WELCOME TO NHS BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT FINANCE AND INVESTMENT MRS. ANITA MOORE

Teacher Biography Teaching Prior to Teaching

Parent / Teacher Communication Email Student grades published on Home Access

Google Classroom Contains information about the course, assignments, and announcements Student access via district assigned Gmail accounts

Why is a course about Personal Finance important? Debt Totals The average credit card debt for young adult households is nearly 24% of income spent on debt servicing. (10% is the recommended limit.) Bankruptcy Young Americans (18-30) now have the second highest rate of bankruptcy, just after those aged 34-44.

Objectives Financial literacy to empower future generations Prepare students for personal and societal decision making

Student Benefits Development of a portfolio providing students with the tools to manage their personal financial decisions now and in the future Acquisition of 21st Century skills such as analytical thinking, problem solving and decision making Recognition that personal financial choices have consequences that affect an individual and the economy as a whole

Planning a Career in Finance Forbes listed Finance as one of its top 15 most valuable college majors Based on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics information on college major value in terms of salary and career prospects

Course Topics Skills Resources Careers Goals and Decision making Banking Includes balancing a checkbook  Budgeting Managing Risk Saving Investing Taxes Credit Buying a car Renting an apartment Buying a house Financing a college education