The course is intended for people who would like a deeper understanding of the American housing finance system. The focus will be on providing necessary background knowledge rather than on evaluating specific policy proposals.  Near the end of the course, participants will be encouraged to bring up policy issues and to discuss them in light of the information presented.

"Future Ready: Financial Literacy" is an educational resource that introduces the importance of financial literacy and provides an overview of key concepts such as savings accounts, types of interest, and financial planning. It aims to equip learners with the knowledge and skills needed to make informed financial decisions, manage money effectively, and build a secure financial future.

This lesson will teach you the difference between different investments, what they are and the risk involved with each.

This 9-minute video lesson explains the difference between a bond and a stock. [Core Finance playlist: Lesson 18 of 184]

This 9-minute video lesson explains what it means to buy a bond. [Core Finance playlist: Lesson 54 of 184]

This 10-minute video lesson considers a choice between money now and money later. It is the first in a series of 4 videoson Present Value. [Core Finance playlist: Lesson 3 of 184]

This 10-minute video lesson discusses more choices as to when you get your money. It is the 2nd of a 4-part series on Present Value.[Core Finance playlist: Lesson 4 of 184]

This 14-minute video lesson explains why bond prices move inversely to changes in interest rate. [Core Finance playlist: Lesson 55 of 184]

This 7-minute video lesson considers the virtuous circle of housing price appreciation making defaults go down making lending lax making housing appreciate even more. [Core Finance playlist: Lesson 16 of 184]

This 9-minute video lesson looks at why housing prices went up so much from 2000-2006 even though classical supply/demand would not have called for it. [Core Finance playlist: Lesson 13 of 184]

This 10-minute video lesson discusses why lending standards become more and more lax from 2000 to 2006. [Core Finance playlist: Lesson 15 of 184]

This 11-minute video lesson explains how bubbles destroy wealth. [Core Finance playlist: Lesson 42 of 184]

This 11-minute video lesson continues to look at how bubbles destroy wealth. [Core Finance playlist: Lesson 43 of 184]

This 14-minute video lesson discusses what it means to buy a company's stock. [Core Finance playlist: Lesson 17 of 184]

In this 6 minute video, students will be introduced to what bonds are and why they are sold and how they help raise money. This will aid in the mastery of standard EPF. 18

In this project, you will explore a real-world problem, and then work through a series of steps to analyze that problem, research ways the problem could be solved, then propose a possible solution to that problem. Often, there are no specific right or wrong solutions, but sometimes one particular solution may be better than others. The key is making sure you fully understand the problem, have researched some possible solutions, and have proposed the solution that you can support with information / evidence.Begin by reading the problem statement in Step 1. Take the time to review all the information provided in the statement, including exploring the websites, videos and / or articles that are linked. Then work on steps 2 through 8 to complete this problem-based learning experience..