Apr 06, 2026  
2026-2027 Catalog (BETA) Cal State East Bay 
    
2026-2027 Catalog (BETA) Cal State East Bay
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FIN 452 - Retirement Planning and Employee Benefits


Units: 3
This course focuses on business retirement plans, individual retirement plans, and retirement planning and distribution strategies to meet client goals. Students will evaluate employer and individual benefit plans.

Prerequisites: FIN300
Strongly Recommended Preparation: FIN 450
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground, or Hybrid, or Online-Asynchronous, or Online-Synchronous.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring


Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
 

  1. Understand the retirement needs analysis and demonstrate the ability to provide an evaluation of retirement needs (F.44).
  2. Explain important provisions of Social Security and Medicare coverage (F.45).
  3. Identify and describe important elements of eldercare and special needs planning (F.46)
  4. Explain types of defined contribution and defined benefit qualified plans (F.47).
  5. Determine the legal and tax requirements and options for a retirement plan to be considered qualified (F.48).
  6. Describe and explain deferred compensation and non-qualified retirement plans (F.49).
  7. Identify and describe the key factors that will affect the selection of retirement plans for businesses (F.50).
  8. Explain the rules, penalties and taxation pertaining to retirement plan distributions (F.51).
  9. Determine appropriate investments for retirement plan funding and distribution purposes and recommend well-diversified, tax-efficient portfolios (F.52)
  10. Identify the factors that businesses should consider when creating a succession plan and describe some commonly used succession planning tools (F.53).




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