A unique aspect of this text is its active approach. This text will not only get your students thinking about their current situation and financial goals, but also to put these in writing to use as a guide and revise over the course of their lives. The more a student involves themselves in the assessments, exercises and worksheets provided, the more they will discover about their current habits and how to improve them for greater financial freedom.
Students have many different financial goals, but none are more important than having a basic understanding of financial issues and peace of mind with regard to their decisions. The ultimate goal of Focus on Personal Finance is to get students to this point as a first step to achieving the many financial goals they have set for themselves.
]]>The pedagogical framework continually reinforces the material, and places abstract concepts into a practical context. The combination of chapter-opening cases involving well-known companies, end-of-chapter discussions which reference these cases, Spotlights that provide a visual "snapshot" of factual data, and actual advertisements allows students to understand the material's real-world application. To maintain the length of past editions, sections addressing Risk Management and Insurance have been moved to the appendix, while the appendices on law and government have been merged together. The inexpensive, flexible looseleaf format allows students to organize the material according to their individual needs and class schedule.
<ul><li>New! E-business issues appear in various discussions, features, and examples throughout including Chapter 4, Navigating the World of E-Business.<li>New! Each chapter contains a Using the Internet box, highlighting web sites that address pertinent concepts, companies, or topics.<li>New! End-of-part cases feature a video segment, encouraging students to apply learned knowledge in reality-based activities.<li>New! A US News and World Report Career Guide accompanies each text, and compiles career-related information and appropriate articles from the magazine including "Charting Your Own Course" and "Flip-of-the-coin Jobs."<li>New! The extensive technology package includes several study aids such as a set of 4 Audio CD-ROMs and the Real Deal CD-ROM.</ul>The pedagogical framework continually reinforces the material, and places abstract concepts into a practical context. The combination of chapter-opening cases involving well-known companies, end-of-chapter discussions which reference these cases, Spotlights that provide a visual "snapshot" of factual data, and actual advertisements allows students to understand the material's real-world application. To maintain the length of past editions, sections addressing Risk Management and Insurance have been moved to the appendix, while the appendices on law and government have been merged together. The inexpensive, flexible looseleaf format allows students to organize the material according to their individual needs and class schedule.
<ul><li>New! E-business issues appear in various discussions, features, and examples throughout including Chapter 4, Navigating the World of E-Business.<li>New! Each chapter contains a Using the Internet box, highlighting web sites that address pertinent concepts, companies, or topics.<li>New! End-of-part cases feature a video segment, encouraging students to apply learned knowledge in reality-based activities.<li>New! A US News and World Report Career Guide accompanies each text, and compiles career-related information and appropriate articles from the magazine including "Charting Your Own Course" and "Flip-of-the-coin Jobs."<li>New! The extensive technology package includes several study aids such as a set of 4 Audio CD-ROMs and the Real Deal CD-ROM.</ul>The pedagogical framework continually reinforces the material, and places abstract concepts into a practical context. The combination of chapter-opening cases involving well-known companies, end-of-chapter discussions which reference these cases, Spotlights that provide a visual "snapshot" of factual data, and actual advertisements allows students to understand the material's real-world application. To maintain the length of past editions, sections addressing Risk Management and Insurance have been moved to the appendix, while the appendices on law and government have been merged together. The inexpensive, flexible looseleaf format allows students to organize the material according to their individual needs and class schedule.
<ul><li>New! E-business issues appear in various discussions, features, and examples throughout including Chapter 4, Navigating the World of E-Business.<li>New! Each chapter contains a Using the Internet box, highlighting web sites that address pertinent concepts, companies, or topics.<li>New! End-of-part cases feature a video segment, encouraging students to apply learned knowledge in reality-based activities.<li>New! A US News and World Report Career Guide accompanies each text, and compiles career-related information and appropriate articles from the magazine including "Charting Your Own Course" and "Flip-of-the-coin Jobs."<li>New! The extensive technology package includes several study aids such as a set of 4 Audio CD-ROMs and the Real Deal CD-ROM.</ul>The pedagogical framework continually reinforces the material, and places abstract concepts into a practical context. The combination of chapter-opening cases involving well-known companies, end-of-chapter discussions which reference these cases, Spotlights that provide a visual "snapshot" of factual data, and actual advertisements allows students to understand the material's real-world application. To maintain the length of past editions, sections addressing Risk Management and Insurance have been moved to the appendix, while the appendices on law and government have been merged together. The inexpensive, flexible looseleaf format allows students to organize the material according to their individual needs and class schedule.
<ul><li>New! E-business issues appear in various discussions, features, and examples throughout including Chapter 4, Navigating the World of E-Business.<li>New! Each chapter contains a Using the Internet box, highlighting web sites that address pertinent concepts, companies, or topics.<li>New! End-of-part cases feature a video segment, encouraging students to apply learned knowledge in reality-based activities.<li>New! A US News and World Report Career Guide accompanies each text, and compiles career-related information and appropriate articles from the magazine including "Charting Your Own Course" and "Flip-of-the-coin Jobs."<li>New! The extensive technology package includes several study aids such as a set of 4 Audio CD-ROMs and the Real Deal CD-ROM.</ul>The pedagogical framework continually reinforces the material, and places abstract concepts into a practical context. The combination of chapter-opening cases involving well-known companies, end-of-chapter discussions which reference these cases, Spotlights that provide a visual "snapshot" of factual data, and actual advertisements allows students to understand the material's real-world application. To maintain the length of past editions, sections addressing Risk Management and Insurance have been moved to the appendix, while the appendices on law and government have been merged together. The inexpensive, flexible looseleaf format allows students to organize the material according to their individual needs and class schedule.
<ul><li>New! E-business issues appear in various discussions, features, and examples throughout including Chapter 4, Navigating the World of E-Business.<li>New! Each chapter contains a Using the Internet box, highlighting web sites that address pertinent concepts, companies, or topics.<li>New! End-of-part cases feature a video segment, encouraging students to apply learned knowledge in reality-based activities.<li>New! A US News and World Report Career Guide accompanies each text, and compiles career-related information and appropriate articles from the magazine including "Charting Your Own Course" and "Flip-of-the-coin Jobs."<li>New! The extensive technology package includes several study aids such as a set of 4 Audio CD-ROMs and the Real Deal CD-ROM.</ul>