Strategy Beginner: Saving for Short, Mid and Long-Term Goals

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Different types of goals can be met with different savings vehicles.
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True. Different types of goals can be met with different savings vehicles.
2.
One long-term tool that employers offer to help save for retirement in a systematic way is a _______.
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401(k) plan. One long-term tool that employers offer to employees to help them save for retirement in a systematic way is a 401(k) plan.
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To fully fund an emergency fund, you need to save at least _______ months of living expenses.
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Three to six. To fully fund an emergency fund, you need to save at least this much -- some advisors suggest even more.
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What is one mid-term savings goal?
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Buying a new car. Buying a new car is a mid-term savings goal.
5.
You can set up an automatic investment plan with a state college savings plan to help save for a childs college education.
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True. Setting up an automatic investment plan with a state college savings plan will help fund a childs college education.