Budgeting and Saving Training

Summary:

This series is designed to teach money management and investing skills to help the average consumer get the greatest return for his or her money. The series is for users who wish to learn how to control debt, choose credit and banking accounts wisely, and

This Budgeting and Saving online training series provides over 21 hours of self-paced courseware. This web-based training provides 6 months of unlimited access to all of the following lessons:

1 . Banking Basics
2 . Choosing Bank Accounts
3 . Confronting Debt
4 . Eliminating Debt
5 . Exploring Investment Options
6 . Making 401(k) Plans Work
7 . Planning Your Retirement

Lesson Detail:

Banking Basics
This course explains basic principles of consumer banking.

• Avoiding Fees and Service Charges
• Understanding Rates
• Finding Better Rates
• Considering Banking Options

Choosing Bank Accounts
This course explains how to choose checking accounts, savings accounts and certificates of deposit, and provides an introduction to online banking.

• Understanding Checking Accounts
• Choosing a Checking Account
• Choosing Savings Accounts and CDs
• Banking Online

Confronting Debt
This course provides a guide to assessing personal debt, formulating a budget, and maintaining a good credit rating.

• Assessing Your Debt
• Creating a Budget
• Understanding Your Credit Rating
• Maintaining Good Credit

Eliminating Debt
This course provides a guide to eliminating personal debt and rebuilding damaged credit.

• Understanding Credit Cards
• Developing Smarter Credit Habits
• Getting Out from Under Debt
• Rebuilding Damaged Credit

Exploring Investment Options
This course provides a guide to investing in stocks and explains other investment options including bonds, mutual funds, and government investments.

• Investing in Stocks
• Investing in Bonds and Mutual Funds
• Investing with the Government

Making 401(k) Plans Work
This course explains how to take advantage of 401(k) saving plans.

• Understanding 401(k) Plans
• Maximizing Your 401(k) Benefits
• Investing Online
• Saving Over the Long Haul

Planning Your Retirement
This course provides an introduction to long-term investment strategy.

• Becoming an Informed Investor
• Planning Your Investments
• Planning for Retirement
• Cashing In at Retirement

Certification:
Budgeting and Saving

Audience:
This series is for anyone who wants to better manage his or her personal finances.

Features:

• Simulations teach learners to perform specific tasks in applications through guided, multi-step exercises.
• Activities allow learners to apply course concepts in an interactive questioning environment.
• Exercises allow learners to practice in the actual application being studied.
• A Course Topics list contains active hyperlinks, permitting quick access to specific topics.
• Find-A-Word allows learners to look up an unfamiliar term in the Glossary, on the Web, or in a dictionary. In addition, it lets them find other occurrences of the term in the same course.
• Search text enables learners to rapidly search all text within a course to easily retrieve information required.
• Courses challenge the learner with a variety of question formats, including multi-step simulations, true/false, multiple choice, and fill-in-the-blank.
• A skill assessment generates a customized learning path based on the results of a pre-test.
• A glossary provides a reference for definitions of unfamiliar terms.
• Bookmarking tracks the learner's progress in a course.

Technical Requirements:

What You Get:

You will receive Unlimited Access to all of the Budgeting and Saving training tutorials listed above. Your online training courses will be available from anywhere you have internet access.This e-learning series includes all of the online training tutorials listed and is provided in an interactive, self-paced format. Retake any or all of our computer training as often as you want. Our online tutorials allow you to learn anywhere, anytime from any computer with internet access. All courses allow for 6 months of unlimited access (1 user), include a variety of features and qualify for Continuing Education Unit credit.

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