The First Step in Goal Planning Is Setting Up a Budget

question 54

True/False

The first step in goal planning is setting up a budget.

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Definitions:

Discounting

The process of determining the present value of future cash flows by applying a discount rate, reflecting the time value of money.

Compounding

The process in which the value of an investment increases because the earnings on an investment, both capital gains and interest, earn interest as time passes.

Effective Annual Rates

The interest rate on a loan or financial product restated from the nominal rate as an annual rate that accounts for compounding over a given period.

Compounding Periods

The frequency with which interest is added to the principal balance of an investment, affecting the total interest earned or paid.