Each student will research a financial or consumer topic area listed on the examples below. Prepare an informative research of 3-5 pages analyzing the topic on the importance in finance, the advantage, and disadvantages of the topic. Once you have decided on the topic, pay attention to the scope of your paper. The broader the topic, the more difficult it is to cover it in full detail. Establish beforehand the scope and limitations of your paper and this will be the foundation of your research paper outline.

The research project topics are listed below. Something meaningful to you in finance will be of interest to all of us in the course.
For example; Consumer Credit
Credit Cards (Bank, Retails, etc.)

House Purchase

Car Purchase

Another example: Auto Purchasing 
Automobile Buying

Automobile Leasing

Another example: Banking and Financial Institutions
Checking accounts

Savings accounts

Financial services

Another example: Investing
Stocks

Bonds

Mutual Funds

Life Insurance

Retirement



You must write an analysis of the research based on the following points:

Topic and the importance in personal finance (Mortgage) – Purchase a house
Advantages of the topic – Increase individuals assets
Disadvantages of the topic – Increase individuals liabilities
Basically, your outline will constitute three main parts namely the Introduction, the Body and the Conclusion.

Style: APA Format 

Length: 3-5 pages 

At least 3 reference sources from quality journal publications.