High School Finance Curriculum

Below are skills needed, with links to resources to help with that skill. We also encourage plenty of exercises and book work. Curriculum Home

Important: this is a guide only.
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High School Finance | Money
☐ Calculate compound interest, compounded annually over a number of years at a constant annual rate of interest.
☐ Compound Interest
☐ Compound Interest Calculator
☐ Compound Interest Derivations
☐ Calculate compound interest, compounded over a period other than a year (a month, quarterly or semiannually) at a constant annual rate of interest.
☐ Compound Interest
☐ Compound Interest - Periodic Compounding
☐ Compound Interest Calculator
☐ Compound Interest Derivations
☐ e - Euler's number
☐ Investment/Loan Graph
☐ Know how to use and apply the four compound interest formulas - to find Future Value (FV), Present Value (PV), interest rate (r) or number of periods (n)
☐ Compound Interest Derivations
☐ Compound Interest Calculator
☐ Compound Interest
☐ Compound Interest - Periodic Compounding
☐ Understand Present Value (PV) and how to calculate future payments from present value, or vice versa using exponents.
☐ Present Value
☐ Compound Interest
☐ Understand Net Present Value (NPV) and how to calculate it.
☐ Net Present Value
☐ Present Value
☐ Understand the Internal Rate of Return (IRR), and how to use it.
☐ Internal Rate of Return
☐ Net Present Value
☐ Present Value
☐ Understand the risks and rewards involved in investments, how to compare investment choices, and what is meant by 'Diversify'.
☐ Present Value
☐ Net Present Value
☐ Internal Rate of Return
☐ Compound Interest - Periodic Compounding
☐ Compound Interest
☐ Investing introduction
☐ Annuities