Course number: B531809

This course is a complete overview of the job associated with acting as an executor. Covers: the first steps to take; claiming life insurance, Social Security and other benefits; making sense of a will; what to do if there is no will; taking inventory and locating assets; estimating the value of assets; determining how title is held; paying claims and debts; selling property; giving property to beneficiaries; determining whether or not probate is necessary; identifying the types of property that does not go through probate; taxes; probate court proceedings; handling trusts; caring for children and their property; working with lawyers and appraisers; and more. Course level: Basic. Prerequisites: None. Course includes integrated text and study guide, final exam and grading service.

NASBA field of study: Specialized Knowledge    Course credit: 24 hours

Course number: B530313

Probate can drag on for years, and the costs -- including lawyer’s fees, appraisal fees, court fees -- can easily eat up thousands of dollars. Luckily, there are simple and effective strategies to avoid probate. You’ll learn how to: set up payable-on-death bank accounts; name a beneficiary for retirement accounts; register assets in transfer-on-death forms; hold property in joint ownership; take advantage of special procedures for small estates; create a living trust; give away property now; and more. Includes state-by-state charts to show which techniques will work in your state. Course level: Basic. Prerequisites: None. Course includes integrated text and study guide, final exam, and grading service.

NASBA field of study: Specialized Knowledge    Course credit: 10 hours

Course number: FP533415

This course covers everything from the basics about wills and trusts to sophisticated tax-saving strategies. Get straightforward, plain-English explanations of practically every estate planning device available. Learn how to choose the right type of trust, avoid probate, provide for children, minimize gift and estate taxes, protect a business, deal with second or subsequent marriages and understand when to use a will. You’ll also learn how marital property is treated in community property states and in common law states; how to complete a property inventory worksheet; how to choose primary, alternate, and residuary beneficiaries; how to disinherit someone; and how to plan for simultaneous death. Includes sample estate plans. Note: Some of the material contained in the text is not valid in Louisiana. Course level: Basic. Prerequisites: None. Course includes integrated text and study guide, final exam, and grading service.

NASBA field of study: Specialized Knowledge    Course credit: 28 hours

Course number: FP591910

Covers the need-to-know basics about wills, trusts, avoiding probate, and planning for incapacity. Course includes information on making a will or living trust, naming a guardian for your children, avoiding probate, choosing an executor, using durable powers of attorney, preparing a health care directive, and more. Course level: Basic. Prerequisites: None. Course includes integrated text and study guide, final exam, and grading service.

NASBA field of study: Specialized Knowledge    Course credit: 10 hours

Course number: B477413

This course helps you understand the alternatives to nursing facilities and shows you how to find the best care you can afford. Covers: evaluating long-term care insurance, arranging home care, exploring options beyond nursing homes, choosing a nursing facility, getting the most out of Medicare, Medicaid and other benefit programs, protecting your assets, preventing elder fraud, and more. Course level: Basic. Prerequisites: None. Course includes integrated text and study guide, final exam, and grading service.

NASBA field of study: Specialized Knowledge    Course credit: 16 hours

Course number: FP668803

Provides a proven, updated approach to retiring successfully. The text uses proven, profitable techniques to coordinate all the factors that lead to financial security and independence. You will learn how much you really need to save for retirement, how to invest that nest egg before and during retirement, and how to establish a wise and sustainable spending strategy. The course will also show you how to: overcome the threats to retiree financial security; learn the right way to estimate retirement spending; develop a sustainable spending strategy; invest your nest egg to make it last; plan for potential long-term health care; and more. Covers changes in key areas such as annuities, IRA management, estate planning, and income taxes. Course level: Basic. Prerequisites: None. Course includes integrated text and study guide, final exam, and grading service.

NASBA field of study: Specialized Knowledge    Course credit: 24 hours

Course number: FP769706

This course teaches you all the major areas in personal financial planning, including planning and managing personal finances, making purchase decisions, insuring resources, investing financial resources, and controlling your financial future. Covers time value calculations, banking, budgeting, career planning, insurance, home buying, consumer credit cards and money management, investment planning, retirement planning, and estate planning. Course level: Basic. Prerequisites: None. Course includes integrated text and study guide, final exam, and grading service.

NASBA field of study: Specialized Knowledge    Course credit: 25 hours

Course number: FP790801

This course covers both financing and investing in real estate. The first section deals with two major aspects of real estate financing: (1) financial instruments and (2) the means of financing. It examines the financial side of the lending process. The second section deals with investing in real estate. Topics include: the advantages and pitfalls of real estate investing, how to value an income-producing property, how to use leverage and increase return, and buying a home. Course Level: Basic. Prerequisites: None. Course includes integrated text and study guide, final exam, and grading service.

NASBA field of study: Specialized Knowledge    Course credit: 6 hours

Course number: FP573326

Help your clients get the most retirement and pension income and the best medical coverage. This course will teach you: the basic premises of Social Security; the specific requirements for qualifying to receive retirement, disability, dependents and survivors benefits; what work credits are; how benefits are calculated; how working while receiving benefits will affect the amount of benefits; how to appeal any denied claims; how to fill out and file every important document; how to define the “break-even point”; what SSI considers counted income and not counted income; what SSI considers assets and not counted assets; how to differentiate between immediate annuity and deferred annuity; how to figure the amount of federal CSRS or FERS retirement annuities; and much more. Course level: Basic. Prerequisites: None. Course includes integrated text and study guide, final exam, and grading service.

NASBA field of study: Specialized Knowledge    Course credit: 20 hours

Course number: B575508

With practical advice, legal information, tips and step-by-step instructions, this course will help you get your nonprofit up and running—and keep it going! You’ll learn how to: develop a strategic plan and budget; recruit and manage board members, employees and volunteers; market your organization to your target audience; raise money online through crowdfunding and other sites; build a website and use social media and networking sites; adopt policies that are legally sound; and much more. Course level: Basic. Prerequisites: None. Course includes integrated text and study guide, final exam, and grading service.

NASBA field of study: Specialized Knowledge.     Course credit: 24 hours

Course number: B155203

Will show you everything you need to know to serve as the trustee of a living trust. You’ll learn how to: decide whether or not to take on the job of trustee; set up ongoing trusts for the surviving spouse, children or someone with a disability; invest trust assets; get help from lawyers, accountants, financial planners and other experts; prepare accountings; handle taxes; develop good relationships with beneficiaries, and distribute trust property. Course level: Basic. Prerequisites: None. Course includes integrated text and study guide, final exam and grading service.

NASBA field of study: Specialized Knowledge.     Course credit: 16 hours

Course number: B571014

This course provides a complete understanding of living trusts and how they can be used by people of all estate sizes to transfer their property after their death without any attorneys or court involvement. In addition to gaining a thorough understanding of living trusts, this course will provide all the tools necessary to create your own living trust. You’ll learn: the types of trusts and how to determine which is right for you; choosing what property to put in your trust; selecting trustees and beneficiaries; special considerations when property is left to minor children or young adults; and more. The text was written by an attorney specializing in estate planning and includes easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions, helpful worksheets, and an online link to most of the forms discussed in the course. Also contains a complete set of reproducible ready-to-use forms. Course level: Basic. Prerequisites: None. Course includes integrated text and study guide, final exam, and grading service.

NASBA field of study: Specialized Knowledge    Course credit: 18 hours