Budgeting and Saving: Exploring Investment Options

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Summary:

This training course provides a guide to investing in stocks and explains other investment options including bonds, mutual funds, and government investments.

Objectives:

After completing this training course , students will be able to:

Describe in basic terms how the stock market works
Pick stocks based on personal investment needs
Compare the advantages of stocks, bonds and mutual funds
Explain government investment options

Outline:

Investing in Stocks
Investing in Bonds and Mutual Funds
Investing with the Government

Features:

Exercises that allow users to practice the application
A file containing the text of the exercises
Activities that allow users to apply training course concepts in an interactive questioning environment
A glossary
A Skill Assessment

Applicability:

This training course is for anyone who wants to better manage his or her personal finances.

Prerequisites:

Budgeting and Saving: Confronting DebtBudgeting and Saving: Eliminating DebtBudgeting and Saving: Banking BasicsBudgeting and Saving: Choosing Bank AccountsBudgeting and Saving: Planning Your RetirementBudgeting and Saving: Making 401(k) Plans Work

Technical Requirements:

200MHz Pentium with 32MB Ram. 640 x 480 256-color video (800 x 600 is recommended). Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, or XP. Minimum Connection Speed: 28.8k. Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher required. Authorware and Macromedia Flash player recommended but not required. JavaScript must be enabled. Netscape and AOL browsers not supported.

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