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New Course on Personal Financial Management
Posted 8/12/2009
Do you want to learn about saving and investing, using credit cards responsibly, tax planning, insurance, and other financial information that you will use throughout your life?
This fall, the University will be offering a brand new course on Personal Financial Management (Course: US 210 CRN: 50074).
The three-credit course, which will begin on Oct. 26, is open to all undergraduates. Students who take the class will learn such things as:
– How to help yourself achieve your short- and long-term financial, professional and personal goals
– Understanding the U.S. tax system and being able to plan for its impact on your earnings
– Making decisions regarding finances for both small and large purchases, such as cars, housing and college
– Being able to choose between personal insurance products
– Understanding longer-term investment opportunities, including those involving debt issues
– Understanding employer-provided health benefits
The course is being offered in conjunction with the University’s new Center for Personal Financial Responsibility (CPFR), an educational resource for the promotion of financial literacy.
CPFR and the Personal Financial Management course were developed by Susan Coleman, professor of finance in the Barney School of Business, and Mitchell D. Weiss, who heads a consulting practice to banks and private equity firms in addition to being an adjunct professor of finance at Barney.
CPFR will also provide a series of one-hour seminars during the coming school year, including one in the fall to teach incoming freshmen how to handle credit card and bank offers. A spring 2010 seminar will teach seniors how to negotiate salaries, rent an apartment, and other topics.
“Students who are exposed to this material,” says Weiss, “whether through the course or by way of a CPFR-sponsored presentation, will learn how to make more informed decisions and consequently, live better, more financially independent lives.”
This fall, the University will be offering a brand new course on Personal Financial Management (Course: US 210 CRN: 50074).
The three-credit course, which will begin on Oct. 26, is open to all undergraduates. Students who take the class will learn such things as:
– How to help yourself achieve your short- and long-term financial, professional and personal goals
– Understanding the U.S. tax system and being able to plan for its impact on your earnings
– Making decisions regarding finances for both small and large purchases, such as cars, housing and college
– Being able to choose between personal insurance products
– Understanding longer-term investment opportunities, including those involving debt issues
– Understanding employer-provided health benefits
The course is being offered in conjunction with the University’s new Center for Personal Financial Responsibility (CPFR), an educational resource for the promotion of financial literacy.
CPFR and the Personal Financial Management course were developed by Susan Coleman, professor of finance in the Barney School of Business, and Mitchell D. Weiss, who heads a consulting practice to banks and private equity firms in addition to being an adjunct professor of finance at Barney.
CPFR will also provide a series of one-hour seminars during the coming school year, including one in the fall to teach incoming freshmen how to handle credit card and bank offers. A spring 2010 seminar will teach seniors how to negotiate salaries, rent an apartment, and other topics.
“Students who are exposed to this material,” says Weiss, “whether through the course or by way of a CPFR-sponsored presentation, will learn how to make more informed decisions and consequently, live better, more financially independent lives.”
