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PersonalFinancialPlan:Future
5. Determinewhatgoalsyouwouldliketoachievethroughoutyourentirelife.Writethreeofthese
goalsasSMARTgoalsbelow.Tocreateacomprehensivefuturefi nancialplan,considereverystageof
thefinanciallifecyclewhenwritingyourgoals.
(5pointspergoal)
a. Goal1
b. Goal2
c. Goal3
6. Considerthegoalswritteninquestion5.Whatfinancialtaskswouldyouneedtocomplete
throughoutyourlifetohelpyoureachthesegoals?Onthetime lineprovided,mapoutthesefinancial
needs
indicatingwhichageoragerangethefinancialtaskwouldneedtooccur.Includeatleastsix
financialneedsthroughoutthetimeline.Examplesoffinanciallifecycleneedsincludedevelopingand
maintainingaspendingplan,establishingsavings,upgradingcaree rtrainin g, investinginretirement,
developingawill,etc.
(6points)