Category Archives: Week3
DUAL Finance Module 11 Stocks Vignette Supplemental (Week 3)
HOW SHE TURNED $5,000 INTO $22 MILLION (AND HOW YOU MIGHT TOO…) ←Go Back (MONEY Magazine) In the depths of the depression, when she was already 38 years old and earning only a little more than $3,000 a year, Anne … Continue reading
DUAL Finance Module 14: Retirement & Estate Planning
Return to Modules Objectives: Understand the changing nature of retirement planning Choose how your retirement benefits are paid out to you Understand the importance and the process of estate planning Avoid probate Reading For This Module: Chapter 15/16 – Keown, Arthur, “Personal … Continue reading
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DUAL Economics Module 9: Money & the Financial System
Return to Modules Objectives: Define and examine money, the Federal Reserve, and the money supply Define inflation and the consumer price index (CPI) Describe the role of monetary policy in determining inflation Reading For This Module: From “Introducing Economics through … Continue reading
DUAL Finance Module 11: Stocks
Return to Modules Objectives: Understand advantages, disadvantages and risk associated with investing in stocks Be able to read stock quotes online or in the newspaper Classify common stock according to basic market terminology Employ different investment strategies Understand the risks … Continue reading
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Tagged bear market, blue chips, bull market, claim of income, liability, liquidity, repurchase, splits, stock formulas, stock indexes, stocks, taxation
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DUAL Economics Module 8: Government & the Economy (Week 3)
Return to Modules Objectives: Describe the role of government in a market economy Discuss how property rights and other basic public goods are critical for a market economy Review the federal government budget, highlighting the major expenditures and revenue sources, as … Continue reading
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Tagged government and the economy, the rule of law
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DUAL Finance Module 10: Saving & Investments
Return to Modules Objectives: Calculate interest rates and real rates of return Manage risk in your investments Allocate your assets in the manner that is best for you Understand how difficult it is to beat the market Identify and describe … Continue reading
DUAL Economics Module 7: International Economics
Return to Modules Objectives: Describe why we trade and the sources of gains from trade Introduce the idea of globalization Discuss how trade is measured Briefly introduce exchange rates and other topics related to international trade Reading For This Module: … Continue reading
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Tagged absolute advantage, comparative advantage, globalization, international economics, investing for capital formation, marginal utility, pencil, production possibilites frontier, trade
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