The Complete Personal Finance for Kids and Teenagers Course
What you'll learn
- Learn about personal finance, budgeting and how to manage your money
- Better understand money and the economy
- Understand the role of tax, banks, interest rates, inflation
- Understand debt, student loan, and bankruptcy
- Why you should start saving at a young age
- Understand Roth 401(k) vs 401(k)
- Understand Traditional IRA vs. Roth IRA
- Understand risk vs. reward
- Learn about basic investments
- The difference between stocks vs. bonds
- Understand Mutual Funds vs. Index Funds
- Understand compounding interest
- Learn about diversification
- Learn about protecting yourself and insurance
- 26 downloadable resources summarizing each lecture, including homework questions
- 26 quizzes, consisting of 78 multiple choice questions (3 questions per each episode's quiz)
Requirements
- There are no requirements for this course, except having a positive attitude to learn.
Description
Whether you end up with a financially comfortable future or struggle endlessly with debt depends on only one thing: your financial literacy. Are you ready to take your personal finance knowledge to the next level while having fun? Do you want a teacher who explains complex finance, business, and economic concepts in an engaging and fun way? Do you wish you had been taught personal finance at an early age?
Then, this course is perfect for you!
In this course, you will learn in a fun, exciting, and engaging way. The course uses animated cartoon videos to help kids and teenagers intuitively understand everything they need to know about personal finance. Topics range from basic financial concepts to investing and saving for retirement.
Besides teaching essential topics that students would learn from any personal finance class, this course provides applicable real-life, practical business concepts that will help your kids start at an early age and become more successful in managing their personal finances.
This course aims to provide you with financial wisdom that'll help you manage your money to create wealth and live a good life. You will learn many things that take place in the economy to make you smarter with your personal finance. The course is organized into six sections as follows:
Section 1: Personal Finance
Lecture 1. Invest In Yourself
Lecture 2. Financial Freedom
Lecture 3. The Three Little Pigs & Financial Planning
Lecture 4. How Should We Think About Money?
Lecture 5. Budgeting
Section 2. Understanding Money & The Economy
Lecture 6. Money vs. Currency
Lecture 7. What is Tax?
Lecture 8. The Role of Banks
Lecture 9. Interest Rates
Lecture 10. Inflation
Section 3: Understanding Debt
Lecture 11. What Is Debt?
Lecture 12. Bad Debt vs. Good Debt
Lecture 13. Student Loan
Lecture 14. What Is Bankruptcy?
Section 4: Saving For The Future
Lecture 15. Why Do People Save?
Lecture 16. Roth 401(K) vs. 401(K)
Lecture 17. Traditional IRA vs. Roth IRA
Section 5: Investment
Lecture 18. Parable of the Talents
Lecture 19. Risk vs. Reward
Lecture 20. Compounding Interest
Lecture 21. Stocks vs. Bonds
Lecture 22. Mutual Funds vs. Index Funds
Lecture 23. Diversification
Section 6: Financial Assistance & Tips
Lecture 24. Insurance
Lecture 25. How To Avoid Financial Scammers
Lecture 26. Give Back
DISCLAIMER: Please be aware that I am not a licensed financial advisor, and the information contained in this course should not be considered as professional financial advice. The content is presented strictly for educational purposes and represents my personal experiences and viewpoints on financial principles. It's crucial for you to undertake your own research and seek advice from a certified financial professional prior to making any financial decisions.
Who this course is for:
- This visual learning course is designed to teach personal finance in a fun and engaging way to middle school and high school students (10 to 17 years). It is also relevant and engaging for anyone looking for an intuitive understanding of personal finance concepts.
- In accordance with Udemy's guidelines and restrictions on certain topics, this course is exclusively intended for purchase by adults for their children or teenagers. If you are under the age of 18, your parents or guardians must be the ones to create the account, handle enrollment, manage account usage, and supervise your learning.
Instructor
- 4.5 Instructor Rating
- 260 Reviews
- 11,592 Students
- 1 Course
Steeve Simbert is passionate about teaching personal finance to kids and teenagers. Steeve received his Master of Public Policy from the University of Oxford, Master of Business Administration from the Quantic School of Business and Technology, and Bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University.
Steeve also studied abroad at Sciences Po Paris and the University of Cape Town, and is a Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) fellow from Princeton University.
Steeve is the author of three books: The Adventures of Catie and Connor: A Time-Travel Quest for Benjamin Franklin's Wealth Secrets, Finding Hope in Chaos: Rising From Crisis into the American Dream, and The Young Leader’s Guide to Internships, Scholarships, and Fellowships in Washington, D.C., and Beyond.
Steeve has consulted for IT Portfolio Management and Investments at the Department of State and is a Certified Technology Business Management Executive from the Technology Business Management Council. He has also worked in the US Congress, consulted for the Department of the Navy, and has founded several companies.