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divisions of a bank
corporate: loans and deposits btwn businesses
retail: loans and deposits btwn individuals
investment: help customers, businesses and gov raise money
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Fixed mortgage
investment rate will remain the same for the life of the loan
long term, 15-30 years
use if plan to stay in home more than 5 years, want a loan with a low down payment, want consistent payments
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Adjustable mortgage
lower interest rate for an initial period then rate fluctuates
good for short term, 30 year loan with annual interest rate anjustments after 5 year fixed rate period
good for those who want lower initial monthly payments or planning on moving in less than 5 years
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cause of foreclosure problem with the housing system
adjustable mortgage, people couldn't pay after the initial low rate was raised
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other mortgage costs
closing costs: 3-5% or total loan including attourney fees, title insurance, appraisals, tax
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mortgage points
aka discount points
paid before closing in exchange for a lower interest rate on the mortgage
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down payments on mortgages
usually required and are 20% of purchase price
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personal debt to income
credit cards and mortgage payments should not amount to more than 36% of your gross monthly income
amt spent to service debt each month/ your income
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credit card interest rate determinants
borrowers credit history
prime rate (amount banks charge best customers)
penalty rates and special interest rate offers
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credit score composition
range 300-850
- payment history- pay on time 35%
- amount owed- max out cards and lower score 30%
- length of credit history 15%
- new credit- more cards causes a lower score 10%
- types of credit used-not just credit cards better 10%
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interest
annual percent of principal that is charged to the borrower
simple or compounded
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simple interest
interest calculated only on the principal amount
on the portion of the principal amount that remains unpaid
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compounded interest
interest paid on the principal and on the accumulated interest that has been earned by the principal
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prime rate
interest rate banks charge preferred customers
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time value of money
better to have the money in your hand today rather than in the future
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401k
- retirement savings account
- pre tax contributions made by employee and employer matches 3-5%
tax deferred unless you cash out
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401k invested in
mutual funds, stocks, bonds, money market investments
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options on 401k if you leave you job
- leave in the former plan
- roll into new employer plan
- cash out and pay penalties
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403b
- tax deferred retirement plan
- offered to employees of non profit organizations
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individual retirement account
ITA tax deferred retireent plan usually opened by individual
traditional, roth, SEP, simple
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traditional IRA
pay income tax when you take the money out of retirement
use this if you expect to be in a lower tax bracket when you retire
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roth IRA
pay income taxes when invested and not during retirement
best if expect to be in same or higher tax bracket
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Simplified employee pension (SEP)
type of traditional IRA for self employed or small business
- business can invest money fo the employee
- tax free until the money is taken out at retirement
- up to 25% of income may be contributed
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Simple IRA
- for small businesses and self employed
- employees are allowed to contribute and employers
- hae higher contribution limits
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CD
certificate of deposit
savings certificate entitling bearer to receive interest
has maturity and specified fixed interest rate (1mo-5 years)
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Mutual funds
investment vehicle that is made of a pool of funds (stocks, bonds, money markets)
operated by money managers who invest the funds capital and attempt to produce income for the investor
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Bond
- debut investment
- investor loans money to entity that borrows funds for defined period
- fixed interest rate
- used by companies to finance projects
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stock
shareholders buy ownership in a corporation (return depends on market)
common stock: owner voting rights and eligible to receive dividents
Preferred stock: no voting rights and guranteed regular divident paymetns
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annuity
financial product sold by financial institutions
contract between you and financial institution designed to meet long range goals (retirement)
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risk tolerance
degree of potential loss an investor can accept
how much you are willing to loose
younger investors can tolerate more risk
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ways to reduce risk
dollar cost averaging: boying a fixed dollar amount of a certian investment on a regular basis regardless of share price
portfolio diversification: wide variety of investments
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