FIN 2100 · Personal Finance · Fall 2026
Personal Finance for Sovereign Individuals
Professor Jessie · MDC Kendall
16 Interactive Lecture Decks — Scroll, Learn, Build Your Plan
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Module 1 — Foundations (Weeks 1-5)
Foundations
Week 1
Financial Mindset: The Sovereign Individual
Week 2
Personal Financial Statements: Know Your Numbers
Week 3
Budgeting and Cash Flow Control
Week 4
Banking, Custody & Emergency Funds
Week 5
Credit and Credit Scores
Module 2 — Risk, Debt & Investing (Weeks 6-10)
Midterm
Week 6
Debt: Diagnosis, Elimination, Strategic Use
Week 7
Taxes: The Biggest Line Item of Your Life
Week 8
Insurance: Transferring Risk
Week 9
Investing Fundamentals: Stocks, Bonds, ETFs
Week 10
Bitcoin, Crypto & Real World Assets
Module 3 — Long-Term Wealth & Legacy (Weeks 11-16)
Final Project
Week 11
Time Value of Money & Compound Growth
Week 12
Retirement Accounts: 401(k), IRA, Roth
Week 13
Home Ownership & Mortgages
Week 14
Real Estate as an Asset Class
Week 15
Estate Planning & Legacy
Week 16
Final Project: Financial Sovereignty Plan
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