Finance Careers
Spring 2014 Syllabus
Syllabus Spring 2014 are now available for viewing.
Instructor: H. Swint Friday
FINA-1307_W01 ( Personal Finance– 100% Online Course)
(Please note that this course does NOT require the Connect access code)
FINA-4315_001 (International Finance)
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For Syllabus Spring 2014 (All Courses at TAMUCC), Please click TAMUCC-Syllabus Spring 2014.
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MORTALITY RATE AS A FUNCTION OF AGE
This document presents some information on mortality rate as a function of age, derived from several sources. A combined estimate of an underlying probabilistic mortality-rate function and the resulting survival-probability function also are presented (more…)
Fall 2013 Final Exam Schedule
Final examination schedule for courses that begin/meet regularly at the following times: (more…)
How Investors Leave Billions on the Table
Source: Wall Street Journal (Click here to read the article)
‘Mancession’ Pushes Italian Women Back Into Workforce
Source: Walls Street Journal (Click here to read the article)
Oil’s $5 Trillion Permian Boom Threatened by $70 Crude
Source: Bloomberg (Click here to read full article)
WTI Crude Tumbles Below $98 on Projected U.S. Stockpile Increase
Source : Bloomberg (Click here to read the article)
Nissan: We’ll have a self-driving car on roads in 2020
By By Todd Wasserman, Mashable
Source: CNN
UPDATED: 09:43 PM EDT 08.27.13
Nissan has just joined Google in the race to make driverless cars a reality.The Japanese automaker is aiming to have such driverless autos on the road by 2020.”Nissan Motor Company’s willingness to question conventional thinking and to drive progress is what sets us apart,” said CEO Carlos Ghosn, in a press release. “In 2007 I pledged that — by 2010 — Nissan would mass market a zero-emission vehicle. Today, the Nissan Leaf is the best-selling electric vehicle in history. Now I am committing to be ready to introduce a new ground-breaking technology, Autonomous Drive, by 2020, and we are on track to realize it.”SEE ALSO: Tesla Opens First Plant in the NetherlandsNissan intends (more…)
Books and Materials Spring 2014
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(Please note that Finance 4315- International Finance Newer Edition is available, click here to check it out!)
Syllabi Fall 2013
| Calendar Fall 2013 | |
| August 8, Thursday | Last day to apply for December 2013 graduation |
| August 26, Monday | Faculty Start Date |
| September 4, Wednesday | Classes begin |
| September 11, Wednesday | Last day to register or add a class |
| November 15, Friday | Last day to drop a class |
| November 28-29, Thursday-Friday | Thanksgiving Holidays |
| December 9, Monday | Last day to withdraw from the University |
| December 10, Tuesday | Last day of classes Last day to apply for May 2014 graduation |
| December 11, Wednesday | Reading Day |
| December 12-13, Thursday-Friday December 16-18, Monday-Wednesday |
Final examinations |
| December 19-20, Thursday-Friday | Grading days |
| December 21, Saturday | Fall Commencement |
Syllabi Fall 2013 for Personal Finance 1307, Investment 3331, and Employee Benefits 3331 are available.
FINA 4315 Syllabus – Fall 2013
FINA 3331 Syllabus – Fall 2013
FINA 1307 Syllabus – Fall 2013
Smart finances with a smart phone
By Swint Friday
Source: Caller Times.
CORPUS CHRISTI — I have enlisted my smartphone in my ongoing battle against the bulge. There are applications to log calories and websites to search calorie counts for any meal from major restaurant chains to home cooked fare. I am always amazed at the massive number of calories contained in most every menu item at the most popular chains. It is no wonder we are having such a hard time controlling our ever growing waistlines. (more…)
Is marriage worth it financially?
By Swint Friday
Source: Caller Times
CORPUS CHRISTI — Recently, while traveling I watched WE TV’s show, “Rich Bride, Poor Bride” a program similar to their infamous “Bridezillas” with less drama and obnoxious behavior. One thing these shows along with many weddings that I have participated in reveal is that Americans have lost their financial minds. These popular programs show families squandering small fortunes on self-indulgent and self-centered relationships. (more…)
