Hello, and welcome to the Fall 2024 session of Personal Finance at the Bauer College of Business, University of Houston! I’m Jim Munchbach, a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Professional, and I’ve had the pleasure of teaching Personal Finance here since 2012.
Intro to Personal Finance (Money Study Group). This course is your gateway to financial independence, designed to teach you how to become a millionaire by age 50.
What You Will Learn
In the Money Study Group, you’ll experience the essential elements of the Financial Planning Process. To help you easily remember these components, I’ve coined the acronym FREETIC:
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Financial Independence or Retirement Planning
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Risk Management or Insurance Planning
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Estate Planning
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Education Planning
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Tax Planning Strategies
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Investment Management Strategies
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Cash Flow Management
Through Weekly Zoom lectures, practical video tutorials, assignments, and online class collaboration, you’ll develop financial habits that foster clarity, confidence, and long-term success.
Throughout the semester, you will be building financial muscle, culminating in the creation of your personalized Blueprint for Financial Success.
Course Resources
Instead of a traditional textbook, you’ll have access to a digital library based on my books: Make Your Money Count, What Matters Most, and Allied for Success. These resources are organized and accessible at , ensuring you have everything you need to excel in the course.
Premium Planning Platform
As part of your enrollment, you will gain full access to the Premium Planning Platform from RightCapital. This powerful tool, which I also use at BayRock Financial, will guide you step-by-step in setting up your own Financial Plan.
Weekly Zoom Meetings and YouTube Playlist
Our Weekly Zoom Meetings are scheduled for Tuesdays at 10 AM. You can join live or catch the sessions later on YouTube, LinkedIn, or Facebook where we’ll be LiveStreaming each lecture.
YouTube Playlist for UH Personal Finance Fall 2024
For your convenience, all sessions will be saved to our dedicated YouTube Playlist, which can be accessed at . This Playlist, titled “UH Playlist-Fall 2024,” will serve as a valuable resource throughout the course, allowing you to revisit any lectures or topics as needed.
Enroll in
Enroll today to start your journey towards financial independence and wealth-building. I look forward to seeing you in class and helping you achieve your financial goals!
While the course is designed to teach you how to become a millionaire by age 50, this course will help you achieve whatever financial goals you choose for yourself.
Day One Zoom Meeting Agenda
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• Welcome to Personal Finance
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• The Big Idea
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• Three Laws of Personal Finance
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• What is a Financial Plan?
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• MoneyStudyGroup.com on Thinkific
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• Important Links
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• Zoom Meetings
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• GroupMe
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• Tutorial Requests
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• This Week’s Class Collaboration
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• How to Screenshot
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• Clearing Your Cache
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• Saving with Chuck
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• Budgets and Accountability
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• Credit Report and FICO Score
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• Parental Interview and First Memories
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• Consumerism Awareness
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• Credit Crush SetUp
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• Bargaining and Negotiating Anything
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• Insurance 101
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• Investment Basics and 4 Strategies
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• Asset Allocation
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• Tax Allocation
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• The Blueprint for Financial Success
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• The Capstone Assignment
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• Question & Answer Time
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• Saving with Chuck Assignment
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• Subscribe in YouTube @JimMunchbach
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• Early Assignments = Extra Points
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