ECO 20

Consumer Economics and Personal Finance

This course prepares students to manage their current and future economic affairs while providing a solid understanding of the concepts, techniques, and principles necessary
to successfully manage such affairs and avoid economic pitfalls. The course will be seen through the prism of a market-based economy where the role of government is
explored in detail. Such details include fiscal policy and monetary policy; government spending, taxation, borrowing,, and subsidies; determination of interest rates and the
necessity of government bonds; government regulation of financial markets and the promotion of economic stability and growth. Topics to be covered include
economic/financial planning; tax policies/strategies; consumer credit; identity theft; financial instruments including savings, insurance, home purchasing, stocks, bonds, mutual
funds; retirement planning and estate planning

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