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INTRODUCTION
Householdisoneofthebasicentitiesfunctioninginthemarketeconomy(the
othersareinstitutionsofpublicsector,financialinstitutionsandnon-financial
companies).Similarly,astheothertypesofentities,householdsalsomakeeconomic
andfinancialdecisions.Thesedecisions,followedbyactions,havesignificant
influenceonthefinancialsituationofahousehold.
Developmentintheareaoftheoryandpracticeofpersonal(household)finance
isobservable.Thisdevelopmentwasdrivenbyseveralfactors,themostimportant
beingthefollowing:
Growthofthehouseholdwealthinmanycountries;
Increasingcomplexityoffinancialinstrumentswhichareusedinfinancial
investments-thisledtothedevelopmentofresearchthatresultedinpractical
conclusions;
Changesinretirementsystemsofmanycountriesthatresultedfromwhat
wasalmostacollapseof“pay-as-you-go”systems-thisbringsaboutthe
issueofeffectiveretirementsavingascrucialforhouseholds;
Growingspecializationandlackoftimeofhouseholdmembers,whothen
seekforfinancialadvice.
Themostimportantpracticalpartofpersonalfinanceis(personal,household)
financialplanning,understoodasaprocessofplanningofconsumptionexpenditures,
investmentsandfinancingofthehouseholdinordertorealizelifetimegoalsofthe
householdmembers.Financialplanningisindividualized(directedtowards
aparticularhousehold),ittakesintoaccountthelifecycleofhousehold(itsmembers)
anditshouldbeconductednotonlyforwealthyhouseholds.Itisadynamicprocess,
whichshouldbemonitoredandadjusted,whenevernecessary.
Theconsiderationsofthisbookconcernriskmanagementinpersonal(household)
financialplanning.Themainoutcomeisaproposalofthehouseholdfinancialplan
takingintoaccountrisk.Themodelisbasedonthetermstructureofcashflowand
theresultinglifecyclecumulatedsurplus.Thebasicversionofthemodelisdesigned
foratwo-personhouseholdandonegoal-retirementcapitalwithpossiblebequest
motive.Thekeyissueinthemodelistheintroductionofriskaversionrelatedtolife-
-lengthrisk.Subsequentlythemodelwithotherfinancialgoals,aswellasothertypes
ofriskisintroduced.Strongemphasisisputonthestochasticaspectofthefinancial
goals.
Theproposedmodelallowsforanintegrationofallimportanttypesofriskand
foranalyzingthemtogether,ratherthanthrough“silo-type”analysis.Themodelis