PERSONAL FINANCE EXAM B

Disability Insurance Disability Insurance, often called DI or disability income insurance, is a form of insurance that insures the beneficiary's earned income against the risk that insurance disability will make working (and therefore earning) impossible.

Treasury Department The Department of the Treasury is an executive department and the treasury of the United States federal government. executive departmenttreasuryUnited Statesfederal government Bank deposits greater than $10,000.00– reported to treasury dept------illegal activity, launder money

Face Value-Death Benefit Life insurance or is a contract between the policy owner and the insurer, where the insurer agrees to pay-insurer a designated beneficiary a sum of money upon the occurrence of the insured individual's or individuals' deathdeath

Cash value whole life insurance Permanent life insurance is a form of life insurance such as whole life, where the policy is for the life of the insured, the payout is assured at the end of the policy and the policy accrues cash value.life insurance policycash value Premium paid + interest earned

Insurance Floater Covers replacement cost or repairs- theater like TV, Fur, Jewelry— Cost extra premium PROPERTY OR OFF PROPERTY Computer in Auto Covers a specific article of value

 Higher Interest rates depress  stock prices  Investors move $ from Market to  fixed rate,  This reduces demand for stock  Lowers stock prices.

FYI A certificate of deposit or CD is a time deposit,time deposit a financial product commonly offered to consumers by banks, thrift institutions, and credit unions.banksthrift institutionscredit unions CDs are similar to savings accounts in that they are insured and thus virtually risk-free; they are "money in the bank"

FYI CDs are insured by the FDIC for banksFDIC or by the NCUA for credit unions). They are differentNCUA from savings accounts in that the CD has a specific,savings accounts fixed term (often three months, six months, or one to five years), and, usually, a fixed interest rate interest rate

Credit Union A credit union is a cooperative financial institution that is owned and controlled by its memberscooperativefinancial institution and operated for the purpose of promoting thrift, providing creditcredit at reasonable rates, and providing other financial services to its members

Inflation In economics, inflation is a rise in the general level of prices of goods and services in an economy over a period of time.economicslevel of priceseconomy

FYI When the price level rises, each unit of currency buys fewer goods and services; consequently, inflation is also an erosion in the purchasing power of money – a loss of real value in the internal medium of exchange and unit of account in the economy. purchasing power

CPI A chief measure of price inflation is the inflation rate, the annualized percentage change in a general price index (normally the Consumer Price Index) over time.[4] inflation rateprice indexConsumer Price Index[4] Inflation's effects on an economy are manifold and can be simultaneously positive and negative positivenegative

US SAVINGS BOND Series EE bonds are issued at 50% of their face value and reach final maturity 30 years from issuance. Interest is added to the bond monthly and paid when the holder cashes the bond.

FYI They are designed to reach face value in approximately 17 years, although an investor can hold them for up to 30 years and continue to accrue interest.

US SAVINGS BOND Series EE bonds are designed for individual investors, sold at a discount, and redeemed at an amount that includes the interest income.

FYI Hence, while interest is calculated monthly, the interest on a Series EE bond is not paid until redemption. EXEMPT FROM STATE & LOCAL TAXES

On line banking saves the bank expenses. The bank does not keep copies of the checks. Save $ on USPS

TIME VALUE OF MONEY The time value of money is the value of money figuring in a given amount of interest earned over a given amount of time.interest

FYI For example, 100 dollars of today's money invested for one year and earning 5 percent interest will be worth 105 dollars after one year.

FYI Therefore, 100 dollars paid now or 105 dollars paid exactly one year from now both have the same value to the recipient who assumes 5 percent interest; using time value of money terminology, COMPOUNDING INTEREST RULE OF 72

STOCK SPLIT Take, for example, a company with 100 shares of stock priced at $50 per share. The market capitalization is 100 × $50, or $5000.

FYI The company splits its stock 2-for-1. There are now 200 shares of stock and each shareholder holds twice as many shares. The price of each share is adjusted to $25. The market capitalization is 200 × $25 = $5000, the same as before the split.

Supply & Demand The price of stock or equity change based upon the law of supply & demand. REGISTERED STOCK BROKERS BUY & SELL SECURITIES & BONDS FOR INVESTORS

BOUNCED CHECK Non-sufficient funds (NSF) is a term used in the banking industry to indicatebanking that a demand for payment

FYI (a check) cannot be honored because insufficient funds are available in the account on which the instrument was drawn.check In simplified terms, a check has been presented for clearance, but the amount written on the check exceeds the available balance in the account.

FYI An NSF check is often referred to as a bad check or dishonored check, or more colloquially, a bounced check, cold check, rubber check, or hot check.hot check