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Ch preview links to updates, corrections, and comments on a chapter and should be read before reading the chapter; "pp" means pages in the text; title links to online reading material ("handouts"); problem links to an assigned problem. Dates are "finish by" dates, not "start by" dates.
| By date of | Topic | Reading assignments | Written assignments | Notes |
| Jan. 14 | Getting ready to start | get textbook- Personal Finance by Garman & Forgue, 7th Edition (version without software is fine) | fill out information form,
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See WebCT instructions for information on using it. Have you read the FAQ? |
| Jan. 19 | I.1. Planning and Decision Making (goals & objectives ) | Ch1 preview and Ch 2 preview; pp3-7 of Ch 1, pp33-37, 49-52 of Ch 2, goals and plans part 1 | goals problem (read instructions for submitting problems) |
Suggestion: print out the objectives and detailed outline to guide your study |
| Jan 21 | I.1.Planning and Decision Making (planning actions) | pp37-41, 45-48 of Ch 2, goals and plans part 2 | . | Suggestion: print out the financial statement form to refer to. |
| Jan 24 | . | . | financial statement problem Send copy to fin269@hotmail.com | Have you looked at Problem A to see what to do? |
| Jan. 26 | I.1. Planning and Decision Making (basic concepts) | basic concepts; pp10-16 of Chapter 1 | . | . |
| Jan 28 | I.1. Planning and Decision Making (interest calculations) |
pp17-20 of Chapter 1 & A2-A4, A8 in Appendix A; FV sections of interest | Rate of return problem | .Send copy to fin269@hotmail.com (also each subsequent problem unless otherwise noted) |
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