Finance and Economics

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America's Love Affair with the Horseless Carriage
Course Fee: $21.00
Dates: 1/7/2025 - 1/28/2025
Times: 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 4
Location: Central United Methodist Church Upper Room
Instructor: Olin Sansbury

There are nearly 300 million motor vehicles in America. Americans spend over an hour daily driving those vehicles. The number of vehicles continues to grow even as the cost of buying and operating them increases. Only New Zealand has more vehicles per 1000 inhabitants and the difference is small-- -869 to 860. How did this obsession with the “horseless carriage" develop? In four sessions, we’ll examine the automobile’s history; its early impact on social and economic life; its ongoing relationship to where we live, how we work and play, how we travel; and, finally, to whether our future is either bright or dark. Readings will be provided and discussion encouraged—a joint venture in learning.

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Understanding a Corporation's Financial Statements
Course Fee: $21.00
Dates: 1/9/2025 - 1/30/2025
Times: 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Days: Th
Sessions: 4
Location: Central United Methodist Church Garrett Room
Instructor: William Strickland

How can you make sense of 100+ pages of a company's financial report? Using PowerPoint presentations, we will look at just 3 pages to glean everything you need to know to determine if a company is in good (or poor) financial shape. We will use a publicly traded corporation of the class's choice as our primary model. Weekly syllabus: 1) Overview of accounting and annual reports, 2) Balance Sheet, 3) Income Statement, 4) Cash Flows. Last year's class said everyone could benefit from this course.

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