Lesson Plan –
Careers in Financial Management and Investment Planning
Course Title: Money Matters
Lesson Title: Careers in Financial Management and and Investment Planning
Specific Objective: Research and identify the jobs that correspond with the field of financial and
investment planning.
Performance Objectives: The student will:
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Prepare a report (using MLA format) using research materials accessed from the Internet.
Prepare and present a multimedia presentation.
Time: Instruction time: Greater than 120 minutes
Preparation
TEKS: 130.162.(c)(1)(c)
Occupational Correlation (O*Net – http://www.onetonline.org/)
13-2052.0 - Personal Financial Advisors
Similar titles: Financial Advisor, Portfolio Manager, Financial Planner, Account Executive, Registered
Representative, Investment Advisor, Financial Consultant, Financial Counselor, Analyst, Certified
Financial Planner (CFP)
Tasks:
 Sell financial products such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and insurance if licensed to do so.
 Build and maintain client bases, keeping current client plans up-to-date and recruiting new clients
on an ongoing basis.
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Analyze financial information obtained from clients to determine strategies for meeting clients'
financial objectives.
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Answer clients' questions about the purposes and details of financial plans and strategies.
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Review clients' accounts and plans regularly to determine whether life changes, economic
changes, or financial performance indicate a need for plan reassessment.
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Interview clients to determine their current income, expenses, insurance coverage, tax status,
financial objectives, risk tolerance, or other information needed to develop a financial plan.
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Recommend strategies clients can use to achieve their financial goals and objectives, including
specific recommendations in such areas as cash management, insurance coverage, and
investment planning.
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Implement financial planning recommendations or refer clients to someone who can assist them
with plan implementation.
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Research and investigate available investment opportunities to determine whether they fit into
financial plans.
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Explain and document for clients the types of services that are to be provided, and the
responsibilities to be taken by the personal financial advisor.
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Materials Needed: One copy per student of:
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Careers in Financial Planning
Careers in Financial Management & Investment Planning Project
Rubric for Multimedia Project – Financial Management Careers
Informational Interview Questions
Equipment Needed:
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Computer with internet access
Presentation software
Word processing software
Interactive whiteboard, dry erase board, etc.
Learner Preparation:
 Knowledge of MLA style reports (provide MLA handout to students).
 Knowledge of presentation and word processing software
 Students should be familiar with accessing the Internet
 Teacher should be familiar with jobs in the financial management and investment planning fields.
Introduction:
Start a discussion on the many careers available in the financial and investing field.
Teaching Strategies:
Put students into groups of two. Assign each group a career to research from the “Related Jobs”
handout or of your choice.
Make copies of handout – Careers in Financial Management and handout – MLA Format for students
to use in preparing their reports and multimedia presentations.
Have students use the Internet to research and gather information needed to complete career project.
(Bureau of Labor Statistics). This site has a copy of the Occupational Outlook Handbook that can be
used to research careers – links specifically to Business and Financial Occupations.
Assessment:
Students will be graded on presentation and report based on rubrics provided.
Resources:
Textbook:
Intro to Business 5th Edition Glencoe--Unit 7, Unit 9, Unit 10, Unit 11
Intro to Business 7th Edition Cengage--Unit 2, Unit 4
Managing Your Personal Finance 5th Edition Cengage--Unit 1, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 6www.dallasfed.
Websites:
"ALEX Lesson Plan: Exploring Financial Management Careers.." ALEX Alabama Learning Exchange.
N.p., n.d. Web. 23 May 2012. <http://alex.state.al.us/lesson_view.php?id=24806>.
Month. "Business and Financial Occupations : Occupational Outlook Handbook : U.S. Bureau of
Labor Statistics." U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 May 2012.
<http://www.bls.gov/ooh/business-and-financial/home.htm>.
Outline
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Outline (LSI Quadrant II):
Instructors can use the multimedia presentation, slides, handouts, and presentation notes pages in
conjunction with the following outline.
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Outline
Notes to Instructor
Start a discussion on the
many careers available in
the financial and
investing field (see
Related Jobs handout).
A. Introduction
B. MLA Format
Distribute copies of MLA
Format handout for
students to use in
preparing their reports
and multimedia
presentations.
C. Related Jobs Assignments
Put students in groups of
two. Assign each group
a career to research from
the Related Jobs
handout.
D. Research
Have students use the
Internet to research and
gather information
needed to complete
career project.
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Verbal
Linguistic
E. Career presentations
Students deliver
presentation on career
choice using multimedia
software and/or
interactive whiteboard.
F. Blog
After presentation, have
students blog about what
job/career interests them
and explain their plan for
pursuing this career.
(This website allows
students to blog and
share with others their
thoughts about what they
have learned in class.
Students create an
account for themselves.
This site is free.)
Logical
Mathematical
Visual
Spatial
Musical
Rhythmic
Bodily
Kinesthetic
Intrapersonal
Interpersonal
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Naturalist
Existentialist
Application
Guided Practice (LSI Quadrant III):
Students will work in groups of two to research a financial management career. They will report their
findings through the use of word processing software in MLA format and multimedia presentation
software. Students will then deliver their presentation on the chosen career.
Summary
Review (LSI Quadrants I and IV):
Following reports and presentations, students will blog about what job or career interests them and
explain their plan for pursuing this career.
Evaluation
Informal Assessment (LSI Quadrant III):
Circulate through classroom and observe groups as they work to monitor participation of all group
members. This group project will allow students to work cooperatively with another student and share
the knowledge learned in the group with others in the class.
Formal Assessment (LSI Quadrant III, IV):
Students will be graded on presentation and report based on rubrics provided.
Extension
Extension/Enrichment (LSI Quadrant IV):
Have students talk to someone about their career. Instruct students to prepare three or four
questions for this informational interview. (Provide handouts of Informational Interview Questions.)
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Careers in Financial Management & Investment Planning
Project
You will be paired with a partner to complete this project. You will pick a career from the field
of Financial Management & Investment Planning and prepare a report and multimedia
presentation to be presented to the class.
Report:
Use the MLA style report. Include the following information in your report. Make sure that
you provide a hard copy of your internet references for the teacher.
 Job title
 Job description
 Education requirements
 Certification requirements
 Employment outlook
 Earnings – include high, median, and low ranges
 Skills required
 Personality traits needed
 Responsibilities
 Related occupations
Multimedia presentation:
Your slides should include:
 Introduction – including the career chosen, student’s name, class and date
 A slide for each bullet under Reports
 Conclusion
Both students are required to have a part in the presentation to the class. Practice your slide
progressions and avoid unnecessary bells and whistles.
You will be graded on format, grammar and content of your report. For your presentation you
will be graded on content, delivery, slide progression, creativity and speech. (50pts each part,
for a total of 100 pts)
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Careers in Financial Planning
1. Financial planner
2. Financial manager
3. Financial analyst
4. Comptroller/controller
5. Risk manager
6. Cash manager
7. Treasurer
8. Chief Financial Officer
9. Certified Public Accountant
10.Certified Management Accountant
11.Brokerage clerks
12.Investment advisors
13.Tax preparer
14.Securities and Commission sales agent
15.Asset manager
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MLA FORMAT
General Guidelines
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Type your paper on a computer and print it out on standard, white 8.5 x 11-inch paper.
Double-space the text of your paper, and use a legible font like Times New Roman or Courier. The font size
should be 10-12 pt.
Leave only one space after periods or other punctuation marks (unless otherwise instructed by your
instructor).
Set the margins of your document to 1 inch on all sides. Indent the first line of a paragraph one half-inch (five
spaces or press tab once) from the left margin.
Create a header that numbers all pages consecutively in the upper right-hand corner, one-half inch from the
top and flush with the right margin. (Note: Your instructor may ask that you omit the number on your first
page. Always follow your instructor's guidelines.)
Use either italics or underlining throughout your essay for the titles of longer works and, only when absolutely
necessary, providing emphasis.
If you have any endnotes, include them on a separate page before your Works Cited page.
Formatting the First Page of Your Paper
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Do not make a title page for your paper unless specifically requested.
In the upper left-hand corner of the first page, list your name, your instructor's name, the course, and the
date. Again, be sure to use double-spaced text.
Double space again and center the title. Don't underline your title or put it in quotation marks; write the title
in Title Case, not in all capital letters.
Use quotation marks and underlining or italics when referring to other works in your title, just as you would in
your text, e.g.
o Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as Morality Play
o Human Weariness in "After Apple Picking"
Double space between the title and the first line of the text.
Create a header in the upper right-hand corner that includes your last name, followed by a space with a page
number; number all pages consecutively with Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.), one-half inch from the top
and flush with the right margin. (Note: Your instructor or other readers may ask that you omit last
name/page number header on your first page. Always follow their guidelines.)
Following is a sample first page of an essay in MLA style:
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Cite the Purdue OWL in MLA:
Entire Website
The Purdue OWL. 26 Aug. 2008. The Writing Lab and OWL at Purdue and Purdue University. 23 April
2008 <http://owl.english.purdue.edu>.
Individual Resources
Purdue OWL. "MLA Formatting and Style Guide." The Online Writing Lab at Purdue. 10 May 2008.
Purdue University Writing Lab. 12 May 2008
<http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/>.
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Rubric for Multimedia Project :
Financial Management Careers
Name:____________________________Date:_________ Period: ______
CATEGORY
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Presentation
Well-rehearsed with
smooth delivery that
holds audience
attention.
Rehearsed with fairly
smooth delivery that
holds audience
attention most of the
time.
Delivery not smooth, Delivery not smooth
but able to maintain and audience
interest of the
attention often lost.
audience most of the
time.
Requirements
All requirements are All requirements are One requirement
met and exceeded. met.
was not completely
met.
More than one
requirement was not
completely met.
Organization
Content is well
organized using
headings or bulleted
lists to group related
material.
Uses headings or
bulleted lists to
organize, but the
overall organization
of topics appears
flawed.
Content is logically
organized for the
most part.
There was no clear
or logical
organizational
structure, just lots of
facts.
Originality
Product shows a
large amount of
original thought.
Ideas are creative
and inventive.
Product shows some
original thought.
Work shows new
ideas and insights.
Uses other people's Uses other people's
ideas (giving them
ideas, but does not
credit), but there is
give them credit.
little evidence of
original thinking.
Sources
Source information
collected for all
graphics, facts and
quotes. All
documented in
desired format.
Source information
collected for all
graphics, facts and
quotes. Most
documented in
desired format.
Source information
collected for
graphics, facts and
quotes, but not
documented in
desired format.
Very little or no
source information
was collected.
Mechanics
No misspellings or
grammatical errors.
Three or fewer
misspellings and/or
mechanical errors.
Four misspellings
and/or grammatical
errors.
More than 4 errors in
spelling or grammar.
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INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
1. How did you get your current job?
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2. In what ways do you find your work most satisfying?
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3. What are your main frustrations?
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4. What tasks and activities are required in your work?
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5. What are the most important qualifications for working in this field?
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6. What advice would you give a young person who is thinking about this type of work?
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