Investing In My Future

STRATEGY 2: SAVINGS LATER PLAN Assume that you are 22 years old but decide to wait before saving for retirement. You decide to start saving later when you are 42 years old. As a result, you start saving on January 1, 2042. You plan to retire on December 31, 2064, when you are 64 years old. There are 23 years from the time you started investing (saving) until you retire. When you start investing in 2042, you have no previous or other retirement savings. Assume there are 365 days in each year from 2022 to 2064. (Ignore leap years). Assume that taxes will not affect any of the amounts or your savings.   You invest $350 at the end of each month into a retirement account paying 8.75% compounded monthly for 15 years starting on January 1, 2042. After 15 years, you do not make any more payments or withdrawals and leave the money in the retirement account until retirement. Show all work and answer the following questions:   Assuming no withdrawals or additional payments were made, how much…

QUESTION 9 Create a spreadsheet for the scenario described below and submit it as your answer to this question. You will then use the spreadsheet you created to answer questions #10-12. Right now, Raelynn has $28,575 in her IRA (retirement account). She plans to make deposits to this account of $2,000 per year for the next 10 years, and then $3,500 per year for the fifteen years after that, and beyond that no further payments, Create a spreadsheet to find the future value of her IRA 40 years from now, assuming she earns 8.25%. Attach File Browse Local Files Browse Content Collection

Please answer question 9 after reading the scenario thank you. Question at the endStephanie Carter has been gifted a sum of $50,000 by her grandparents on completing her graduation successfully. She is a fresh finance graduate and is excited to invest some money in the capital market, for which she intends to use the gifted sum of $50,000. However, instead of committing this money to the market immediately, she decides to wait for some time, work in the field and acquire some experience before proceeding with her intended investment. She thus contemplates an extremely conservative investment in a portfolio of stocks and bonds, at the start of year 5 from now. For now, she will leave the $50,000 in a fixed deposit with the bank which promises an interest rate of 6% per annum. She will require a return of at least 9% on her stock investments and 4% on bond investments. Stephanie would have to pay 25% taxes on any interest income. Dividends will be tax-free. Stephanie's research has…

Time Value of Money Calculations  q12 Today Dante and Sharon had their first child.  All of the grandparents gave them money to help out, which added up to $23,000, and they are going to put this money into an education fund for their child’s future. They are nervous about the stock market so they’ve decided to put their money in a GIC which earns an interest rate of 2.6%, compounded monthly. How much money will they have in the account by their child’s 18th birthday?  How much interest will be earned?

Case A - You have decided to start planning for your retirement. You already have $11,000 in your investment account. You plan to put an additional $4,000 into the account at the BEGINNING of each year for the next 10 years and then put $6,000 into the account at the BEGINNING of each of the following 30 years. Your account is expected to grow at 6.5% interest (tax free) annually. Prepare a schedule to show (1.) the year (1 through 40), (2.) the beginning balance each year, (3.) the amount of interest earned each year, (4.) the deposit each year, and (5.) the ending balance each year. Format each of the dollar amounts with two decimals. Please include totals at the bottom of your spreadsheet for (1) the amount of interest and (2) the amount of deposits during the entire 40 year (10 + 30) year time. Case B - You estimate that you will have $43,000 of school loans by the time you graduate. Your school loan is to be paid off over 10 years but you plan to pay it off over a 4 year period…

STRATEGY 2: SAVINGS EARLY PLAN Assume that you are 22 years old and are started saving for retirement on January 1, 2022. You plan to retire on December 31, 2064, when you are 64 years old. There are 43 years from the time you started investing (saving) until you retire. You have no previous or other retirement savings when you start to save. Assume there are 365 days in each year from 2022 to 2064. (Ignore leap years). Assume that taxes will not affect any of the amounts or your savings.   You invest $350 at the end of each month into a retirement account paying 8.75% compounded monthly for 15 years starting on January 1, 2022. After 15 years, you do not make any more payments or withdrawals and leave the money in the retirement account until retirement. Show all work and answer the following questions:   Assuming no withdrawals or additional payments were made, how much money will be in your retirement account after 15 years? After 15 years, how many years are left until you retire?…

Problem 4 FUTURE VALUE OF AN ANNUITY. Your client is 40 years old; and she wants to begin saving for retirement, with the first payment to come one year from now. She can save $5,000 per year; and you advise her to invest it in the stock market, which you expect to provide an average return of 9% in the future. a. If she follows your advice, how much money will she have at 65? b. How much will she have at 70? c. She expects to live for20 years if she retires at 65 and for 15 years if she retires at 70. If her investments continue to earn the same rate, how much will she be able to withdraw at the end of each year after retirement at each retirement age? Problem 5 FYALUATING LUMP SUMS AND ANNUITIES, Crissie just won the lottery, and she mus lumn sum today of $6

(Click on the into a spreadsheet.) Annuity B C Premium paid today $24.098.32 $22,274.30 $31,240.13 $30,150.95 Annual benefit $3,200 $4100 $4,000 $4,200 Life (years) 20 10 15

Please answer question 8 after reading the scenario thank you. Question at the endStephanie Carter has been gifted a sum of $50,000 by her grandparents on completing her graduation successfully. She is a fresh finance graduate and is excited to invest some money in the capital market, for which she intends to use the gifted sum of $50,000. However, instead of committing this money to the market immediately, she decides to wait for some time, work in the field and acquire some experience before proceeding with her intended investment. She thus contemplates an extremely conservative investment in a portfolio of stocks and bonds, at the start of year 5 from now. For now, she will leave the $50,000 in a fixed deposit with the bank which promises an interest rate of 6% per annum. She will require a return of at least 9% on her stock investments and 4% on bond investments. Stephanie would have to pay 25% taxes on any interest income. Dividends will be tax-free. Stephanie's research has…

Please answer question 1 after reading the scenario thank you question at the end Stephanie Carter has been gifted a sum of $50,000 by her grandparents on completing her graduation successfully. She is a fresh finance graduate and is excited to invest some money in the capital market, for which she intends to use the gifted sum of $50,000. However, instead of committing this money to the market immediately, she decides to wait for some time, work in the field and acquire some experience before proceeding with her intended investment. She thus contemplates an extremely conservative investment in a portfolio of stocks and bonds, at the start of year 5 from now. For now, she will leave the $50,000 in a fixed deposit with the bank which promises an interest rate of 6% per annum. She will require a return of at least 9% on her stock investments and 4% on bond investments. Stephanie would have to pay 25% taxes on any interest income. Dividends will be tax-free. Stephanie’s research has…

Multiple Choice Assume you are investing $100 today in a savings account. Which one of the following terms refers to the total value of this investment one year from now? о O O Future value Present value Principal amount Discounted value Invested principal 5 Saved Help Save & Exit 8 Submit

Rework problem 17 in section 2 of Chapter 5 of your textbook about the lottery winner who is going to invest in utility bonds and a savings account using the following data: Assume that her total winnings are $ 400000, that the utility bonds will pay 16 percent per year, and that the savings account will pay 4 percent per year. What will be her total yearly income from these investments? $

Financial Mathematics Question You currently have $20,000 saved for retirement and can afford to put aside $5,000 per year (end of year). You would like to have $300,000 saved when you retire in 20 years. a) Will you have enough money assuming an 8% annual return?. b) Using a 5% annual return, how much money will you have? What amount would you need to put away each year to achieve your goal?

You have $100,000 in your savings account and plan to retire with $750,000 in the bank in 40 years. You are hoping to achieve areasonable rate of return on your investments and want to know the target rate you should be looking for. Select one: a. 4.12 b. 3.14 c. 5.16 d. 6.13

Concept Review 3.4- Future Value of a Tax Savings Please turn to page 152 of the text and complete Financial Problem 14. On December 30, you decide to make a $2,500 charitable donation. If you are in the 24% tax bracket and you expect to itemize your deductions, how much will you save in taxes for the current year?

Explain to a friend or relative how you would use the TVM concept to achieve their desired retirement amount. How much would they need to retire? How would you develop a savings plan using that number? Use Excel to calculate and explain the numbers when posting to the forum. Include the interest rate and investment. Starting amount is 45,000 at age 30 with the retirement age of 67

Practice 1 Your friend is celebrating her 35th birthday today and wants to start saving for her anticipated retirement at age 65 (she will retire on her 65th birthday). She would like to be able to withdraw $80,000 from her savings account on each birthday for 20 years following her retirement (the first withdrawal will be on her 66th birthday). Your friend intends to invest her money in the local savings bank which offers 4% p.a. compound semi-annually. She wants to make equal annual deposits on each birthday in a new savings account she will establish for her retirement fund. If she starts making these deposits TODAY and continues to make deposits until she is 65 (the last deposit will be on her 65th birthday), what amount must she deposit annually to be able to make the desired withdrawals upon retirement? Any intermediate steps should be rounded to 4 or more decimal places.

Question 13 You have a 401(k) plan, which is used for retirement savings, at work. If you plan to invest $5,000 at the end of every year for 35 years until you retire, which formula would you use to determine how much you will have when you retire? O future value of an annuity due O present value of a lump-sum future value of an ordinary annuity present value of an ordinary annuity future value of a lump-sum Question 14 You deposit $3,250 into a savings account at a local bank. It will pay you 1.25% compounded monthly for 2 years. To determine how much you will have at the end of that time, which formula would you use? future value of an annuity due O future value of a lump sum O present value of a lump-sum future value of an ordinary annuity

9 Six months after graduation from college, Jennifer decided to start a savings account for graduate school. She researched her investment options and found the three options below. Option 1 2.99% APR Option 2 3.00% APR Option 3 3.01% APR compounded monthly compounded quarterly compounded semi-annually Make a recommendation on the option she should choose. Be prepared to explain your reasoning.

Question 11 You deposit $5000 each year into your retirement account, starting in one year. If these funds earn an average of 5% per year over the 27 years until your retirement, what will be the value of your retirement account upon retirement? Your Answer: Answer

ok t nces Your friend Amber has approached you seeking advice concerning two investment opportunities that she is presently considering. Her classmate Simone has asked her for a loan of $500 to help establish a small business; her neighbor Riley would like to borrow $515 as a personal loan. One year from now, Amber's original investment will be returned in either case, along with $45 of income from Simone or $48 of income from Riley. Amber can make only one investment. Required: a. 1. Compute the ROI of Simone and Riley. 2. Which investment would you advise Amber to make? b. What other factors should you advise Amber to consider before making either investment? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req A1 Req A2 and B Compute the ROI of Simone and Riley. Note: Round your answers to 2 decimal places. Simone Riley ROI % % Show less A

A Question 11 You deposit $5000 each year into your retirement account, starting in one year. If these funds earn an average of 5% per year over the 27 years until your retirement, what will be the value of your retirement account upon retirement? Your Answer: Answer Hide hint for Question 11 NOTICE THAT THE ONLINE FINANCIAL CALCULATOR HAS THE BUTTON FOR PAYMENTS MADE AT THE END OF THE PERIOD. THIS IS THE DEFAULT OF THE CALCULATOR, AND THE WORDS 'STARTING IN ONE YEAR' ARE JUST CONFIRMATION THAT YOU WANT THAT END OF THE PERIOD BUTTON SELECTED.

eBook Chapter 14Financial Planning Exercise 2Calculating amount available at retirement Molly Lincoln, a 25-year-old personal loan officer at First National Bank, understands the importance of starting early when it comes to saving for retirement. She has committed $2,000 per year for her retirement fund and assumes that she'll retire at age 65.   How much will Molly have accumulated when she turns 65 if she invests in equities and earns 10 percent on average? Round your answer to the nearest dollar.$   Molly is urging her friend, Isaac Stein, to start his plan right away, too, because he's 35. What would his nest egg amount to if he invested in the same manner as Molly and he, too, retires at age 65? Round your answer to the nearest dollar.Nest egg amount at 6% = $  Nest egg amount at 10% = $  Comment on your findings.

CHAPTER 5 Time Value of Money 203 Personal Finance Problem 22 Retirement planning Hal Thomas, a 25-year-old college graduate, wishes to retire at age 65. To supplement other sources of retirement income, he can deposit $2,000 each year into a tax-deferred individual retirement arrangement (IRA). The IRA will earn a 10% return over the next 40 years. a. If Hal makes annual end-of-year $2,000 deposits into the IRA, how much will he have accumulated by the end of his sixty-fiftheyear? b. Personal Finance Problem. 5-23 Value of a retirement annuity Hal decides to wait until age 3.5 to begin making annual end-of-year $2.000 deposits into the IRA, how much will he have accumulated by the end of his c. Using your findings in parts a and b, discuss the impact of delaying making deposits into the IRA for 10 years (age 25 to age 35) on the amount accumulated by the end of Hal's sixty-fifth year. d. Rework parts a, b, and e, assuming that Hal makes all deposits at the beginning. c, rather than…

Homework #4 Investments Question 1 of 10 View Policies Current Attempt in Progress -/10 == You need to accumulate $92000 for your child's college education 19 years from now. How much do you need to save each year if you can earn 4 percent after taxes on your investment, assuming that you will make annual end-of-year payments into the account? O $2461.28 $3324.75 O $3012.54 O $2725.12 eTextbook and Media Save for Later GON A Attempts: 0 of 2 used Submit Answer

Excel Online Activity: Required annuity payments 1 Question 1 0/10 Submit HVideo Excel Online Structured Activity: Required annuity payments Your father is 50 years old and will retire in 10 years. He expects to live for 25 years after he retires, until he is 85. He wants a fixed retirement income that has the same purchasing power at the time he retires as $60,000 has today. (The real value of his retirement income will decline annually after he retires.) His retirement income will begin the day he retires, 10 years from today, at which time he will receive 24 additional annual payments. Annual inflation is expected to be 4%. He currently has $70,000 saved, and he expects to earn 9% annually on his savings. The data has been collected in the Microsoft Excel Online file below. Open the spreadsheet and perform the required analysis to answer the question below. Qoen spreadsheet How much must he save during each of the next 10 years (end-of-year deposits) to meet his retirement goal? Do…

the concept "pay yourself first". With this in mind, what is your advice to someone on paying off credit card debt and investing for their retirement? Do you feel as though they should pay off all credit card debt before investing for their retirement or is it best to start investing for retirement as soon as possible? Why? * 350 word minimum

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Time to accumulate a given sum Personal Finance Problem Manuel Rios wishes to determine how long it will take an initial deposit of $7,000 to double. a. If Manuel earns 8% annual interest on the deposit, how long will it take for him to double his money? b. How long will it take if he earns only 5% annual interest? c. How long will it take if he can earn 10% annual interest? d. Reviewing your findings in parts a, b, and c, indicate what relationship exists between the interest rate and the amount of time it will take Manuel to double his money. a. If Manuel earns 8% annual interest, the amount of time to double his money is years. (Round to two decimal places.) C