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PFP 1
Personal Financial Planning 1:  Concepts and Principles

 This course may be used as an elective course for the CEBS designation.

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This course introduces the concepts and principles of personal financial planning. The initial assignment describes the steps in the personal financial planning process and the importance of formulating quantifiable client objectives. It also describes sources of information and tools used by the planner. Other assignments provide an overview of a distinct planning area in the financial planning process: insurance, investments, retirement planning, income taxation and estate planning. Subsequent assignments concentrate on life and health programs, property and liability converges, long-term care plans, equity analysis, investment strategy, retirement investment products and planning strategies. This course also describes relevant ethical issues and principles of professionalism required of the financial planning practitioner.
 

Study Material Update: Tax Law 2001: Congress passed the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001. On May 26, 2001, the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation issued their conference agreement containing the final tax provisions enacted into law. There are provisions in the law that impact personal financial planning.  The Readings Update-December 2001 is required reading for this course and applies to all examinations for this course taken after February 28, 2002.

Assignments Topics
1 The Personal Financial Planning Process
2 Insuring for Risks - An Overview
3 Investment Planning - An Overview
4 Retirement Planning - An Overview
5 Income Tax Planning - An Overview
6 Estate Planning - An Overview
7 Insurance: Life and Health
8 Insurance: Property and Liability
9 Insurance: Long-Term Care
10 Investments: Common Stocks and Other Equity Investments
11 Other Investment Choices
12 Mutual Funds and Investment Strategy
13 Special Retirement Investment Products and Capital Accumulation Plans
14 Retirement Planning Strategies
15 Financial Planning Ethics and Professionalism
Instructor: Dennis F. Mahoney, CEBS, CFP
Associate Academic Director, CEBS Program
Tuition: $500
Day/Time:  
Beginning:  
Location: Jon M. Huntsman Hall
3730 Walnut Street
Study Materials: Study Manual Study Manual + Practice Exam on CD;
Text - Personal Financial Planning by G. Victor Hallman and Jerry S. Rosenbloom, Copyright© by McGraw-Hill, Inc., 2000
 

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Last Updated:  Wednesday, June 19, 2002