IntroductionvtovPersonalvFinancevBeginningvYourvFinancialvJourney,v2ndvEditi
onvJohnvE.vGrable,vLancevPalmer
Chapterv1-10
Chapter 1—Solutions Manual
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BeginningvYourvFinancialvJourney:vThevInteriorvFinancevPointvofvView
IntroductionvtovPersonalvFinance:vBeginningvYourvFinancialvJourney
ByvJohnvGrablevandvLancevPalmer
Learning Objectives
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1.1 Describevhowvyourvfinancialvknowledge,vexperience,vriskvtolerance,vandvfeelingsvofvcontrolvi
nfluencevthevwayvyouvviewvthevfinancialvworld.
1.2 Explainvhowvyourvhumanvandvsocialvcapitalvrelatevtovyourvfinancialvwell-being.
1.3 Discussvhowvfinancialvriskvtolerancevrelatesvtovfinancialvgoalvachievement.
1.4 UsevyourvuniquevtimevperspectivevtovcreatevSMARTvfinancialvgoals.
1.5 Describevstrategiesvtovovercomevmentalvbiasesvandvimprovevfinancialvdecisionvmakingvandv
well-being.
Keyvtovmetadatavforvquestions:
LO:vLearningvobjectivevnumber
BT:vBloom‘svtaxonomyv[Knowledgev(K),vComprehensionv(C),vApplicationv(Ap),vAnalysisv(An),vSynt
hesisv(S),vEvaluationv(E)]
Diff:vDifficultyvlevelv[Easyv(E),vMediumv(M),vHardv(H)]v
TOT:vExpectedvtimevforvstudentvtovcomplete
AACSB:vKnowledgev(K),vCommunicationv(C),vEthicsv(E),vAnalyticv(A),vTechnologyv(T),vDiversityv(
D),vReflectivevThinkingv(RT),vNotvApplicablev(NA)
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1.1 Describe how your financial knowledge, experience, risk tole
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1.1 Multiple-Choice Questions v
1. b.vthevcombinationvofvfinancialvknowledgevandvskills.
Answer:vb;vSection:v1.1;vLO:v1.1;vBT:vK;vDiff:vE;vTOT:v2vmin;vAACSB:vK
2. c.vIvandvIIvonly.
Answer:vc;vSection:v1.1;vLO:v1.1;vBT:vC;vDiff:vE;vTOT:v2vmin;vAACSB:vRT
3. d.vyourvfinancialvknowledge,vfinancialvrisk-
taking,vandvfeelingsvofvcontrolvovervyourvsituation.
Answer:vd;vSection:v1.1;vLO:v1.1;vBT:vK;vDiff:vE;vTOT:v2vmin;vAACSB:vRT
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,4. c.vbelievevstronglyvinvluckvandvfate
Answer:vc;vSection:v1.1;vLO:v1.1;vBT:vC;vDiff:vE;vTOT:v2vmin;vAACSB:vRT
5. a.vmorevknowledgeablevaboutvthevfinancialvmarketplacevovervtimevandvtovincreasevhisv
personalvwealth.
Answer:va;vSection:v1.1;vLO:v1.1;vBT:vC;vDiff:vE;vTOT:v2vmin;vAACSB:vRT
6. c.vHavingvandvraisingvavchild.
Answer:vc;vSection:v1.1;vLO:v1.1;vBT:vC;vDiff:vE;vTOT:v2vmin;vAACSB:vRT
7. a.vConsumervspending.
Answer:va;vSection:v1.1;vLO:v1.1;vBT:vK;vDiff:vE;vTOT:v2vmin;vAACSB:vK
8. b.vGDPvwouldvfallvbecausevconsumersvwouldvspendvlessvonvgoodsvandvservices.v
Answer:vb;vSection:v1.1;vLO:v1.1;vBT:vC;vDiff:vE;vTOT:v2vmin;vAACSB:vRT
9. a.vAvwillingnessvtovsavevmoneyvonvavregularvbasis.
Answer:va;vSection:v1.1;vLO:v1.1;vBT:vC;vDiff:vE;vTOT:v2vmin;vAACSB:vRT
10. c.vMichelle,vwhovgivesvregularlyvtovcharity,vreadsvaboutvinvestingvandvisvself-
confident.vAnswer:vc;vSection:v1.1;vLO:v1.1;vBT:vC;vDiff:vE;vTOT:v2vmin;vAACSB:vRT
1.1. Adventures in Personal Finance
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ShortvAnswer
1. vAnswer:vHigh-
qualityvresponsesvshouldvincludevavdiscussionvofvhowvthevwealthvwasvaccumulated,vwork
veffort,vandvlocusvofvcontrolv(chancevversusvwork),vandvalsovincludevavdiscussionvofvthevst
udent‘svperceptionvofvhisvorvhervlocusvofvcontrol.vPleasevrefervtovthevsamplevwritingvassig
nmentvrubricvinvthevsolutionsvmanual.
Section:v1.1;vLO:v1.1;vBT:vC;vDiff:vE;vTOT:v15vmin;vAACSB:vRT,vE
2. Answer:vRiskvtolerancevdescribesvyourvwillingnessvtovengagevinvfinancialvactivitiesvthatvhav
evuncertainvoutcomes.vIndividualsvwithvlowvriskvtolerancevmayvbevfearfulvofvthevfinancialvmar
ketsvandvfinancialvactivitiesvandvavoidvthem.vAsvyourvfinancialvliteracyvincreasesvandvriskvper
ceptionsvarevproperlyvunderstood,vyourvwillingnessvtovengagevinvrisksvmayv increase.
Section:v1.1;vLO:v1.1;vBT:vAp;vDiff:vM;vTOT:v5vmin;vAACSB:vRT,vA
3. Answer:vHigh-
qualityvresponsesvshouldvincludevavdiscussionvofvhowvsavingsvbehaviorvmayvdiffervbetweenv
generations.vPleasevrefervtovthevsamplevwritingvassignmentvrubricvinvthevsolutionsvmanual.
Section:v1.1;vLO:v1.1;vBT:vApvorvAn;vDiff:vM;vTOT:v20vmin;vAACSB:vRT,vD
4. Answersvwillvvaryvbasedvonvstudentvexperiences.vThevsamplevgradingvrubricvfoundvinvthev
solutionsvmanualvcanvbevadaptedvtovgradevthisvassignment.
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, Section:v1.1;vLO:v1.1;vBT:vAp;vDiff:vM;vTOT:v20vmin;vAACSB:vRT
Explore
1. Answer:vGDPvdecreasedvduringvthisvtimevperiod.vAvrecessionvisvavdecreasevinvGDP.v
Section:v1.1;vLO:v1.1;vBT:vAn;vDiff:vE;vTOT:v10vmin;vAACSB:vA
2. Answer:vHigh-
qualityvresponsesvshouldvincludevavdiscussionvofvmaterialvthatvthevstudentvfoundvasvwellva
svthevstudent‘svassessmentvofvthatvmaterial.vPleasevrefervtovthevsamplevwritingvassignme
ntvrubricvinvthevsolutionsvmanual.
Section:v1.1;vLO:v1.1;vBT:vC;vDiff:vE;vTOT:v20vmin;vAACSB:vT
3. Answer:vHigh-
qualityvresponsesvshouldvincludevavdiscussionvofvhowvwellvthevstudentvperformedvinvthevg
amevandvthevstudent‘svassessmentvwhethervthisvtypevofvlearningvplatformvisvhelpfulvforvot
hers.vStudentsvshouldvjustifyvtheirvresponses.vPleasevrefervtovthevsamplevwritingvassignm
entvrubricvinvthevsolutionsvmanual.
Section:v1.1;vLO:v1.1;vBT:vAn;vDiff:vM;vTOT:v20vmin;vAACSB:vC
4. Answer:vThevF.I.R.E.vmovementvmayvappealvtovindividualsvstudyingvpersonalvfinance.vThevn
otionvofvsavingvmoneyvearlyvifvlifevinvordervtovexitvthevjobvmarketvtovpursuevlifevdreams,vcomm
unityvservice,vandvwork-
lifevbalancevisvsomethingvthatvappealsvtovMillennialsvandvothersvwhovfindvworkingvtovbevrestri
ctive.vTherevarevnovcorrectvorvincorrectvanswersvtovthisvquestion.vAftervresearchingvthevmove
ment,vstudentsvmayvrealizevthatvthevrealityvofvfillingv30vtov50vyearsvofvdailyvexperiencevoutsid
evofvthevjobvmarketvmayvnotvbevmatchvthevdream,vespeciallyvifvthevretirementvbudgetvisvveryvti
ght.vPleasevrefervtovthevsamplevwritingvassignmentvrubricvinvthevsolutionsvmanual.
Section:v1.1;vLO:v1.1;vBT:vAn;vDiff:vM;vTOT:v20vmin;vAACSB:vC
ExpandedvLearningvActivity
Answer:vHigh-
qualityvresponsesvshouldvdiscussvthevresultsvofvthevresearchvandvhowvthosevresultsvrelatevt
ovfinancialvplanning.vPleasevrefervtovthevsamplevwritingvassignmentvrubricvinvthevsolutionsvm
anual.
Section:v1.1;vLO:v1.1;vBT:vE;vDiff:vH;vTOT:v120vmin;vAACSB:vC
1.1 Practice Questionsv
(ThevPracticevQuestionsvdovnotvappearvinvthevprintedvtextbook.vAutogradablevversionvisvavailablevi
nvyourvWileyvcourse,vwithvalgorithmicallyvchangingvvaluesvwhenvapplicable.)
1. Whichvofvthevfollowingvelementsvinfluencevyourvviewvofvthevfinancialvworld?
I. Yourvriskvtolerance.
II. Howvmuchvyouvbelievevyouvcontrolvyourvfinancialvfuture.
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