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personal finance
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Financial goal | Measurable objectives related to acquiring or spending money |
| Financial planning | A set of goals or objectives for spending and saving your money |
| SMART goal | clear, structured target that helps you plan, track, and achieve your money objectives |
| Asset | Things you own |
| Liability | debts you owe |
| Need | The things we need in order to survive |
| Want | things we desire but are not necessary in our survival |
| Opportunity cost | value of the next-best alternative you give up when you make a choice with your money, time, or resources |
| Wealth | a plentiful supply of money or valuable goods |
| New Worth | The difference between what you own and what you owe |
| Simple interest | interest that does not compound |
| Compound interest | earning interest on the principal plus on the interest you already earned |
| Principal | the amount invested or the balanced owed on a loan |
| Rule of 72 | how to find how long it will take to double your investment Formula: 72 / Annual Interest Rate = Years to Double Example (8% return): 72 ÷ 8 = 9 years |