Agnes Irwin School: Smart Women Finish Rich

Agnes Irwin offers two senior project offerings, Personal Finance 101 and Smart Women Finish Rich. Personal Finance is a three-hour crash course on budgeting, calculating net worth, credit cards, debit cards and college smart cards. Other per...

Agnes Irwin School: Smart Women Finish Rich

Agnes Irwin offers two senior project offerings, Personal Finance 101 and Smart Women Finish Rich. Personal Finance is a three-hour crash course on budgeting, calculating net worth, credit cards, debit cards and college smart cards. Other personal financial issues are discussed.

 

Smart Women Finish Rich is an overview of investment fundamentals. Discussion topics range from the role of the Federal Reserve to the calculation of margin calls to the perils of market timing. Stocks, bonds and mutual funds are covered in detail. The basics of investing are emphasized including long-term time horizons, portfolio diversification, understanding personal risk tolerance and building investment habits early.