Business Finance

Zac and Mary Johnson

Background:

Zac and Mary Johnson are 36 and 34 respectively. Zac has recently been offered a new job as an IT engineer with a newly created software company that helps churches fully integrate their giving, attendance, and member data software where he can earn $102,000 per year. Mary currently stays home and homeschools their two children (Brayden (10) and Cora (7)) although she holds a CPA license in the state of Indiana. Zac and Mary also have two Mastiffs (Fun and Games). Zac and Mary have been married for 14 years and currently live in a rural area outside Indianapolis IN.

With great excitement, Zac and Mary have just realized that they will be expected their third child. Knowing his type A personality, Zac begins to feel anxious that he has not done an adequate job of protecting his family should something happen to him, especially with the anticipation of a third child.

Zac approaches you in your local men’s bible study and asks to meet with you regarding a review of his current insurance. He seems rather bothered by where he stands, specifically not knowing how much life insurance he really should have.

In the course of your follow-up meeting, he gives you the following information:

v Current salary: $102,000

v Annual salary increase: 3.0%

v Retirement Age: 67

v Expected inflation rate: 3%

v Final expenses: $30,000

v Income Tax bracket: 25%

v Total monthly social security benefit per child until the child reaches 18: $3200

v College education costs $25,000 per year per child in today’s dollars starting at age 18 for four years.

v Education inflation rate: 5%

v Monthly income needs for spouse until last child is age 22: $5500

v Personal Consumption: 20% of income

v Investment returns expected to be 6%

v Mortgage and debt repayment (as it stands today) is: $285,000

Using the following resources put together a plan for Zac and Mary as it relates to covering their long-term care costs (Link: http://longtermcare.gov). Make sure you identify and discuss the following components:
The importance of long-term care strategy/plan
Factors that influence the need for long-term care
Activities for daily living
Average costs of long-term care
Nursing home
Assisted living home
At home services
Factors in considering a long-term care policy
Premiums
Renewals
Types of care
Coverage
Benefit Periods
Tax implications of benefits
Alternatives to a long-term care policy