im's & Elaine's goals is to retire by the time Jim turns 65 years old. They want
Question:
im's & Elaine's goals is to retire by the time Jim turns 65 years old. They want to ensure that they have $80,000 a year for their retirement. Also, they would like to have sufficient funds to support their children, Amanda's, Daniel's, and Frank's education,
In order to accomplish their goals, they need to have an understanding and recognize their expenses and set up a reasonable budget to control their spendings. Currently, their expenses are higher than their income as they are only managing the minimum payment and/or interests on their credit cards and/or line of credit. Jim & Elaine need to prioritize their spendings and cut down on unnecessary expenses to enable more cash flow as they are currently deficiting in cash flow. Once their spending is controlled, they will be able to use the cash flow to support their debt loads, increase their savings for children's education, and invest for their retirement. In addition, they will need to set up RESP as they would like to support their children's education.
Jim & Elaine will need to prioritize their spending habits. They are lucky that they have approximately 18 years to control their spending before their retirement. Their estate planning & legal aspects are categorized as moderate in priority as they only need to update their wills and rearrange their finances in a fair share of wealth distribution. However, the financial management, investment management, insurance & risk management, and retirement planning are in high priority in order to meet their goal. However, they are at a minimum risk as interest rates are slowly dropping due to the economy changing. It's a good thing that Jim & Elaine have brought this attention to themselves in order to meet their goals in a timely manner.
Spreadsheet Modeling & Decision Analysis A Practical Introduction to Management Science
ISBN: 978-0324656633
5th edition
Authors: Cliff T. Ragsdale