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  • FINANCE 3560: Practice of Personal Financial Planning

    3.00 Credits
    University of Missouri-St Louis

    A minimum campus GPA of 2.0; FINANCE 3500 or consent of instructor and Area Coordinator. Professional financial planning requires broad knowledge of investments, insurance, income taxation, retirement planning, and estate planning, as well as certification requirements and legal/ethical issues. This course introduces students to the field of financial planning, and provides an integrated overview of the topics listed above. Students interested in the Financial Planning track are encouraged to complete this course prior to taking other courses in the track.
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  • FINANCE 3561: Principles of Insurance

    3.00 Credits
    University of Missouri-St Louis

    Prerequisites: FINANCE 3500 and 2.0 campus GPA. This is a survey course intended to introduce students to the basic concepts of insurance. Topics include the nature of risks, types of insurance carriers and markets, insurance contracts and policies, property and casualty coverages, life and health insurance, and government regulations. The functions of underwriting, setting premiums, risk analysis, loss prevention, and financial administration of carriers are emphasized.
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  • FINANCE 3562: Life Insurance

    3.00 Credits
    University of Missouri-St Louis

    Prerequisites: FINANCE 3500 or equivalent and a minimum campus GPA of 2.0. This course explores the life insurance business from the perspective of both the consumer and provider. Coverage will include an analysis of the various types of life insurance products, aspects of life insurance evaluation, reinsurance, underwriting, and uses of life insurance in financial planning. Also included is an examination of the tax, legal, and ethical requirements.
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  • FINANCE 3563: Retirement Planning and Employee Benefits

    3.00 Credits
    University of Missouri-St Louis

    Prerequisites: A minimum campus GPA of 2.0; FINANCE 3500 or consent of instructor and Area Coordinator. The course is designed to give students an understanding of the retirement planning process. Students will gain an appreciation of the usefulness (and shortcomings) of employee benefits and develop an ability to counsel others on important retirement and employee benefit decisions. Corporate pension and profit sharing plans, self-employed Keough plans, IRA's annuities, health insurance and social security will be discussed.
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  • FINANCE 3564: Estate Planning and Trusts

    3.00 Credits
    University of Missouri-St Louis

    Prerequisite: A minimum campus GPA of 2.0; FINANCE 3500 or consent of instructor and Area Coordinator. This course will focus on the responsibility of a financial planner in the formulation and implementation of an estate plan. Topics include wills, lifetime transfers, trusts, gifts, estate reduction techniques, tax implications in estate planning, business and inter-family transfers, dealing with incompetency, postmortem techniques, and the role of fiduciaries. Lectures, cases, and guest speakers will be used to stimulate analysis and discussion.
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  • FINANCE 3580: International Finance

    3.00 Credits
    University of Missouri-St Louis

    Prerequisites: FINANCE 3500 and a 2.0 campus GPA. A study of international financial markets, instruments, portfolio strategies and international financial management. Topics will include international risks, foreign diversification, foreign investment, foreign exchange determination and international working capital management issues. Derivatives are explored as instruments to hedge foreign exchange risk exposure, and special markets are evaluated in the international corporate/investments setting. Cases and/or outside readings may be used to emphasize inter-related issues.
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  • FINANCE 3581: Business in China

    3.00 Credits
    University of Missouri-St Louis

    Prerequisites: A minimum campus GPA of 2.0 and junior standing. Introduces students to the practices of doing business in China. Students will be introduced to the Chinese Economic and business environment. Issues related to trade and foreign direct investment in China will be discussed. The course adopts an innovative approach; utilizing lectures, case analysis, projects, and student presentations.
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  • FINANCE 3582: International Investment

    3.00 Credits
    University of Missouri-St Louis

    Prerequisites: FINANCE 3500. This course explores the concepts of investing and hedging in international markets. Topics include equity and bond markets, global risk management, portfolio diversification, currency risk, asset pricing, and alternative portfolio strategies. Techniques for using derivatives are discussed in the context of hedging exchange rate risk. Reading foreign exchange quotes and understanding the functioning of global markets is central to the course. A prior course in investments is recommended but not required.
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  • FINANCE 3590: Practicum in Finance

    1.00 - 3.00 Credits
    University of Missouri-St Louis

    Prerequisites: A minimum campus GPA of 2.0; one must have completed and/or be currently enrolled in at least 6 credit hours of finance electives and have consent of supervising instructor and Area Coordinator. A Business College GPA of at least 2.5 is also required. Students are employed in the field of finance where they apply the knowledge and skills learned in the classroom. Professional development and obtaining specialized work experience in a Track area are the primary goals. The student's program will be monitored by a finance faculty member with the student providing a formal written report at the end of the project. FINANCE 3590 may not be counted toward the minimum 15 credit hours of finance electives for a finance emphasis.
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  • FINANCE 3599: Independent Study in Finance

    1.00 - 3.00 Credits
    University of Missouri-St Louis

    Prerequisites: Minimum campus GPA of 2.0 and approval by the supervising professor and the area coordinator. Special individual study in finance under the supervision of a full-time finance faculty member.
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