Course Title: Personal Finance
Hours required: 24
Price: $99
Length course offered: 6 Weeks
Instructor: Gail Perry [Bio]
Description:
Do you have clear financial goals? Do you know if you have enough money to buy a car or house, if you can afford to take a cut in pay in order to go back to school, if you will have enough money to retire?
Do you know how much tax you will be expected to pay this year and next, or what you might be able to do right now that will lower your tax long into the future? Do you have enough insurance? Have you developed a household budget and are you sticking to it?
Will your assets be passed to your chosen heirs when you die? Do you know how your creditors judge you and do you know how to change your credit report to reduce your expenses and increase your financial security?
Are you confident you can choose stocks and mutual funds wisely and do you know how to decide how much money you should allocate to these types of investments? Do you know how to keep good financial records and do you know which types of records you should keep and for how long?
If your answer to any of these questions is "No," you need this course.
Goals:
You'll learn to create and use a budget, borrow and invest wisely, make intelligent decisions about insurance, and plan for your financial future. You'll develop a retirement savings plan, and you'll be better prepared to make large purchases and plan for taxes. You'll also learn the essentials of household bookkeeping and record-keeping requirements. And you'll discover the secret to understanding and controlling your credit rating to save money and increase your financial security.
Grading System:
Confirmation of Completion awarded with passing score.
School Description:
No matter where you live, you will be able to take any of our comprehensive, convenient online courses offered in connection with a college or university near you. Click "Enroll Now" to find the partner school for the course you want to take.
Instructor Bio: Gail Perry
Gail Perry is a CPA and holds a degree in journalism and English from Indiana University. She studied accounting at Illinois State University and is a former tax accountant with Big Four firm Deloitte. She has been teaching for more than 20 years and is the author of over 20 books, including Quicken All-in-one Desk Reference for Dummies, Using QuickBooks, TurboTax: The Official Guide, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Doing Your Income Taxes, and Surviving Financial Downsizing: A Practical Guide to Living Well on Less Income. She is a financial journalist and has written hundreds of articles for newspapers, magazines, and Internet news sites.
