Assignment:
Case Study-Assigned Cases
The purpose of this assignment is to analyze your assigned family's financial situation and offer suggestions that would help reduce financial risk exposure and improve their current and future financial situations.
You are required to analyze and advise on the following subjects:
Budget Planning
- Analyze current cash flow
- Offer budgeting advice and things they might consider changing
- Review and analyze current mortgages and determine if the person(s) should consider refinance. If your person does not own a house, advise as to what would be within their price range and what would be their optimal lending options
Retirement Planning
- Analyze current contributions and offer advice as to increasing or decreasing contributions
- Advise as to what type of accounts should the person(s) should opening (qualified or non-qualified)
College Planning
- Analyze projected cost of college based on information given
- Make suggestions as to what type of accounts should be opened and how much they should consider contributing
Investment Planning
- Help person's allocate investments that would be suitable for their risk tolerance and time horizons
- Advise on current investments if person(s) disclose of any
- Determine if there are accounts that can be transferred and/or consolidated
- Determine if the person(s) has funds that should be invested
Insurance Planning
- Analyze coverage pertaining to life, disability, long-term care, home and auto, or any other coverage your person(s) may have
- Identify catastrophic risk exposure and areas they may choose to self-insure
Estate Planning
- Analyze estate planning desires and current risk exposures
- Advise if its advantageous to open up a Will and/or Trust and explain why
Prioritize Goals
- Identify your persons areas of concerns and prioritize how the order in how they should be addressed
- Suggest a time table as to when each action item should be completed
Students are required to use knowledge acquired from reading the textbook, class presentations, and discussions. Its highly recommended that students seek additional resources to complete this assignment.
This assignment should be approximately 8 pages (not including the cover page). The categories listed above should be addressed separately and clearly labeled.