Specialized Knowledge

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: B530314

Probate can drag on for years, and the costs -- including legal fees, appraisal fees, court fees -- can easily eat up thousands of dollars. Luckily, there are simple and effective strategies to avoid probate. You will 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: CC713301

The combination of growth in the commercial utilization of the internet, the rapid changes in technology, and the complexity of management has expanded the scope of the duties of business managers. This course covers all aspects of electronic commerce: the internet, advertising and marketing, and specific technologies. It also addresses steps to move business online, e-commerce strategies, and the concerns of business managers such as security issues. 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: FP533416

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: FP591911

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: FP623801

This course delivers straightforward, digestible lessons in the investment rules and principles you need to follow to mitigate risk and realize long-term success in the markets. You will learn how to: focus on the long-term and ignore short-term market fluctuations and movements; use employer-sponsored plans to supercharge your savings and returns and minimize your taxes; understand crucial investment subjects, like diversification, rebalancing, dollar-cost averaging, and indexing. Topics include discussions about saving, index bonds, diversification, asset allocation, retirement, rebalancing, dollar-cost averaging, investment mistakes, 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: 4 hours

Course number: B477414

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: 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: FP973401

Principles of Wealth Management examines the financial planning discipline, including Its need, as evidenced by the U.S. poverty rate, the U.S. savings rate, the lack of financial retirement readiness and the ever-increasing cost of higher education. The course details the principal steps in developing a financial plan, the critical issues in managing and protecting wealth, the products and concepts available to implement wealth management objectives and their tax treatment. 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: FP790803

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: FP573328

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: B571016

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