Grades: 9-12
Length: 6/60 minute
Rights: Annual Lease

This series provides a comprehensive overview of how to take control of your finances and make them work for you; providing the financial basics for everyone. Our series hosts introduce us to experts who share tips and facts on the variety of topics. These topics are also highlighted in short vignettes where we see real life examples of the problems and solutions. The 60-minute programs are broken into 4 -5 modules making it easy to 'pick and choose' the topics that teachers would like to cover that are then more convenient for easier insertion into instruction.

Modules 1 & 2 includes some basic economic principles, career strategies, planning tax strategies, banking services, and an introduction to consumer credit. Modules 3 & 4 explore transportation and housing costs and options, consumer purchasing strategies and the need for insuring your resources. Modules 5 & 6 provide an overview on investment strategies in stocks, bonds and mutual funds; the value of planning for retirement; and fraud prevention.

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Tuesday  1/20/09  2:00 - 4:00 a.m.  #1-2
Wednesday  1/21/09  2:00 - 4:00 a.m.  #3-4
Thursday  1/22/09  2:00 - 4:00 a.m.  #5-6

1. Planning Your Personal Finances
     * 1.1 Your Personal Financial Plan 
     * 1.2 Basic Economic Principles
     * 1.3 Personal Career Strategies 
     * 1.4 Money Management Strategies
     * 1.5 Planning Your Personal Tax Strategy 
2. Managing Your Personal Finances
     * 2.1 Banking Services of Financial Institutions
     * 2.2 Introduction to Consumer Credit
     * 2.3 Choosing Sources of Credit
     * 2.4 Credit Problems
3. Making Your Purchasing Decisions
     * 3.1 Legal Aspects of Protecting Your Wealth
     * 3.2 Consumer Purchasing Strategies
     * 3.3 Costs of Transportation: Operating a Vehicle
     * 3.4 Costs of Transportation: Buying or Leasing a Vehicle
     * 3.5 The Finances of Housing
4. Insuring Your Resources
     * 4.1 Personal Risk and Insurance
     * 4.2 Home and Auto Insurance
     * 4.3 Health and Disability Insurance
     * 4.4 Life Insurance
5. Investing Your Resources
     * 5.1 Fundamentals of Investing
     * 5.2 Investing in Stock
     * 5.3 Investing in Bonds
     * 5.4 Investing in Mutual Funds
6. Controlling Your Financial Future
     * 6.1 Retirement Planning
     * 6.2 Deception in the Marketplace: Business and Investment Fraud
     * 6.3 Deception in the Marketplace: Consumer Fraud
     * 6.4 Your Commitment to Your Financial Goals