This course is for people who want to learn how to save their hard earned money and to invest it wisely. No prior finance knowledge is necessary and this is a basic course that covers the most important topics in Savings and Investing. This course is lecture based with few assignments.

The course is divided into two sections.

In Savings the student will learn:

1. How to Save

2. Savings strategies

3. Time Value of Money

4. Managing and building a budget

5. Retirement account options

In Investing the student will learn:

1. Investing principles

2. Stocks vs Bonds

3. Managing risk with portfolio diversification

4. Alternative Assets

5. Building a portfolio

This course will give the student the knowledge to better control his/her own destiny around money.