Standards alignment

Which standards QuantAim covers

QuantAim's curriculum is mapped to the six topic areas of the National Standards for Personal Financial Education (Council for Economic Education and the Jump$tart Coalition, 2021) - the framework most state personal-finance graduation requirements are written against.

Lesson counts below are live from the curriculum, not a brochure figure.

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I Earning Income 5 lessons

Career choices, education and training, taxes, benefits, and how income is generated over a lifetime.

Career Choice as an Investment in Human Capital
Employment Types and Benefits
Gross Pay, Net Pay, and Reading a Paycheck
Negotiating Pay and Understanding Total Compensation
Side Income and Multiple Income Streams

II Spending 5 lessons

Budgeting, evaluating purchases, comparison shopping, and the trade-offs behind spending decisions.

Building a Budget That Actually Works
Buying a Car: The True Cost of Ownership
Comparison Shopping and Avoiding Common Spending Traps
Needs, Wants, and Lifestyle Inflation
Renting vs. Buying a Home

III Saving 5 lessons

Reasons to save, compound interest, savings vehicles, emergency funds, and deposit insurance.

Compound Interest and the Power of Starting Early
Emergency Funds: Why and How Much
How Banks and Savings Accounts Work
Inflation and Why Cash Loses Value Over Time
Setting and Achieving Savings Goals

IV Investing 5 lessons

How investments grow wealth over time, risk and return, diversification, asset classes, and costs/fees.

Diversification and Risk Tolerance
Opening and Using a Brokerage Account
Retirement Accounts: 401(k), IRA, and Tax Treatment
Stocks, Bonds, and ETFs: The Basics
Why Investment Fees Matter More Than They Seem

V Managing Credit 5 lessons

How credit works, interest and fees, credit reports and scores, debt management, and borrowing costs.

Credit Scores: What They Are and What Moves Them
Getting Out of Debt
Good Debt, Bad Debt, and the Real Cost of Interest
How Credit Cards Actually Work
Student Loans: Federal vs. Private, and Repayment

VI Managing Risk 5 lessons

Insurance, protecting assets and identity, fraud, and strategies for managing financial risk.

Consumer Protection and Your Rights
Filing Your Taxes: A Practical Walkthrough
Identity Theft and Financial Fraud Protection
Insurance Basics: Transferring Risk
Understanding Your Taxes

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