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Personal and Family Financial Planning will address many critical personal financial management topics in order to help you learn prudent habits both while in school and throughout your lifetime.
Syllabus
- Week 1 - Understanding Personal Finance
Path to financial security and time value of money. - Week 2 - Financial Statements, Tools, and Budgets
Managing your flows and reviewing your statements. - Week 3 - Managing Income Taxes
Income tax basics. - Week 4 - Building and Maintaining Good Credit
Credit basics. - Week 5 - Managing Risk
Risk management basics and insurance overview. - Week 6 - Investment Fundamentals
Rules of investing; Debt and equity. - Week 7 - Investing Through Mutual Funds
Mutual funds and managed portfolios; create a personal investment plan. - Week 8 - Personal Plan of Action
Putting your personal plan together. - Week 9 - Bonus Module
Instructors
Michael S. Gutter, Ph.D.
Professor
Family, Youth & Community Science
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