After completing Budgeting and Saving: Exploring Investment Options, the user should be able to:

	Describe in basic terms how the stock market works
	Pick stocks based on personal investment needs
	Compare the advantages of stocks, bonds and mutual funds
	Explain government investment options

Investing in Stocks

	Creating your investment profile
	Weighing risk
	Choosing stocks
	Understanding stock terminology

Investing in Bonds and Mutual Funds

	Understanding bonds
	Getting started with mutual funds
	Betting on futures

Investing with the Government

	Eliminating risk with Uncle Sam
	Understanding government investment options

A typical course has the following features:

	Exercises that allow users to explore how a course topic applies to budgeting and saving
	A file containing the text of the exercises
	Activities that allow users to apply concepts in an interactive questioning environment
	A glossary
	A Skill Assessment

	Budgeting and Saving: Confronting Debt (BUDG01)
	Budgeting and Saving: Eliminating Debt (BUDG02)
	Budgeting and Saving: Banking Basics (BUDG03)
	Budgeting and Saving: Choosing Bank Accounts (BUDG04)
	Budgeting and Saving: Planning Your Retirement (BUDG05)
	Budgeting and Saving: Making 401(k) Plans Work for You (BUDG06)