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In general usage, a financial plan can be a budget, a plan for spending and saving future income. This plan allocates future income to various types of expenses, such as rent or utilities, and also reserves some income for short-term and long-term savings. A financial plan can also be an investment plan, which allocates savings to various assets or projects expected to produce future income, such as a new business or product line, shares in an existing business, or real estate.
In business, a financial plan can refer to the three primary financial statements (balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement) created within a business plan. Financial forecast or financial plan can also refer to an annual projection of income and expenses for a company, division or department.Meigs, Walter B. and Robert F. Financial Accounting, 4th ed. (McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1970) pp. 187-188. A financial plan can also be an estimation of cash needs and a decision on how to raise the cash, such as through borrowing or issuing additional shares in a company.Barrons Finance, 4th ed, 2000, p.578.
While a financial plan refers to estimating future income, expenses and assets, a financing plan or finance plan usually refers to the means by which cash will be acquired to cover future expenses, for instance through earning, borrowing or using saved cash.
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*, Ignacio Velez-Pareja, 2008
*, Sergei Cheremushkin, 2008
See also
*Capital budgeting
*Financial planning (business)
*Optimism bias
*Personal budget
*Reference class forecasting
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