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BUSE 2301 - Life Cycle Economics: Personal Financial Planning for Today and Tomorrow

Credits: 3

Students focus on personal life cycle economics as the foundation for personal financial planning in a “hands-on” classroom environment. Typical topics include maximizing one’s living standard, human capital estimation, credit scoring, investments, taxes, personal insurance, retirement tools, and benefits within the Social Security system. Analysis undertaken with spreadsheets and life cycle software. Students must bring a laptop that runs Microsoft Excel to each class. Open to all SMU students. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. For Cox majors/minors in business administration, this course counts as free elective credit only. For minors in business, this course will substitute for FINA 3312. Students may not receive credit for BUSE 2301 and FINA 3312.


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