This course provides a comprehensive examination of personal financial planning issues, including money management, taxes, consumer credit, insurance, investments, retirement planning, and other consumer decisions. The goal is to teach the fundamentals of financial planning to help individuals make informed choices relating to spending, saving, borrowing, and investing. A financial calculator, excel and the internet will be used extensively in the course. No pre-requisites required. This course meets a General Education Core Curriculum Requirement. Spring.