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AAEC-2104: Personal Financial Planning

Description: Survey of fundamental personal financial planning needs and decisions of young professionals. Introduction to the personal financial planning needs that special household circumstances or non-traditional household situations may precipitate. Application of cash, credit, and debt management principles to household scenarios. Completion of federal income tax forms for individuals. Managing the household’s risk exposure. Introduction to investment decisions, particularly related to retirement accounts. Overview of basic estate planning tools and principles. Discussion of the ethical issues related to financial products and decisions.

Pathways: 5A Quant & Comp Thnk Adv., 10 Ethical Reasoning

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 46

Average GPA: 3.39 (A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 49.71%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.94%

Ruth H Lytton200723.8%38.1%25.4%9.5%3.2%0.0%2.641
Ryan Musselman202385.1%6.2%2.7%3.6%2.0%0.3%3.683
William A White202463.0%25.7%7.5%1.8%1.3%0.7%3.4728
Staff Asebedo201523.7%43.1%17.9%6.1%2.9%6.4%2.832
Kelly Y Lange201350.6%37.3%9.1%1.8%0.9%0.3%3.352
Kevin G Sullivan20139.5%44.3%33.6%7.8%1.7%2.8%2.521
Travis P Mountain202150.4%38.0%10.2%1.3%0.0%0.0%3.365
Derek D Klock200929.5%40.0%21.0%7.6%1.9%0.0%2.841
Sara R Bohn201420.8%41.6%26.1%3.3%0.9%7.2%2.811
Michael J Ellerbrock202393.5%6.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.892

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