Personal and Family Financial Planning will address many critical personal financial management topics in order to help you learn prudent habits both while in school and throughout your lifetime.
Personal & Family Financial Planning
Personal & Family Financial Planning
Instructor: Michael S. Gutter, Ph.D.
Sponsored by University of Michigan
175,341 already enrolled
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
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15 hours to complete
3 weeks at 5 hours a week
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There are 9 modules in this course
Path to financial security and time value of money.
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4 videos1 reading2 assignments1 discussion prompt
Managing your flows and reviewing your statements.
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5 videos1 reading2 assignments1 discussion prompt
Income tax basics.
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3 videos1 reading2 assignments1 discussion prompt
Credit basics.
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4 videos1 reading2 assignments1 discussion prompt
Risk management basics and insurance overview.
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4 videos1 reading2 assignments1 discussion prompt
Rules of investing; Debt and equity.
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5 videos1 reading1 assignment1 discussion prompt
Mutual funds and managed portfolios; create a personal investment plan.
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3 videos1 reading2 assignments1 discussion prompt
Putting your personal plan together.
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2 videos1 reading
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1 reading
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Reviewed on Sep 27, 2020
Learnt a lot about credit, risk management and investing. The teacher Michael Gutter was fantastic. Kept it simple and easy. I hope he does a course on equities and trading someday.
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Reviewed on May 25, 2020
It was a very interested and informative course .I thoroughly enjoyed this course. I have gained lots of knowledge regarding financial planning through this course.
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Reviewed on May 25, 2018
The course was very accessible and very at ease when it came to completing the various assignments for evaluation. Was very satisfied with the video presentations and the various tutorials as well.
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