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
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 Reilly | 2023 | 43.8% | 33.9% | 11.3% | 2.6% | 1.9% | 6.5% | 3.22 | 17 |
| Elesha H Wikle | 2024 | 73.7% | 19.5% | 4.2% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 3.64 | 22 |
| Jacob S Powell | 2022 | 56.5% | 32.9% | 6.3% | 0.5% | 2.7% | 1.1% | 3.38 | 6 |
| Jesse R Lineberry | 2020 | 59.2% | 27.8% | 10.2% | 0.0% | 2.0% | 0.7% | 3.39 | 4 |
| Sethalan J Carter | 2024 | 32.7% | 46.1% | 19.2% | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.04 | 1 |
| Douglas W Anderson | 2024 | 12.7% | 49.4% | 32.5% | 2.7% | 0.8% | 1.9% | 2.71 | 6 |
| Don H Andree | 2021 | 53.8% | 29.8% | 11.9% | 2.9% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 3.25 | 2 |