Personal Financial Planning Fall 2024

University of Prince Edward Island
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Andrew Carrothers
Associate Professor of Finance
4
Timeline
  • October 22, 2024
    Experience start
  • December 6, 2024
    Experience end
Experience
1/1 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Canada
Large enterprise
Banking & finance

Experience scope

Categories
Financial services Investment Communications
Skills
business services data analysis personal financial planning research
Learner goals and capabilities

Beginning in September 2024, students with theoretical and practical knowledge regarding personal finances can engage with your organization in a comprehensive financial planning simulation including budgeting, personal taxation principles, the importance of saving, investment strategies, retirement planning, and real estate and mortgages.

Learners

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
95 learners
Project
20 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 4
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Presentation video

Personal financial plan document

Written report

Project timeline
  • October 22, 2024
    Experience start
  • December 6, 2024
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Students will help satisfy your corporate social responsibility goals related to financial literacy and engagement with post-secondary educational institutions. The simulation exercise includes:

  1. Evaluation of the personal financial planning needs of a new client.
  2. Creation of a personal financial plan for a new client.

Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Be available to judge student presentations.

Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.

Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.

Are you a large financial institution that provides investment advice and sells investment products?

Do you employ investment advisors in Prince Edward Island?