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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: 22

Average GPA: 3.66 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 71.00%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.43%

Michael J Ellerbrock202495.7%4.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.893
Travis P Mountain202154.1%33.4%10.3%2.2%0.0%0.0%3.383
William A White202479.1%12.4%4.8%1.5%1.5%0.7%3.6712
Ryan Musselman202385.1%6.2%2.7%3.6%2.0%0.3%3.683
De Queiroz Pedro W Vertino202472.7%17.2%6.1%1.0%3.0%0.0%3.631

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