Profits & Losses: The Hidden Signal

Should the government step in to protect companies from failure? Or does shielding businesses from losses lead to inefficiency and higher costs? In this episode of Cash Course, your middle and high school students will learn how profits and losses keep economies balanced—and why businesses thrive when driven by incentives, not government intervention.

Measuring Economic Performance

Schools of Economic Thought

Economic Policies and You

Why Economic Systems Matter

Making Economic Decisions

Scarcity and Choice

The Role of Prices

Inflation & Your Money

Currency II: Foreign Exchange

What Is Currency?

The Wild Ride of Economic Cycles

The Great Federal Reserve Mystery

The Cost of Price Controls

America's Economic Secret Sauce

Artificial Intelligence and Fraud

Different Ways to Budget

Scams and Fraud

Warranties and Guarantees

Taxes II: Capital Gains

The Basics of Inheritance

Navigating Auto Insurance

Understanding Assets and Liabilities

Cybercrimes and You

Cryptocurrency

Supply & Demand

What Are Commodities?

Investing & Bonds

What Is an Economy?

Investing & Stocks

Know Your Tax Forms: W-2 & W-4

How Are You Getting Paid?

Simple vs. Compound Interest

Student Loans 101

Using Financial Institutions

Checking and Savings Accounts

Understanding Taxes

What Is Investing?

What Are Savings?

Gambling with Your Money

Taxes III: Freelancing & 1099s

What Is Bankruptcy?

Accounting Basics 101

Becoming a Business

Understanding Retirement Savings Accounts

Understanding Health Insurance

Renting vs. Owning

Manage Your Financial Hygiene

Insurance Basics

Using Credit and Debit Cards
