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: 76
Average GPA: 3.35 (A-)
Strict A Rate (No A-) : 38.02%
Average Withdrawal Rate: 2.86%
| Elesha H Wikle | 2024 | 75.4% | 17.8% | 4.3% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 0.9% | 3.65 | 21 |
| Jacob S Powell | 2022 | 53.3% | 35.8% | 7.5% | 0.3% | 1.9% | 1.2% | 3.37 | 10 |
| Charles B Carter | 2018 | 59.7% | 31.9% | 5.9% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 1.9% | 3.47 | 5 |
| Thomas B Reilly | 2023 | 42.5% | 36.3% | 11.4% | 2.3% | 1.8% | 5.7% | 3.21 | 27 |
| Douglas W Anderson | 2024 | 13.6% | 48.9% | 32.2% | 2.1% | 1.0% | 2.3% | 2.73 | 5 |
| Jesse R Lineberry | 2020 | 59.6% | 28.4% | 9.8% | 0.0% | 1.6% | 0.5% | 3.40 | 5 |
| Don H Andree | 2021 | 53.8% | 29.8% | 11.9% | 2.9% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 3.25 | 2 |
| Ruth H Lytton | 2017 | 42.5% | 27.5% | 12.5% | 7.5% | 2.5% | 7.5% | 3.05 | 1 |