Budgeting and Saving: Exploring Investment Options

Summary:

This course provides a guide to investing in stocks and explains other investment options including bonds, mutual funds, and government investments.

Objectives:

After completing this course, students will be able to:

Describe in basic terms how the stock market works
Pick stocks based on personal investment needs
Compare the advantages of stocks, bonds and mutual funds
Explain government investment options

Outline:

Investing in Stocks
Investing in Bonds and Mutual Funds
Investing with the Government

Features:

Exercises that allow users to practice the application
A file containing the text of the exercises
Activities that allow users to apply course concepts in an interactive questioning environment
A glossary
A Skill Assessment

Applicability:

This course is for anyone who wants to better manage his or her personal finances.

Prerequisites:

Budgeting and Saving: Confronting DebtBudgeting and Saving: Eliminating DebtBudgeting and Saving: Banking BasicsBudgeting and Saving: Choosing Bank AccountsBudgeting and Saving: Planning Your RetirementBudgeting and Saving: Making 401(k) Plans Work

Technical Requirements:

200MHz Pentium with 32MB Ram. 640 x 480 256-color video (800 x 600 is recommended). Windows 98 or higher. Minimum Connection Speed: 28.8k. Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher (5.5 or higher for MindLeaders Central) required. Macromedia Flash player 6.0 is recommended for full functionality, but not required to play the courses. Sound card, with speakers or headphones is recommended, but not required to play the courses. JavaScript must be enabled. Netscape and AOL browsers not supported.

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