http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Wed, 22 May 2013 12:48:49 PDT Wed, 22 May 2013 12:48:49 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=334492 Produced by the AICPA, currently this site contains 19 short podcasts covering a variety of financial literacy topics. Topics include: basics of life insurance, mutual fund basics, credit card fee traps, creating a budget, managing credit cards, 401K plans, buying a new car, among others. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=81003 Pennywise is a series of four videos produced by the AICPA for their 360 degrees of Financial Literacy initiative that targets grades K-12. The titles of the videos found at this site are: History of Money (play time 6:24), Banking Concepts (play time 6:11) ,Finance Concepts (play time 7:48), and Personal Budgeting (play time 4:33). The videos can be viewed using Real Player or Windows Media Player in either high or low bandwidths. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=525431 Identity theft continues to be one of the fastest growing crimes in the United States, and has ranked as one of the top consumer concerns for the past several years. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has produced a multimedia presentation to help consumers protect themselves from identity theft. The presentation provides information on steps consumers should take to secure their computer and protect themselves from identity theft, as well as actions consumers should take if they become a victim of identity theft. Financial institutions are encouraged to make the link available to their customers from their websites. This presentation is hosted by Vodium. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=89334 This is a 76 minute lecture on the time value of money. Problems are discussed through-out the lecture, and students can download appropriate tables in order to complete the problems. The lecture is on RealPlayer, and links are available to download the plug-in, as well as the Adobe Acrobat plug-in for the tables and problems. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=566077 Clay Christensen, Professor at Harvard Business School, discusses the ramifications of the stimulus package - liquidity and tax cuts - and why it wont necessarily create much-needed jobs to pull the country out of the recession. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=338103 This site contains 10 short videos as follows: 1) Introduction (4:56 min.), 2) Single Accounts (1:07 min.), 3) Joint Accounts (3:38 min.), 4) Certain Retirement Accounts (1:22 min.), 5) Revoacable Trust Accounts (9:32 min.), 6) Irrevoacable Trust Accounts (48 sec.), 7) Business/Organization Accounts (1:58 min.), 8) Employee Benefit Plan Accouunts (1:20 min.), 9) Government Accounts (32 sec.), and 10) Resources (2:24 min.). http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=566075 Joi Ito, a venture capitalist and angel investor,discusses the relationship between innovation and economic depression/recession and highlights how many financially viable businesses today were started during recessionary times. By joining the site (free), one also has access to learning objectives as well as discussion questions. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=565990 Dubai skyrocketed to success as a capital of luxury and spectacle, but its growth has been abruptly halted by billions of dollars in debt. The failure of development firms like Dubai World and Nakheel will having serious repercussions for Middle Eastern and European markets. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=374123 In "A Discussion about Fraud and Bankruptcy," Nigel Holloway, director for the Americas of the Economist Intelligence Unit, moderates a discussion with Sheila T. Smith, principal and national service line leader of the Reorganization Services group of Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP, and Susheel Kirpalani, the chair of bankruptcy and restructuring at Quinn Emanuel. They navigate the findings from a recent study conducted by the Deloitte Forensic Center and the Reorganization Services group related to bankruptcy filings and SEC enforcement releases in regards to financial statement fraud. Duration: 31.21 minutes. Also available from Google video. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=573342 This site from AccountingCoach.com is a colleciton of links to the most frequently watched accounting videos. Topics include: Accounting Careers, Financial Accounting Made Easy (from Gleim), CPA Profile interviews and Personal Financie (from AICPA), as well as Quickbooks and Excel tutorials.