The intro finance course teaches students to be wise consumers. This 18-week course teaches them to think like operators — how banks, markets, insurers, PE/VC shops, and the tax code actually make money, and how crises and narratives reshape the game.
What's Included
- 18 weeks — Machine (1–8), Math / Fine Print / Tax / Legacy (9–12), Operators (13–15), Graveyard + Navigate (16–18)
- Full readings, homework + teacher keys, spreadsheet labs, and web lecture slides (Riches Redeemed plum theme)
- Capstone: economic weather dashboard + personal Financial Operating System
- Prerequisite path: Riches Redeemed (or equivalent personal finance fundamentals)
Production Status (July 2026)
- Readings + homework + keys complete for all 18 weeks
- Production .docx rebuilt from research-integrated MERGED masters
- 220 web slides across 18 weeks; shared slide player supports
advanced-finance - Video production blueprints drafted for all weeks (Ch1 full; Ch2–18 session stubs)
- LMS scaffold at
~/Code/AJES Education/advanced-finance(RR-style chassis; domain candidateadvancedfinance.ajesacademy.com)
Theme verse spirit: “Be wise as serpents and innocent as doves” (Matthew 10:16) — stewardship without cynicism.