FT100T

FT100

Tonoya Clarke

06/2021

Jack

1. How might this concept from Chapters 10 and 11 be important to your personal finances? These concepts in chapters 10 and 11 are important in my personal finances because they show how to budget our savings for retirement and school.

Why would you want to know more about this?

2. Enter your information into this Retirement Income Calculator from Bankrate to estimate how much monthly income you may have during retirement (be sure to expand the “Investment returns” section to edit those fields as needed). Enter your current savings information or what you plan to do after graduation. What did the results show you about your retirement? What steps can you take to save and invest in your future now?

3. In the Wk 4 Learning Path, complete Interactive Figure: How Risk Averse Are You? in WileyPLUS. What did the results show?

4. In the Wk 4 Learning Path, complete Interactive Figure: Behavioral Biases and Retirement Planning in WileyPLUS. Which biases did you find influence your decisions?

5. If you are using federal student loans to pay for college, what will your standard monthly payment be? If that amount is not affordable, what options are available to reduce or postpone payments?

6. How might a college education affect your long-term financial plan? Consider future income and loan repayment in your response.