Introduction to Personal Finance

Catalog description

The Personal Financial Planning course is designed to provide students across all majors with fundamentals of personal finance. Topic coverage includes cash management (spending plan, “budget”), credit management, insurance protection & purchases, employee benefit analysis & selection, long-term savings & investments, tax planning, and identity theft protection. Participants apply a systematic process that evaluates their personal financial situation, develops goals, and creates a plan to meet their goals. Fall and Spring.