Personal Finance for High School Students
5 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Does your student know how to retire with $1 million? What about paying for college with tax-free money?
Personal Finance for High School Students
5 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Does your student know how to retire with $1 million? What about paying for college with tax-free money?
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Course overview
Knowledge of personal finance is an essential skill for every student
Compared to the overabundance of possible extracurricular and advanced placement classes, this course teaches practical, life-long skills relevant for every person.
The earlier someone understands the principles of sound personal finance, the greater the positive impact on their lives. There are few courses for a high school student that will have more of an impact on their life than personal finance.
How much of a difference does understanding personal finance make? More than $800k!!
If you save and invest $150 per month starting at 30, you will retire with about $500k.
If you save and invest $150 per month starting at 20, you will retire with about $1.3 million!
Who is this course for
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High School students who want to learn how to effectively manage their money
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Students who want to understand how small disciplined financial decisions have huge long-term impacts
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Applicable to every High School student. Personal finance is one of the most valuable and practical courses they can take.
Key topics in this course
Retirement Accounts
How anyone can retire with $1 million!
Compound Interest
Discover the incredible power of compound interest.
Debt: The problems and benefits of debt.
Plus what Dave Ramsey gets wrong! We will work through an exercise using math to see how some of his advice makes people poorer
Investing for college and beyond
Learn about tax free investment accounts and understand a variety of strategies for responsibly investing in a retirement account
Other topics
Including: credit cards, budgeting strategies, renting vs. buying, taxes and techniques for reducing tax payments
This course includes
10 interactive live sessions
Lifetime access to course materials
26 in-depth lessons
Direct access to instructor
Projects to apply learnings
Guided feedback & reflection
Private community of peers
Course certificate upon completion
Maven Satisfaction Guarantee
This course is backed by Maven’s guarantee. You can receive a full refund within 14 days after the course ends, provided you meet the completion criteria in our refund policy.
Personal Finance for High School Students
Course syllabus
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Meet your instructor
Sean Sullivan
He holds an MBA from the University of Oxford and a BA in Political Science from Grove City College. He is a former growth and strategy consultant for McKinsey & Company.
Sean has been investing since he was 15 and has a passion for helping others to effectively manage their finances.
He lives in Texas with his wife, daughter, and dog Bailey.
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Personal Finance for High School Students
Course schedule
2-3 hours per week
Tuesdays & Thursdays
11:00am - 12:00pm CST
This timing is flexible and a survey will be sent out prior to the start date to confirm the optimum course time for enrolled students.
Start date: September 10, 2024
Weekly readings
1-2 hours per week
Some lessons may have pre-readings which will be sent out prior to the class.
An end of course exam will be provided.
Learning is better with cohorts
Active hands-on learning
This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects
Interactive and project-based
You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams
Learn with a cohort of peers
Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you
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