Learning

   No one cares more about reaching your financial goals than you.  To be successful you'll need a solid plan.  And, that's where our personal financial planning course — Personal Finance 101 comes in.  This introductory course will help you identify your financial goals and create a strategy to achieve those goals.  There is a charge for the textbook.  The online instruction is free.  Click here to register and start taking control of your financial future today.

About the textbook: Each chapter opens with the My Life feature, directly and actively involving you in the course material by relating it to your own life.  The Daily Spending Diary allows you to see the impact your spending habits have on your finances.  And the Personal Financial Planner gives you a place to record your personal financial plan.  In the end, you'll have a road map for a more successful personal financial future.

Course Description:  Personal Finance 101 provides an overview of personal and family financial planning with an emphasis on record keeping, budgeting, tax planning, credit, buying decisions, insurance, investment selection, and retirement and estate planning.

Units of Study:
Financial planning
Career planning
Financial record keeping and budgeting
Tax planning
Financial services and institutions
Consumer credit       
Consumer purchasing
Selecting housing
Purchasing insurance
Investment alternatives
Retirement planning
Estate planning

Sample Tests    

Chapter 1 (Adobe Acrobat file)
Chapter 1 (MS Word file)

Access
    
   You will need a computer with access to email.