Fin 1050 Movies and Money

FIN 1050 – “MOVIES AND MONEY”(High School Version) PF-M

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Name: Period:

Explain the role that money played in the story line of the following movies. Also indicate which of the 15 principles that form the foundations of personal finance each movie emphasized and how as explained on pages 18 – 24 of your book. Be sure it is EASY TO READ!

Principle 1 / The Risk-Return Trade-Off
Principle 2 / The Time Value of Money
Principle 3 / Diversification Reduces Risk
Principle 4 / All Risk is not Equal
Principle 5 / The Curse of Competitive Investment Markets
Principle 6 / Taxes Affect Personal Finance Decisions
Principle 7 / Stuff Happens, or the Importance of Liquidity
Principle 8 / Nothing Happens Without a Plan
Principle 9 / The Best Protection is Knowledge
Principle 10 / Protect Yourself Against Major Catastrophes
Principle 11 / The Time Dimension of Investing
Principle 12 / The Agency Problem—Beware of the Sales Pitch
Principle 13 / Pay Yourself First
Principle 14 / Money Isn’t Everything
Principle 15 / Just Do It!
Cool Runnings – PG / Field of Dreams – PG
A River Runs Through IT – PG / Mr. Holland’s Opus – PG
Catch Me if You Can – PG / Forrest Gump – PG-13
Ghost – PG-13 / The Fast and The Furious – PG-13 (PF-M Page 2 of 3)
Titanic – PG-13 / The Fugitive – PG-13
Patch Adams – PG-13 / A Beautiful Mind – PG-13
Pearl Harbor – PG-13 / The Client – PG-13
Pelican Brief – PG-13 / Ocean’s Eleven – PG-13
The Perfect Storm – PG-13 / A Knight’s Tale – PG-13

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As part of the FIN 1050 curriculum, an assignment asks students to explain the role that money played in the story line of several PG and PG-13 movies (I removed the R rated movies from the assignment). This is a group project so your student should not have to view more than four (4) of the eighteen listed movies. They are:

A River Runs Through It – PG

Catch Me if You Can – PG

Cool Runnings – PG

Field of Dreams – PG

Mr. Holland’s Opus – PG

A Beautiful Mind – PG-13

A Knight’s Tale – PG-13

Forrest Gump – PG-13

Ghost – PG-13

Ocean’s Eleven – PG-13

Patch Adams – PG-13

Pearl Harbor – PG-13

Pelican Brief – PG-13

The Client – PG-13

The Fast and The Furious – PG-13

The Fugitive – PG-13

The Perfect Storm – PG-13

Titanic – PG-13

Signing this form indicates that you as the parent/guardian either give or do not give permission for your student to view these films AT HOME and make an analysis of the role that money played in the story line. If you do not believe this is an appropriate activity for your student, please indicate so and another assignment will be provided. Please place a check mark in the appropriate box below and sign this form.

My student’s name is in FIN 1050 period.

¨ Yes, I give permission for my student to view approximately 4 of the above listed movies at home and do the assigned analysis.

¨ I would like my student to have the alternative assignment.

Parent/Guardian Signature Date