What do you think about when you hear the word “Finance”?

My answer: money, credit, debit, loan, assets, liabilities, investments, retirement planning, insurance, stock market, exchange, currency, bond.

Most common words from students: money, profit, value, prosperity, wealth, riches, power, banks, crisis, risk, greed and bankruptcy

Teacher: We explore finance from the view of decisions and processes that allocate money for the most productive use. That is, getting and spending money to achieve underlying goals.