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1.
When you work with a financial planner, he or she will draw up a document that expresses your net worth. What is this document called?
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Balance sheet. More specifically, it is called a personal balance sheet. It expresses your assets, your liabilities, and your ultimate net worth.
2.
Which step of financial planning typically calls for creating financial statements?
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Analyzing and evaluating your financial status. This is the stage where you draw up a picture of your financial status based upon data gathered previously.
3.
Which of the following is not one of the generally practiced steps in financial planning?
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Spending your money. That is a step you do on your own, hopefully once your plan is safely in place.
4.
Good financial planning is methodical in nature.
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True. It uses a set of measurable, defined procedures to create a picture of your financial life.
5.
In order to work, financial planning requires that you _______.
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Set goals. While the other choices may eventually be necessary, the only requirement is that you set some goals.