====== Accounting ====== To become capable of managing finances, we must first begin at the most basic arithmetic. Our Accounting Curricula includes this basic education up through: * Financial Accounting Principles * Managerial Accounting Principles * Accounting Information Systems * Auditing Principles * Taxation Principles That being said, the basic courses of this curriculum act as prerequisites for math courses which are part of the S.T.E.M. curricula. Accounting: Introduction to Accounting Accounting Principles and Concepts Double-Entry Accounting Financial Statements Accounting for Assets Accounting for Liabilities Accounting for Equity Financial Analysis Managerial Accounting Cost Accounting Tax Accounting Budgeting: Introduction to Budgeting Types of Budgets Budgeting Principles Developing a Budget Budgeting Process Budgeting Techniques Budget Variance Analysis Monitoring and Controlling Budgets Budgeting for Projects Capital Budgeting Forecasting Techniques Rolling Budgets Zero-Based Budgeting Additional Topics: Ledger Creation Billing Mutual Funds Credit Unions Insurance Tax Mitigation ====Mutual Funds & Credit Unions==== Mutual Funds: Introduction to mutual funds and their structure Types of mutual funds: equity, debt, balanced Understanding risk and return Choosing the right mutual fund Investing in mutual funds: SIP, lumpsum, etc. Monitoring and managing mutual fund investments Credit Unions: Introduction to credit unions and their structure Credit union vs. traditional bank Types of credit unions: community, corporate, trade Membership and eligibility requirements Products and services offered: savings, loans, insurance, etc. Managing finances with credit unions Case studies and success stories of credit unions