Consumer Education
by Amy Herron
October 25, 2006
Consumer Education
Some of the topics that we will be covering this semester:
• The Role of the Consumer
• Why We Buy What Why We Buy
• Making Consumer Decisions
• Solving Consumer Problems
• Financial Planning
• Using Banking Services
• Credit Can Help or Hurt
• Types of Credit
• Using Credit
• Saving
• Insurance
• Investments
• Influences on What We Wear
• Buying Personal Transportation
• Investing in a Home
The Fall Semester has started off on a great note. We have had a guest speaker, Mr. Jeff Rosecrans from AG Edwards, coming to our class and talking with the students about the stock market. The students are participating in the Stock Market Game with other students from around the state. At the end of the semester we will see which group will have made and or lost the most money. Along the way we will be learning the ins and outs of the stock market and how to invest money in order to make the largest profit. The students are having a lot of fun spending money! They only wish they were able to actually receive the profits that they earn.
