Personal Finance

Personal Finance & Investments
Grade Level: 10,11,12
Course Length: 1 Semester
Credit: ½
Course Description: This course is designed to give students an introduction to the basic fundamentals of personal finance. The content of this course will consist of basic concepts such as balancing a checkbook and preparing a personal budget. The course will provide students with a first hand look at money management and personal investment techniques on a daily, monthly and annual basis. Students will keep a weekly journal and will work on several individual and group projects; in addition, they use a textbook/workbook but will also incorporate other outside business periodicals such as the Wall Street Journal.