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This comprehensive solution manual accompanies Personal Financial Planning, 15th Edition by Billingsley, Gitman, and Joehnk. It provides detailed, step-by-step solutions to all textbook exercises, critical thinking cases, financial planning problems, and test questions . Designed for both instructors and students, it includes: Chapter-by-chapter solutions for Financial Planning Exercises Detailed case study answers (e.g., Aaron’s Need to Know, Cameron’s Dilemma, Webb’s Financial Planning) Tax preparation examples with filled-in IRS forms (Form 1040, Schedules) Cash management strategies, banking reconciliations, and time-value-of-money calculations Budgeting worksheets, balance sheets, and income statement templates Test Yourself question answers and Financial Facts or Fantasies quizzes Teaching tips, classroom activities, and learning goal summaries Ideal for exam preparation, homework help, and lesson planning, this manual covers key topics like financial goal setting, tax planning, cash flow management, investment basics, and retirement planning.

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SOLUTION MANUAL FOR . .



Personal Financial Planning 15th Edition by Randy Billingsley,
. . . . . . . .



Lawrence J. Gitman, Michael D. Joehnk
. . . . .




Understanding the Financia . .




lPlanningProcess Chapter 1
. . . .




How.Will.This.Affect.Me?
The.heart.of.financial.planning.is.making.sure.your.values.line.up.with.how.you.spend.and.save..That.
means.knowing.where.you.are.financially.and.planning.on.how.to.get.where.you.want.to.be.in.the.futur
e.no.matter.what.life.throws.at.you..For.example,.how.should.your.plan.handle.the.projection.that.Soci
al.Security.costs.may.exceed.revenues.by.2035?.And.what.if.the.government.decides.to.raise.tax.rates.t
o.help.cover.the.federal.deficit?.An.informed.financial.plan.should.reflect.such.uncertainties.and.more
.

This.chapter.overviews.the.financial.planning.process.and.explains.its.context..Topics.include.how.fi
nancial.plans.change.to.accommodate.your.current.stage.in.life.and.the.role.that.financial.planners.can.
play.in.helping.you.achieve.your.objectives..After.reading.this.chapter.you.will.have.a.good.perspecti
ve.on.how.to.organize.your.overall.personal.financial.plan.


LEARNING GOALS .




LG1.Identify.the.benefits.of.using.personal.financial.planning.techniques.to.manage.your.finan
ces.

Key.concept.in.this.section.is.the.planning.model.as.displayed.in.Exhibit.1.1.. Your.standard.of.living.i
s.greatly.impacted.by.your.spending.habits.and.your.commitment.to.saving.. Your.spending.is.measur
ed.by.your.propensity.to.consume.. Wealth.is.the.total.value.of.all.property.you.own.less.the.amount.t
hat.you.owe.to.others.

ACTIVITY:. Ask.the.students.to.assume.that.they.have.just.inherited.$100,000.. What.will.you.do.wit
h.the.money?. Write.down.three.ways.you.will.spend.or.use.the.money.




©.2021.Cengage.Learning®..May.not.be.scanned,.copied.or.duplicated,.or.posted.to.a.publicly.accessible.website,.in.whole.or.in.
part,.except.for.use.as.permitted.in.a.license.distributed.with.a.certain.product.or.service.or.otherwise.on.a
password-protected.website.or.school-approved.learning.management.system.for.classroom.use.

,Ask.the.students.to.share.one.item.with.the.class.and.record.what.they.say.so.that.the.entire.class.can.refl
ect.on.the.answers.. Hopefully,.at.least.a.few.will.mention.investing.even.if.only.$10,000.of.the.amount
.. Use.their.answers.to.discuss.taking.care.of.current.needs.versus.future.needs.
Focus.on.their.propensity.to.consume.and.its.impact.on.accumulating.wealth.. Point.out.the.Financial.P
lanning.Tip,.―Be.SMART.in.Planning.Your.Financial.Goals.‖
Use.Exhibit.1.2.to.show.how.the.average.person.earns.and.spends.their.money.and.Exhibit.1.6.to.help.t
he.student.identify.where.they.are.now.

LG2.Describe.the.personal.financial.planning.process.and.define.your.goals.

Dwight.Eisenhower,.army.general.and.president,.is.quoted.as.saying.―Plans.are.useless;.Planning.is.pri
celess‖.. The.process.of.planning.allows.you.to.focus.on.the.issues.that.are.most.important.and.to.be.rea
dy.when.things.change.

Exhibit.1.3.lists.the.Six.Step.Financial.Planning.Process.. The.first.and.most.important.is.defining.you
r.financial.goals.. Exhibit.1.6.lists.goals.by.age.to.demonstrate.how.goals.change.over.time.. Use.the.ex
amples.in.Exhibit.1.5.to.ask.students.if.the.assumptions.are.realistic.. Yes,.the.answer.is.in.the.exhibit,.
but.many.will.not.have.read.chapter.at.this.point.. For.your.use,.the.assumptions.are:

Assumption.1:.Saving.a.few.thousand.dollars.a.year.should.provide.enough.to.fund.my.child‘s.colle
ge.Education.
Assumption.2:.An.emergency.fund.lasting.3.months.should.be.adequate.
Assumption.3:.I.will.be.able.to.retire.at.65.and.should.have.plenty.to.live.on.in.retirement..Assu
mption.4:.I‘m.relying.on.the.rule.of.thumb.that.I.will.need.only.70.percent.of.my.pre-
.retirement.income.to.manage.nicely.in.retirement.




There.are.several.worksheets.in.the.book.. Worksheet.1.1.gives.the.student.a.format.to.write.down.thei
r.Personal.Financial.Goals.. There.is.power.in.writing.down.goals.[and.most.any.other.plan].. Recordin
g.the.goal.and.then.reviewing.three.months.later.will.help.you.to.keep.focus.on.the.goal.

LG3.Explain.the.life.cycle.of.financial.plans,.their.role.in.achieving.your.financial.goals,.how.to.
deal.with.special.planning.concerns,.and.the.use.of.professional.financial.planners.

Exhibit.1.7.can.help.focus.the.attention.on.how.goals.differ.between.the.various.stages.of.life..Section.
1-3b.lists.various.decisions.that.you.will.have.to.make.over.your.life.. The.section.1-
3c.addresses.Special.Planning.Concerns.. Worksheet.1.2.focuses.on.the.financial.benefit.to.the.family.
of.the.second.income.. If.the.second.income.is.from.a.minimum.wage.job,.it.may.not.be.a.good.financial.
decision.. Of.course.having.a.job,.even.a.minimum.wage.job,.may.give.the.person.psychic.income.that.
will.override.the.financial.impact.

While.perhaps.off.topic,.I.recall.a.high.school.science.teacher.who.was.a.smoker.. He.walked.through.t
he.amount.of.money.he.spent.on.purchasing.tobacco.products.. That.computation.had.a




©.2021.Cengage.Learning®..May.not.be.scanned,.copied.or.duplicated,.or.posted.to.a.publicly.accessible.website,.in.whole.or.in.
part,.except.for.use.as.permitted.in.a.license.distributed.with.a.certain.product.or.service.or.otherwise.on.a
password-protected.website.or.school-approved.learning.management.system.for.classroom.use.

,lot.to.do.with.my.decision.to.not.smoke.. How.this.relates.to.the.course.is.that.this.is.an.illustration.of.ho
w.the.financial.impact.of.a.decision.can.drive.the.decision.

LG4.Examine.the.economic.environment’s.influence.on.personal.financial.planning.

For.older.folks,.the.financial.crisis.of.2008-
2009.is.fresh.in.our.memory.. To.the.student.of.2021,.that.crisis.is.more.of.history.than.life.. If.you.can.s
hare.a.war.story.on.how.you.were.personally.impacted,.it.will.help.bring.the.impact.of.the.world.econo
my.on.financial.plans.to.life..The.book.speaks.how.to.manage.this.type.of.crisis,.but.you.had.to.go.throu
gh.it.to.really.understand.the.impact.it.had.

The.value.of.professional.advice.is.greatly.understated.. If.by.talking.to.a.professional.you.can.prevent.
making.a.mistake.--.that.can.be.of.a.great.value.. Section.1-
3e.speaks.to.the.use.of.professional.financial.planners.. Exhibit.1.9.lists.out.the.various.certifications.th
at.planners.have.

Economic.or.business.cycles.are.real.. Perhaps.the.most.useful.thing.about.the.cycles.is.the.knowledge.
that.if.things.are.bad,.you.know.they.will.get.better.. Of.course,.when.life.is.good,.you.know.that.the.ba
d.cycle.will.come.around.again.. Thus,.financial.planning.requires.saving.in.the.good.times.for.the.bad.t
imes.. See.the.―Test.Yourself‖.question.1-17.for.a.short.discussion.of.business.cycles.

The.power.of.compounding.is.rarely.understood.. Exhibit.1.8.shows.how.the.amount.$10,000.will.gro
w.over.time.. The.longer.the.investment.stays.invested,.the.greater.the.amount.–
.the.power.of.compound.interest.




LG5.Evaluate.the.impact.of.age,.education,.and.geographic.location.on.personal.income.

Exhibit.1.12.says.it.all.

LG6.Understand.the.importance.of.career.choices.and.their.relationship.to.personal.financial.p
lanning.

Exhibit.1.13.shows.that.the.choice.of.a.college.major.has.a.financial.impact.. Of.course.money.cannot.b
uy.happiness,.but.having.a.bit.helps.. If.you.really.want.to.be.an.elementary.school.teacher,.you.must.re
cognize.that.you.will.not.have.as.much.wealth.as.a.lawyer.or.financial.analyst.
The.summary.of.the.learning.goals.at.the.end.of.the.chapter.should.aid.the.student.in.reviewing.the.ch
apter.when.exam.time.comes.. It.will.be.useful.to.point.out.to.the.student.how.to.use.this.material.
Link.to.Solutions.to.Financial.Planning.Exercises

Pre-tests


©.2021.Cengage.Learning®..May.not.be.scanned,.copied.or.duplicated,.or.posted.to.a.publicly.accessible.website,.in.whole.or.in.
part,.except.for.use.as.permitted.in.a.license.distributed.with.a.certain.product.or.service.or.otherwise.on.a
password-protected.website.or.school-approved.learning.management.system.for.classroom.use.

, I.have.mentioned.Pre-test.in.other.places.. Simply.stated,.they.work.. Students.who.experience.a.pre-
test,.that.is.a.quiz.before.you.have.covered.the.material,.perform.better.on.the.exam.over.the.material.a
nd.they.will.learn.more.from.the.course.. At.least.they.will.have.a.higher.grade.. For.a.discussion.of.pre
-
testing,.see.Craig.Shoulders.and.Sam.Hicks,.―ADEPT.Learning.System‖,.Issues.in.Accounting.Ed
ucation,.May.2008.Volume.23,.Number.2,.pp.161-182.
Financial.Facts.or.Fantasies?

These.may.be.used.as.―teasers‖.to.get.the.students.on.the.right.page.with.you.. Also,.they.may.be.used.as.
quizzes.after.you.covered.the.material.or.as.―pre-test.questions‖.to.get.their.attention.

An.improved.standard.of.living.is.one.of.the.payoffs.of.sound.personal.financial
Fact:.The.heart.of.sound.financial.planning.and.effective.money.management.is.the.greater.enjoymen
t.of.the.money.one.makes.by.improving.one‘s.standard.of.living.

A.savings.account.is.an.example.of.a.tangible.asset.because.it.represents.something.on.deposit.at.a.ban
k.or.other.financial.institution.
Fantasy:.A.savings.account,.like.stocks,.bonds,.and.mutual.funds,.is.an.example.of.a.financial.asset.
–.an.intangible,.a.―paper‖.asset..Real.assets,.in.contrast,.refer.to.tangibles.–
physical.items.like.houses,.cars,.and.appliances.

Personal.financial.planning.involves.translating.personal.financial.goals.into.specific.plans.and.arran
gements.that.put.these.plans.into.action.
Fact:.Personal.financial.plans.are.based.on.the.specific.financial.goals.that.you.set.for.yourself.and.yo
ur.family..Once.in.place,.the.plans.are.put.into.action.using.the.various.financial.strategies.explained.in.
this.book.

Over.the.long.run,.gaining.only.an.extra.percent.or.two.on.an.investment.makes.little.difference.in.the.a
mount.of.earnings.generated.
Fantasy:.Gaining.an.extra.percent.or.two.on.an.investment‘s.return.can.make.a.tremendous.difference.
–.often.thousands.of.dollars.–.that.increases.the.longer.the.investment.is.held.

Inflation.generally.has.little.effect.on.personal.financial.planning.
Fantasy:.Inflation.is.a.vital.concern.in.financial.planning..This.is.because.inflation.affects.not.only.the
.prices.we.pay.for.the.goods.and.services.we.consume.but.also.the.amount.of.money.we.make.. If.ignore

d,.inflation.can.wreak.havoc.on.our.budgets.and.financial.plans.

Your.income.level.depends.on.your.age,.education,.and.career.choice.
Fact:.All.three.of.these.variables.are.important.determinants.of.your.income.level,.particularly.whe
n.accompanied.by.adequate.ambition.and.disciplined.work.habits.

Financial.Facts.or.Fantasies?
These.may.be.used.as.a.quiz.or.as.a.pre-test.to.get.the.students.interested.

©.2021.Cengage.Learning®..May.not.be.scanned,.copied.or.duplicated,.or.posted.to.a.publicly.accessible.website,.in.whole.or.in.
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password-protected.website.or.school-approved.learning.management.system.for.classroom.use.

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