Post date: Apr 04, 2018 7:28:0 PM
Monday 4/9 Journal - What age would you like to retire? How long will you hope to live off your retirement savings? What do you hope/expect your lifestyle to be like when you retire? (7-10 sentences)
Project - "Envisioning your retirement"
You can hand in a paper copy, but you'll have to use the link below to get all the resources you need:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jga4EapOcm_2i0-t7ssiWKzJm3wnqKxroGUz8ghl7R8/edit?usp=sharing
Your project (due Thursday at the beginning of class) will consist of 2 grades:
1) 10 points -> Your retirement budget speadsheet, copied and shared with jcotter@assabet.org
2) 10 points -> Your "Envisioning your retirement" worksheet (either a paper copy with your name on it or a google doc shared with jcotter@assabet.org)
"A look ahead" - Thursday all groups of 2 or 3 will be presenting their philanthropy projects. Please put any finishing touches on your projects in the meantime.
Tuesday 4/10 Journal - What specific things could you do over the next 5, 10, 20 years to put you in a position to reach your retirement goals? (7-10 sentences)
Tuesday's classwork - "Are stocks a long-term risky investment?"
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iA0IyreSBDQfmXxkcDwFRFicxwa0E03zOFA70m3YLy8/edit?usp=sharing
Once you hand in your classwork, continue working on your project.
Wednesday 4/11
1) In groups of 3 or 4, discuss the questions on Part 5 of your "Envisioning Retirement Project." Then answer questions 4-8. You can hand in your worksheet at the beginning of class tomorrow.
2) Foolproof #13 "Giving vs. Getting"
Thursday 4/12
Journal - Write 7-10 sentences about what you learned while doing your "Envisioning Retirement Project."
In class - Philanthropy presentations followed by "Foolproof Jeopardy"
Friday 4/13 - Our class will be coming to an end in the next 3 academic weeks. What would you like to spend the next 3 weeks learning and doing? If you have no opinions, write about what you have found most useful from this class. (7-10 sentences)
If you have completed your work, you have the choice of any of these extra credit assignments (You MUST do one of them...if I see you playing video games or doing anything else non-class related, you'll get a lousy class participation grade!)
a) Comparing different charities
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U_SNH3WGupmVvj2t7yLLR3Ky8vBhnChsejMe1K9Z9Jw/edit?usp=sharing
b) Analyze different advertising campaigns
https://docs.google.com/document/d/17qzxPLiIkxnSkLE2x4wvTeyrl1TzXOaIYY4YPI87rb0/edit?usp=sharing