification

Balanced collection (portfolio)

spreads the risk among

a wide array of

investments

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Stock exchange provides an

organized, central service to buy and

sell all stocks, bonds and other investments that

are traded

Worldwide, there are many different

stock exchanges

A limited number of people are

allowed to buy and sell directly from each stock

exchange

Investments are purchased from a stock exchange(except for real estate and some speculative investments)

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Full-service

Offer investment transactions and a financial advisor

Financial advisor –trained professional

that helps make investing decisions

Discount

Only completes orders to buy and sell investments

Advice is not offered

Brokerage firms facilitate the buying and selling of investments on the stock exchange

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P3R19fiH_Q

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Service feeMaintenance

fee

Inactivity feeFees specific

to an investment

Will usually charge a fee for completing a buy/sell transaction

Additional fees may include:

Total fees are often lower, but

an individual must have the knowledge and time to monitor

their investments

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Financial advisors are compensated for the time and knowledge

they provide investors.

Most charge fees using one of these

methods.

% of the Investment

Value

% of the Amount Invested

Hourly Rate & Flat Fee

In addition to fees, financial advisors may

earn commissions paid by the company.

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Questions to ask:

How are the firm’s financial advisors compensated?

How long has the firm been in business?

Does the firm have a history of positive reviews and success?

How does the firm rank in comparison to other brokerage firms?

Important to research the financial advisor and firm he/she works for

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Government encourages people to invest in certain types of investments

Tax-advantaged investments

reduce, defer or adjust the current year tax liability

Most common:•Retirement•Education

Savings and investments are a form of

unearned income and

therefore subject to income tax

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Money is invested and taxes are paid

Money grows untaxed with help from

compounding interest

Money is withdrawn

Money is invested

Money grows untaxed with help

from compounding interest

Money is withdrawn and taxes are paid

OR

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Choose an investment

Usually mutual funds

Contribute money

Typically tax-advantaged

When possible, use an employer-sponsored plan

Employer may match funds (up to a certain limit)

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Employer Sponsored

• Similar plans

• 401(k)

• 403 (b) (tax-exempt organizations)

Personal Retirement

• Traditional IRA (taxes when money withdrawn)

• Roth IRA (taxes paid when money deposited)

The trade-off to tax

advantages is most

accounts have

penalties if money is

withdrawn early

There are many other types of plans available

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7NPBFZ1LB4

https://www.khanacademy.org/economics-finance-domain/core-finance/investment-vehicles-tutorial/ira-401ks/v/401-k-s

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Investments are important to

building net worth

A trade-off to higher returns is

lower liquidity and higher risk

Investments are ideal for the long-

term

Take advantage of portfolio

diversification

Discuss your goals with a financial

advisor

Use tax-advantaged investments &

employer-sponsored plan