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1 CHAPTER 3 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, TOOLS, AND BUDGETS
FALL 2012 Dr. David P. Echevarria All Rights Reserved

2 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, TOOLS, AND BUDGETS
LEARNING OBJECTIVES Identify your financial values, goals, and strategies. Use the balance sheet and the cash-flow statements to measure your financial health and progress. Evaluate your financial strength and progress using financial ratios. Collect and organize the financial records necessary for managing your personal finances. Achieve your financial goals through budgeting. Dr. David P. Echevarria All Rights Reserved

3 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, TOOLS, AND BUDGETS
IDENTIFYING FINANCIAL VALUES, GOALS, AND STRATEGIES How will you define financial success? Setting achievable financial goals Spending Risk Management (medical, disability, life, liability) Capital accumulation Dr. David P. Echevarria All Rights Reserved

4 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, TOOLS, AND BUDGETS
How are wealth-building principles related to financial goals? What strategies make sense given your goals and wealth-building principles? Dr. David P. Echevarria All Rights Reserved

5 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, TOOLS, AND BUDGETS
IMPORTANCE OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The Personal Balance Sheet Assets: monetary, real, financial Liabilities: installment debt (S-T, L-T), credit cards Net Worth: increase assets, reduce liabilities Dr. David P. Echevarria All Rights Reserved

6 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, TOOLS, AND BUDGETS
Cash Flow Statement (Cash Budget) See table 3-3 on page 76 Income Expenses: fixed, variable Savings and/or Investments Surplus: Discretionary Disposable Income uses Dr. David P. Echevarria All Rights Reserved

7 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, TOOLS, AND BUDGETS
TRACKING FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE Using Financial ratios Liquidity Ratio: ability to pay your bills Debt ratio: total debt to total assets Debt Service to Income Debt payments to disposable income Investment assets to Total assets Dr. David P. Echevarria All Rights Reserved

8 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, TOOLS, AND BUDGETS
Importance of keeping Good Records Helps in achieving goals Useful at tax time Removes guesswork when planning the future Dr. David P. Echevarria All Rights Reserved

9 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, TOOLS, AND BUDGETS
COMPONENTS OF BUDGETING Living expenses Debt service (especially credit card and installment purchases) Savings/investments HOMEWORK Do the Math: 2, 5 Dr. David P. Echevarria All Rights Reserved


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