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Virginia Tech

FIN-2114: Investments and Financial Literacy

Description: Examines budgeting; taxes; long- and short-term borrowing; credit card debt; student loan debt; ethical issues in both lending and investments; insurance; the investment process; the financial markets; investing in common stock, bonds, and mutual funds; major financial decisions, and retirement planning. Coverage of time value of money and risk and return will provide fundamental tools for valuation and financial decision-making.

Pathways: 5F Quant & Comp Thnk Found., 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: 58

Average GPA: 3.35 (rounds to B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 41.26%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 2.61%

Thomas B Reilly202343.8%33.9%11.3%2.6%1.9%6.5%3.2217
Elesha H Wikle202473.7%19.5%4.2%0.5%1.1%0.9%3.6422
Jacob S Powell202256.5%32.9%6.3%0.5%2.7%1.1%3.386
Jesse R Lineberry202059.2%27.8%10.2%0.0%2.0%0.7%3.394
Sethalan J Carter202432.7%46.1%19.2%1.9%0.0%0.0%3.041
Douglas W Anderson202412.7%49.4%32.5%2.7%0.8%1.9%2.716
Don H Andree202153.8%29.8%11.9%2.9%1.5%0.0%3.252

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Fall 2019Spring 2020Summer I 2020Fall 2020Spring 2021Fall 2021Spring 2022Fall 2022Spring 2023Fall 2023Spring 2024Fall 2024Term050% W