Personal Finance Learning Outcomes

Design or use a spreadsheet to make and justify financial decisions.

(C-1) Design or use a financial template to allow users to input their own variables.

(C-2) Analyze the costs and benefits of renting or buying an increasing asset (e.g., home) under different circumstances.

(C-3) Analyze the costs and benefits of leasing or buying a decreasing asset (e.g., vehicle, computer) under different circumstances.

(C-4) Analyze an investment portfolio applying such concepts as interest rate, rate of return and total return.