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Financial
Literacy
D. Kirubhakaran
Why
Financial
Literacy?
• It is not how much money you make. It is
about how much money you keep.
• Understanding of Difference between
Assets and Liabilities
• Make money to work for us.
• Difference of Job and Business
• “Wealth is a person’s ability to survive so
many number of days forward – or, if I
stopped working today, how long could I
survive?” – RB. Fuller
Keywords of
Financial Literacy
• Income
• Expenses
• Assets
• Liabilities
• Cashflow
Assets
• Assets Give you money.
• Need not start a company, Just focus
on Assets.
• increases the cashflow.
• Examples:
• A business does not require your
presence.
• Stocks
• Bonds
• Real Estates
• Royalties
• Capital Gains
• Rental Incomes
Liabilities
• Liabilities take money out of
your pockets.
• Unlike Expenses, These are
obligation that you must
repay.
• Examples:
• Debt
• Mortgages or Home
Loans
• All other type of Loans
• Credit Cards
Cashflow
• The net amount of cash and cash equivalents
being transferred in and out of a company or a
person’s pocket.
• The Cash travel flow across income, expenses,
assets and liabilities.
• Generally generated by Assets.
• Increasing cashflow only making wealth.
Key Areas of
Financial IQ
• Accounting
• being able to read financial statements
and understanding the strengths and
weaknesses of a business
• Investing
• Understanding strategies and models for
making money
• Understanding markets
• knowing about supply, demand, and
market conditions
• Understanding the law
• knowing about tax advantages and
protections
Obstacles
• Fear
• You don’t win big with a safe, balanced
portfolio.
• Doubts
• self-doubt or doubts of people in our lives
• Laziness
• you may say you “cant afford it.” That may
be true, but if you ask “How can I afford
it?”
• Bad Habits
• good habits often require a sacrifice
• Arrogance
• Staying humble
Some to do
• Stop doing what you’re doing. Try taking a break to assess
what is working or not working for you.
• Look for new ideas. Read books, explore the world, and try to
find new opportunities.
• Find someone who has done what you want to do. Get their
advice.
• Learn. Take classes, read, and talk with people.
• Look for bargains.
• Think big.
• Learn from history.
• Action always beats inaction. When in doubt, act.
Lets Find
our Business
Cashflows
Thank You

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FInancial Literacy.pdf

  • 2. Why Financial Literacy? • It is not how much money you make. It is about how much money you keep. • Understanding of Difference between Assets and Liabilities • Make money to work for us. • Difference of Job and Business • “Wealth is a person’s ability to survive so many number of days forward – or, if I stopped working today, how long could I survive?” – RB. Fuller
  • 3. Keywords of Financial Literacy • Income • Expenses • Assets • Liabilities • Cashflow
  • 4. Assets • Assets Give you money. • Need not start a company, Just focus on Assets. • increases the cashflow. • Examples: • A business does not require your presence. • Stocks • Bonds • Real Estates • Royalties • Capital Gains • Rental Incomes
  • 5. Liabilities • Liabilities take money out of your pockets. • Unlike Expenses, These are obligation that you must repay. • Examples: • Debt • Mortgages or Home Loans • All other type of Loans • Credit Cards
  • 6. Cashflow • The net amount of cash and cash equivalents being transferred in and out of a company or a person’s pocket. • The Cash travel flow across income, expenses, assets and liabilities. • Generally generated by Assets. • Increasing cashflow only making wealth.
  • 7.
  • 8. Key Areas of Financial IQ • Accounting • being able to read financial statements and understanding the strengths and weaknesses of a business • Investing • Understanding strategies and models for making money • Understanding markets • knowing about supply, demand, and market conditions • Understanding the law • knowing about tax advantages and protections
  • 9.
  • 10. Obstacles • Fear • You don’t win big with a safe, balanced portfolio. • Doubts • self-doubt or doubts of people in our lives • Laziness • you may say you “cant afford it.” That may be true, but if you ask “How can I afford it?” • Bad Habits • good habits often require a sacrifice • Arrogance • Staying humble
  • 11. Some to do • Stop doing what you’re doing. Try taking a break to assess what is working or not working for you. • Look for new ideas. Read books, explore the world, and try to find new opportunities. • Find someone who has done what you want to do. Get their advice. • Learn. Take classes, read, and talk with people. • Look for bargains. • Think big. • Learn from history. • Action always beats inaction. When in doubt, act.