BUS 319 - Personal Finance

Institution:

College of Our Lady of the Elms

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Description:

What will life be after college? Where will you live and work? Should you buy or lease a car? Is it better to rent an apartment or buy a house? How much money do you spend every week on entertainment, gas, and other living expenses? Can you really afford those expenses? Answers to these questions are explored in this life skills course that introduces a variety of topics impacting students' everyday personal and financial lives. The Internet will be used extensively to explore the answers to life' s hard questions. Career planning, financial planning, insurance needs, major asset purchases such as a home, investments, retirement planning, and wills and estates are examined in a life-cycle context. A secondary objective of the course is to introduce students to the stock market through investment simulation. Prerequisite: none.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.elms.edu

Phone Number:

(413) 594-2761

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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