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Class Discussion: How the Downturn in the Economy Has Changed American Lives
Everyone has felt the impact of the recent downturn in the economy. If you haven’t lost your job, you probably know someone who has or someone who is afraid they will. In addition, your investment or...
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Class Discussion: When do you think you’ll retire?
It would great to retire at a young age, an age where you can still be active and look forward to a long, financially comfortable retirement. Although the standard age of retirement varies widely...
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Class Discussion: Women and Retirement
You may not think much about it now, but you don’t want to be penniless when you’re 65. As you know from Chapter 1, one of the purposes of your personal finance course and of this textbook is to help...
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Class Discussion: The 1% and the Income Gap
Lately, if you’ve been watching the news coverage of the Occupy Wall Street movement or listening to the political debate, there has been quite a bit of talk about the income gap between those in the...
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Finance in the News & Class Discussion: Now May Be a Time for Risk-Taking
In Chapter 1 we introduce the “Ten Prinicples of Personal Finance”, and number 8 on that list is Risk and Return Go Hand–in-Hand. It’s hard to make much of a return if you aren’t willing to take on...
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Finance in the News & Class Discussion: Gen Y (those 18 to 35) Financially...
In Chapter 1 we introduce the “Ten Principles of Personal Finance.” Two of these are Principle 8: Risk and Return Go Hand in Hand and Principle 9: Mind Games, Your Financial Personality, and Your...
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Finance in the News and Class Discussion: Investors Move Toward Cash
To say the least, it’s been a troubling time in the stock market over the past few years. As a result, many young investors are moving out of common stocks and into cash just when they shouldn’t be....
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Class Discussion or Written Assignment: The Rising Age Gap in Financial...
Principle 10: Just Do It!, introduced in Chapter 1, talks about the importance of not procrastinating – of getting started saving when you’re young and building up your wealth. Unfortunately, that’s...
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Class Discussion, Class Assignment, and Video: Making Your Financial...
Teaching Tip: This assignment works equally well as a written assignment and as a class discussion. If used as a class discussion, it works well to show the video “Keeping Your Financial Resolutions”...
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