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Personal Finance for High School Students

5 Weeks

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Cohort-based Course

Does your student know how to retire with $1 million? What about paying for college with tax-free money?

Previously at

University of Oxford
McKinsey & Company
Grove City College

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

01

High School students who want to learn how to effectively manage their money

02

Students who want to understand how small disciplined financial decisions have huge long-term impacts

03

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

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Course syllabus

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  • Week 1

    Sep 10—Sep 15

    Events

    • Sep

      10

      Session 1

      Tue, Sep 10, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC

    • Sep

      12

      Session 2

      Thu, Sep 12, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC

    Modules

    • Introduction and Interest rates

    • Investing

  • Week 2

    Sep 16—Sep 22

    Events

    • Sep

      17

      Session 3

      Tue, Sep 17, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC

    • Sep

      19

      Session 4

      Thu, Sep 19, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC

    Modules

    • Credit Cards

    • Mortgage vs. Renting

  • Week 3

    Sep 23—Sep 29

    Events

    • Sep

      24

      Session 5

      Tue, Sep 24, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC

    • Sep

      26

      Session 6

      Thu, Sep 26, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC

    Modules

    • Taxes

    • Savings

  • Week 4

    Sep 30—Oct 6

    Events

    • Oct

      1

      Session 7

      Tue, Oct 1, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC

    • Oct

      3

      Session 8

      Thu, Oct 3, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC

    Modules

    • What’s wrong with debt?

    • Credit score

  • Week 5

    Oct 7—Oct 10

    Events

    • Oct

      8

      Session 9

      Tue, Oct 8, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC

    • Oct

      10

      Session 10

      Thu, Oct 10, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC

    Modules

    • Investing strategies

    • Question free-for-all

Meet your instructor

Sean Sullivan

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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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

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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