Students completing this course of study will demonstrate competence in personal financial planning. Financial Planning and Wealth Management is a year-long course designed to give students training in basic financial education. This course will give students the financial skills necessary for today’s workforce and for post-secondary education. Financial Planning and Wealth Management is an in-depth study of basic financial principles. Students will receive detailed instruction in financial terminology, money management, credit management, and financial security. Students will use Microsoft Office or Google software for some of the work completed in this course. The goal of the course is to teach students the importance of managing their money and credit in order to be financially secure when they begin earning income. Another goal of the course is to strengthen each student’s literacy, interpersonal, and communication skills. This course allows students to earn 1.0 credit for financial planning plus 0.5 credit for economics.