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Re: What would you teach in Intro to Personal Finance?
Old 04-24-2007, 12:11 PM   #19
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I actually have some empirical experience with this one as I took a course in Personal Investing last semester. Let me say that it was one of the MOST beneficial courses I ever took in my life. I loved every minute of this course--even arriving a half hour earlier than it started to make sure I had a seat right in front.
This course started me reading the Wall Street Journal daily, reading articles from Kiplinger's and Money (not just the cool articles on subjects I was interested in)--and I mean reallly reading them--also reading various books on investing and, gulp! even studying how to read financial reports like prospectus' on my own now as I cannot find a course on that in my local area.
Many of the students--who had little investing experience like I--said the same thing. Most of us were older, although this was taught at the local excellent community college, and most of us were already degreed, but this course was just the very thing we all needed.
Some had alot of experience already with investing, and this was just a brushup course. But they, too, loved this course.
If you are interested in doing some real good for your fellow man and community, I cannot encourage you more than to yes! do teach your course. I will forever be grateful that I signed up for that course in the very last semester the Dr. was teaching ever. He retired after that, and was on a plane the next day for South Carolina to live after 30 teaching years.
There are so few people who want to teach this type of course--and so few really qualified--and your contribution would benefit so many. Please teach this, yes!!!!!

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