FINANCE
MONEY MANAGEMENT
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES:
The student will be able to:
- Understand the importance of money management.
- Outline money management strategies
BUDGETING
AIM: To develop an understanding of developing a plan for sound financial money management
SAVING ACCOUNTS
AIM: To develop an understanding of the importance of establishing sound practices for managing personal savings accounts
INVESTMENTS
AIM: To develop an understanding of the importance of establishing sound practices for investment management
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES:
The student will be able to:
- Read the stock market page
- Differentiate types of investments
- Compare and contrast investment strategies
- Differentiate of stock exchanges.
- Explain the role of the SEC, NYSE, NASNAQ
and other securities associations.
- Illustrate the importance of investing on
a regular basis.
- Illustrate the concept of diversification.
CREDIT MANAGEMENT
AIM: To develop an understanding of the important strategies needed for credit management.
TEACHER BACKGROUND
Credit is a
buying method based on a promise to repay through
regular payments. Businesses rely on the integrity
of the consumer to repay the debt. Credit should
be utilized within your finances as part of your
own money management. Some find credit easy to
obtain but difficult for repayment.
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES:
The student will be able to:
- Analyze requirements for the issuance of credit.
- Differentiate types of credit accounts.
- Complete a credit application with 100% accuracy.
- Should be able to describe the difference
between business finance and customer credit.
- Should be able to solve simple and compound
interest problems, and compute discounts, sales
tax and credit charges related to consumer purchases.
AIM: To become familiar with basic consumer awareness issues related to housing and home management
HOME MANAGEMENT/BUYING A
HOUSE
AIM: What
preparation is required to purchase a home and
to maintain the condition of the property?
INSURANCE
AIM: To identify the apprpriate type of insurance needed for personal needs
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES:
The student will be able to:
- Differentiate forms of insurance.
- Outline
methods for selecting appropriate insurance.
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