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Identifying Monetary Policy
Which of the following is a monetary policy that will tighten the money supply? Sell government securities Lower the discount rate Decrease government spending Increase taxes CLICK TO REVEAL ANSWER Expand A is the answer. Selling government securities is a monetary policy that will tighten the money supply as the cash used to purchase the…
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CFP Board Announces 2021 Virtual Diversity Summit and Career Fair
CFP® Board Updates The CFP® Board will be holding the 2021 Virtual Diversity Summit from November 17 – 19, 2021. The Summit focuses on solutions to advance diversity and inclusion in financial planning. The event will also feature a virtual career fair focused on women and people of color, connecting with employers. The virtual career…
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Maximum Family Benefit
Course: Insurance PlanningLesson 10: Social Security Student Question: Does the maximum family benefit apply to a husband and wife that are both fully insured if the combined total between the two exceeds the maximum family limit? If I understand correctly, the maximum family limit only applies if there are beneficiaries within the family receiving benefits…
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Appropriate Valuation Method
Sam McBuck has an estate of $10 million and would like to leave it to his nephews. Sam assumes he will live for at least 5 more years. The property in Sam’s estate currently includes the following assets: An apartment building in downtown New York that Sam owns with three partners, each of whom wants…
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The “Secret” Social Security Payraise
Good to Know One of the beauties of Social Security Retirement benefits is the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). The COLA is simply an increase to a covered worker’s benefit to maintain their purchasing power. A covered worker is a worker from whose compensation Social Security taxes have been withheld. The long-term average annual COLA is 2.2%,…
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Understanding the Relationship Between Coupon Rates and Duration
Course: Investment PlanningLesson 9: Fixed Income Securities Student Question: There is a question regarding duration that I continue to struggle with. Which of the following are true:1-Lower coupon bonds are more sensitive to interest rates than high coupon bonds.2-There is inverse relationship between bond prices and change in interest rates.3-There is a positive relationship between coupon rates and…
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Basis of Inherited Property
Bill Farmer bought 1,000 acres of farmland for $300,000. When his oldest son married, Bill gave him 400 acres for a farm. When Bill died this year, the remaining 600 acres were divided in Bill’s will between his two younger sons. The 600 acres had a fair market value at Bill’s death of $600,000. Which…
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UNHOLY TRILOGY: COVID, REMOTE WORK, and CYBERCRIME
CFP® Certificants in the News Here’s how gravely CFP Board considers this issue as quoted from its September 9, 2021 Newsletter: “Financial planners are on the frontlines of America’s wealth. This makes them and their firms a high-value target for cyber criminals operating on the fringes of the internet.” Clients are increasingly aware of their…
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Crummey Powers
Course: Insurance PlanningLesson 16: The Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust Student Question: Must Crummey powers always be in effect to apply the annual gift tax exclusion in order to transfer to an irrevocable trust? Or is it the case that as long as it was done once, will all transfers be eligible for the annual gift tax exclusion? Michael…
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