DSST* Study Guide

Personal Finance

The only study guide that teaches you what you need to know to pass the Personal Finance exam (with no prior knowledge needed), and is constantly updated based on student feedback to guarantee you the best possible results.

About the DSST* Exam

The Personal Finance DSST exam covers the material that would typically be taught in an undergraduate course on personal finance or basic financial planning. InstantCert's course for this subject is a quick introduction to the fundamentals of managing and investing your money, paying taxes, and protecting your wealth.

Topics Covered in this Course

Foundations
Credit and Debt
Consumer credit
Bankruptcy
Major Purchases
Auto
Housing
Taxes
Payroll deductions
Income
Tax planning/estimating
Insurance
Life policies
Property and liability policies
Health, disability, and long-term care policies
Investments
Saving accounts and money markets
Stocks, bonds, and mutual funds
Retirement and Estate Planning
Funding retirement
Social Security
Estate planning

Customer Test Results for this Exam

618 users submitted test results since December, 2006.
601 of those users reported a passing score (97%).

Below are ten of the most recent user-submitted test results. These are unfiltered, real results that were submitted by InstantCert students:

Date of ExamResultScore
Apr 7, 2023passed424
Mar 4, 2023passed434
Aug 1, 2022failed350
Jun 9, 2022passed443
Jun 7, 2022passed424
May 21, 2022passed439
May 3, 2022passed422
Apr 13, 2022passed427
Mar 18, 2022passed444
Feb 10, 2022passed429
Live, unfiltered results posted by InstantCert students

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