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Financial Planning 1

Undergraduate | GRF-AFE122 | 2020

Course information for 2020 intake

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Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Entry requirements
No ATAR needed,
No prior study
Duration
13 weeks

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Financial Planning 1

About this subject

  • At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

    1. Explain how financial planners are regulated and their legal obligations when providing advice to a client
    2. Perform, present and analyse a range of calculations to support a client's goals
    3. Provide appropriate taxation strategies for a client
    4. Provide appropriate wealth creation strategies for a client that take into account their risk tolerance, risk capacity, investment timeframe and the benefits of diversification (where applicable)
    5. Provide appropriate wealth protection (insurance) strategies for a client using a needs based approach
    6. Provide appropriate retirement and estate planning strategies for a client
    7. Calculate a client's age pension entitlement and advise strategies for increasing this.

Entry requirements

No entry requirements

Additional requirements

  • Equipment requirements - Audio/Visual equipment

Study load

0.125 EFTSL
This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

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