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elbee3 t1_jad6au0 wrote

Whatever you do, KISS (keep it simple, st****).

POV: my oldest last year signed up for a PF course he was looking forward to. Things to get him started as an adult. What he got was what a lot of people here are suggesting...heavy on math and topics irrelevant to a teen-early 20s. He wanted to know about bank accounts, budget, buying a car, etc. What he got was regressions, statistics, etc w/ a bit of stock picking (no mutual funds allowed!), etc.

Be practical, easy and know that they won't retain a lot of it. Teach how to FIND the info they'll need when they need it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/04/23/more-states-are-forcing-students-study-personal-finance-its-waste-time/

FWIW, son grew so frustrated w/ the class, he dropped it after first semester.

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homeboi808 OP t1_jaeiono wrote

>What he got was regressions, statistics, etc w/ a bit of stock picking (no mutual funds allowed!), etc.

Had to teach regressions & some stats too. For my stock project I used MarketWatch’s virtual game (real-time stocks, but fake money, and tracks it all for them), not only did it allow funds but even limit/stop orders (none of my students used that feature though).

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