FIN 460 - Personal Financial Cases & Modeling

2024 Fall Section 73024

Professor: Debra Radway

Office: BAC 541

Office Hours: Monday 4:30 to 5:45 pm or by appointment through Zoom

Email: debra.radway@asu.edu

Phone: 480-965-2969 (please use Canvas inbox)

Course Objectives and Course Learning Outcomes:

FIN420 with C or better if completed.

Course Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

 Understanding the client's personal and financial circumstances;

 Identify and select goals;

 Analyze clients' current course of action and alternatives;

 Develop financial planning recommendations;

 Present financial plan recommendations;

 Monitor a financial plan.

REGISTRATION CRITERIA FOR CFP BOARD REGISTERED PROGRAMS

results emanating from synthesis of material.

3. Analyze personal financial situations that includes both qualitative and quantitative

information, evaluating clients’ objectives, needs, and values to develop an appropriate

strategy within the financial plan.

4. Demonstrate logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of various

approaches to a specific problem.

5. Evaluate the impact of economic, political, and regulatory issues with regard to the

financial plan.

6. Apply the CFP Board Code of Ethics and Standards of Conduct to the financial

planning process

4. Ethical Awareness and Reasoning

5. Global Awareness

CANVAS

Access to Canvas is required and used extensively as a primary method of communication. I will

use Canvas to post the weekly schedule, announcements, send emails to the entire class, post

lecture notes (Google slides) and grades. You can access Canvas through your MyASU portal.

You also need to have activated your ASU email account. If your email account is not active,

you will not receive class emails and I can't reply to your emails sent through Canvas. For

technical assistance with Canvas contact 1-855-278-5080 or click Help in Canvas. Please be

aware that Section 125 of the Academic Policies and Procedures Manual prohibits the use of the

Artificial Intelligence (AI), including ChatGPT, are being used in workplaces all over the world

to save time and improve outcomes by generating text, images, computer code, audio, or other

media. Use of AI tools for drafting a letter is generally welcome in this class with attribution

aligned with disciplinary guidelines. AI tools might be employed to brainstorm, draft, edit,

revise, etc. I will provide examples of how to properly cite use. Any submitted course

assignment not explicitly identified as having used generative AI will be assumed to be your

original work. Using AI tools to generate content without proper attribution will be considered a

violation of the ASU Academic Integrity Policy, and students may be sanctioned for confirmed,

non-allowable use. If at any point you have questions about what is permitted, contact the

instructor to discuss before submitting work.

Assignment GRADES:

GRADING POLICY:

The textbook reading assignments will roughly follow the schedule outlined below, with any

substantial deviations announced in class. USE THE CALENDAR provided on CANVAS to

make sure you are aware of all due dates.

Assignments

We cover one case every week.

Before the Monday class the first week of the case, you need to read the case and complete the

strengths and weaknesses and interview questions.

Before the following Monday class, you need to complete the quantitative and qualitative

analysis and any other assigned discussion boards or presentations.

General Class Policies:

This is an in-person course and attendance is critical for success. You must meet the assignment

deadlines as the class moves quickly. It is important for you to regularly check the

announcements. I will communicate information on assignments and answer questions regarding

if students are struggling with how to solve problems.

Communication: You are encouraged to use office hours to ask questions about the course

content and homework. All messages to me should be sent through a CANVAS Inbox

message. If you send us an email, we will refer you to the CANVAS inbox. This allows us to

I want to set realistic response expectations. I check CANVAS in the morning, and at the end of

Grade of Incomplete

A grade of incomplete for a course may be granted by permission of the instructor under the

following conditions:

 The student is in good standing academically at ASU.

 The student has attended and completed a majority of hte course assignments and

exams. (typically 70 - 80%)

 The student has experienced extenuating circumstances at the end of the semester,

preventing completion of the course.

To request a grade of incomplete, please download the incomplete Grade Request form,

complete the top portion of the form, and contact me as soon as possible regarding the request.

Note: students who miss a large portion of the course due to unforeseen events that impact their

Per university policy, all requests to reschedule a final exam must be approved at the Dean

level. If you have more than three finals scheduled in one day ro have an extenuating

circumstance, please contact [email protected].

Academic Integrity and Ethical Behavior

The W.P. Carey School takes academic integrity very seriously. Therefore, unless otherwise

specified, it is imperative that you do your own work. Any suspected violations of academic

integrity will result in the following sanctions:

 A minimum of zero on the assignment AND

 A reduced grade in the course OR

School and University Policies

See this page for details on

 W. P. Carey Honor Code

 Professionalism Policy

 Prohibition Against Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation

 Instructor Absence Policy

 Religious Accommodations

 University Sanctioned Events

 Tutoring Support

 Threatening Behavior

 Student Accessibility and Inclusive Learning Services (SAILS)

 Offensive Material

 Copyright Material

Information contained within this syllabus (except grading and absence policies) is subject

to change.