Finance at a Glance!

College Majors and High School Schedules

In 10th grade you should take:

• English II
• Algebra II or Geometry
• Biology or Chemistry
• U.S. History
• Business Finance

High school Schedules

Before we get too ahead of ourselves, let's take a few steps back to two very important factors: High School and College.

In 12th grade you should take:

• English IV
• Pre-Calc or Calc or Trigonometry or Statistics
• Physics or other science course
• Government/Economics
• A course that relates to chosen career

In 9th grade you should take:

• English I
• Algebra I or Geometry
• Earth, Life, or Physical science or biology
• State History/Geography
• Business Essentials/Business Technology Applications

In 11th grade you should take:

• English III
• Algebra II or Pre-Calculus
• Physics or Chemistry
• World History/Psychology
• Accounting

Thank you!

So, do you think you are ready to jump into the world of finance? Then get to it, and good luck!

College Majors

Cited Sources

Here are the majors in this cluster:

• Banking and Financial Support Services
• Business and Personal/Financial Services Marketing Operations
• Credit Management
• Finance and Financial Management Services
• General Finance
• Financial Mathematics
• Financial Planning and Services
• Insurance
• International Finance
• Invetments and Securities
• Public Finance
• Taxation

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Career Choices

Business Finance Careers

What careers would fit in each category?

An example of a business finance career is a financial research analyst. In this career you would study the company's business and determine whether or not you should invest in their stock.

Other careers include a forensic accountant, economist, and venture capitalist.

Insurance Careers

An example of an insurance career would be an insurance agent. Insurance agents find potential clients, meet with them and show them what you have to offer, and complete the required paperwork for them.

Other careers might include actuary, insurance claims adjuster, and insurance underwriter.

Securities and Investments Careers

Banking Services Careers

An example for a career in this pathway would be an investment advisor. Investment advisors help individuals and organizations decide which investments to make and monitors their investments.

Other careers might be money manager, tax preparer, and trader.

An example of a career in this pathway would be a loan officer. Loan officers would do things such as examine a client's loan request, determine whether or not the client would pay the loan, and file paperwork applying the loan.

Other career options would include bank teller, bill and account collector, customer service representative.

Finance at a Glance!

By Morgan Whaley and Kiernan Kelly

The Pathways to Finance

This is all about the 4 exciting pathways of finance!

Banking Services

In banking services, you will be able to provide credit and payment services, as well as loans to companies and individual people in order for them to be successful. You must be good at making decisions, as well as organized and well managed in order to keep track of owed debts. This industry is stressful, but at the end of the day, doesn't it feel good to help people?

Insurance

This pathway is the providing of security and protection if anything bad happens that would cost money. You must be able to say no to someone who is rather persistent, yet be able to extend your help in any way possible. Ever seen State Farm commercials? That is an example of an insurance company.

Securities and investments

This pathway involves the planning and management of investments and securities made for organizations, companies, and projects. You will need to be organized to be able to plan someone's footsteps and have great experience in the field.

Business Finance

Business finance involves the planning, maintaining, and analyzing of financial reports as well as the management of an organization's income. You must be good at decision making in order to manage the business' finances, as well as be flexible to any sudden changes. The work may be tedious at times.

What is Finance?

Finance is all about appropriate management of money or finances. This cluster involves careers that will do work such as investment planning, banking, insurance, and business income management. As you may very well see you must be very responsible and organized to handle money day in and day out. But let's get to know finance more closely.