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Financial Statements
Statements of Financial Position and Income and Expense Statements
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Assets | Everything an individual or household owns that could be sold for cash |
| Depository Institutions | A business that offers banking and finance services, such as savings and investing tools |
| Financial Goals | Specific objectives to be accomplished through financial planning |
| Goal | The end result of something a person intends to acquire, achieve, do, reach or accomplish |
| Interest | The price of money |
| Interest Rate | The percentage rate paid on money invested or saved |
| Investing | The purchase of assets with the goal of increasing future income |
| Liabilities | Debts or what is owed to others |
| Liquidity | How quickly and easily an asset can be converted into cash |
| Net Income | The amount of an individual's take-home pay after taxes and other deductions have been taken out |
| Opportunity Cost | The value of the next best alternative that must be forgone when a trade-off is made |
| Pay Yourself First | To set aside a predetermined portion of money for saving each time a person is paid before using any of the money for spending |
| Savings | The portion of current income not spent on conumption |
| SMART Goals | A goal that includes the following elements: specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and time bound |
| Time Value of Money | Money paid out or received in the future is not equivalent to money paid out or received today |
| Trade-off | Giving up one thing for another |
| Wealth | A measurement of how much a person or household owns once all debts have been paid |
| Expense | Money spent |
| Gross Income | An individual's income earned as salary or wages before taxes and other deductions |
| Income | Money received |
| Income and Expense Statement | List and summarizes income and expense transactions that have taken place over a specific period of time, usually a month or year |
| Insurance | A product that transfers risk from an individual to an insurance company or organization |
| Mortgage | A payment, usually monthly, applied to the balance of a home loan used when purchasing housing. |
| Net Gain | When income is greater than expenses |
| Net Loss | When expenses are greater than income |
| Investment Asset | Financial assets purchased with the hope that they will generate income and appreciate in value to make it possible to sell at a higher price in the future |
| Liability | A debt or obligation owed to others |
| Market Value | The amount you could realistically sell an asset for today |
| Monetary Asset | Assets that can be quickly and easily converted into cash |
| Net Worth | A measure of financial wealth and indicates the monetary value of all possessions that a person or household owns, minus the total amount owed to others |
| Statement of Financial Position | A financial statement that describes an individual or family's financial condition on a specified date by showing assets, liabilities, and net worth. |
| Tangible Asset | Personal property that was purchased to create a lifestyle or improve your life. |
| Endorse | To sign your name on the back of a check payable to you. |
| Bank Statement | A bank listing of checks paid, deposits and service charges. |
| Deposit Ticket | A bank form used to put money into your account |
| Reconcile | To make the bank statement agree with your checkbook balance |
| Cancelled Checks | Checks which the bank has paid and returned with your statement |
| Compound Interest | Earning interest on interest |
| Principal | The original amount of money invested or saved. |
| Inflation | The steady rise in the general level of prices. |