topic 2 - personal lifecycle (2)

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  • Created by: Hetal M
  • Created on: 04-10-17 17:24
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  • Topic 2 - Personal lifecycle
    • attitudes to risk and financial choices
      • physical risks = sports or health choices
        • younger = more willing to take a risk
        • older = keeping it safe
        • once people are responsible for others (having a baby) = attitude changes
      • emotional risk = trusting people
        • minimising hurt by making an agreement = before marriage
      • risk to reputation - bad credit = harder future
      • financial risk = investing or gambling
        • stocks and share prices rise and fall
    • attitudes to financial risk relate to the lifecycle
      • risk can be influenced by the stage in your life cycle
        • e.g. risk of sudden death = start paying for life insurance (mortgage payments are easier)
      • risks can be more damaging in certain stages in life
        • e.g. young and lose money = time to recover it
        • e.g. old and lose money = not enough time (pension)
        • greater financial demand when you get older = looking out for family
          • less likely to borrow money
    • external influences on the lifecycle
      • out of our control = e.g. interest rates
        • impacts peoples ability to save for the future
      • social trends = demographics
        • lifestyle, attitudes and habits = e.g. marriage, migration
      • economic trends
        • producing and selling increasing amounts of goods = economic boom
        • more jobs = lower unemployment rate = higher incomes
        • recession = when a country's production falls for 2 quarters (6 months)
          • unemployment rate rises = lower incomes = benefits withdrawn

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