ASSETS VS LIABILITIES
Agenda
Why financial literacy is important
Difference between an asset and a liability
Cash flow patterns for an asset and liability
Examples of assets and liabilities in our day to day life
Ideal cash flow pattern
Why teach financial
literacy?
 Stories of lottery winners
 Poor -> Rich -> Poor
 They win millions yet are back to where they
started
 Stories of famous celebrities
 At young age, they earn in millions
 After 10 years, sleeping under a bridge or
begging
 Google Search
 Lottery winners who lost it all
 Celebrities who lost it all
What is the
common
habit among
them all?
 They earned in millions
 Money spent in creating liabilities than assets
 Huge debt
What is an asset
An asset puts money in your pocket Assets generate additional income
What is a liability
A liability takes money from your pocket Doesn’t generate any income
Cash Flow
Pattern of
an asset
Cash Flow
Pattern of
a Liability
Examples of
assets
 Stocks
 Bonds
 Fixed deposits
 Real Estate
 Intellectual property like
patents, copyrights etc
Examples of liabilities
 Loans
 Car loan
 House loan
 Car
 Some cars value increases with
time.
 Rare and costly
 Rental car - asset
Is your house an
asset or a
liability?
 Your house value does increases
with time
 But will you ever sell your
house?
Ideal cash flow
pattern
THANK YOU
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Assets vs liability