David Plisco

BUS210 · BUS212 · A210 · BUSFIN · BUS180 · BUS120 · 23 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 74/100
RMP rating: 3.6/5
Take again: 57.14%
Difficulty: 2.7

The decision

if you want real investing knowledge and will read the book; expect and some rambling lectures.

Best fit · Effort For RewardReal-world finance expertTest heavyExtra credit boosterTextbook-based quizzesRepetitive lectures

Veteran money-manager instructor; students learn practical stocks, bonds, and investing.
Grades rest on a .
Many call it an easy A if you read the textbook; some find lectures long, off-track, or unclear.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Multiple students report an easy A , and completing large extra-credit papers.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is practical not theoretical and , but finance novices can still feel lost without background.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

and participation is tagged as mattering.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

62/100

About , though some call lectures boring or hard to follow.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

, and grades based on few items help most students.

Format shift

Workload

Light

76/100

Typically four tests and .

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Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Deep industry expertise and useful investing advice, tempered by repetitive and .

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

, and one paper; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students value his industry experience and easy path to A via reading and , while some criticize rambling lectures.

Main concern

Lectures can be long, repetitive, and off-topic; tests pull heavily from the textbook not class talk.

What students said

“An easy A if you read.”
BUS210

“Just read the textbook and you'll pass easily.”
BUS210

“lectures are long and boring - talks a lot most times gets off track”
BUS120

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Quizzes and tests are mostly true/false and multiple choice from the textbook, with a .

Multiple choice quizzesTrue/false questionsTextbook-based testsExtra credit paper

Assessment risk

Standard

68/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person assessments are textbook-driven quizzes and a .

Multiple choice quizzesTrue/false questionsTextbook-based testsExtra credit paper

“ .”
BUS210

“Grades are only based on 4 tests and a written paper.”
BUS210

“There is an though.”
A210

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“An easy A if you read.”
Voice snapshots generated from 23 in-person reviews spanning 2004-2024, highlighting expertise, ease, and lecture style. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Easy A Path

82/100

“An easy A if you read.”

💼 Real-World Expertise

78/100

“David is a 'real world' money manager with over 40 years of personal/professional investing experience.”

🗣️ Lecture Style

55/100

“lectures are long and boring - talks a lot most times gets off track”

👍 Recommendation

62/100

“ !”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

An easy A if you read
Just read the textbook and you'll pass easily
AS MUCH AS 1 OF 2 TESTS

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He seriously knows his stuff, been in the business 50+ years
Only down side is that David repeats himself, numerous times

Theme 3

📝 About Assessments

Grades are only based on 4 tests and a written paper
and

Data context

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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

23 reviews from 2004 to 2024 with , and support high confidence.

Inside 23 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512

4 out of 52

3 out of 53

2 out of 54

1 out of 52

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

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9 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 5

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Audit/No Grade 2 · Drop/Withdrawal 1

David Plisco

Take him if you want real investing knowledge and will read the book; expect test-heavy grading and some rambling lectures.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Mandatory

WorthIt

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In person

Online

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📚 Easy A Path

💼 Real-World Expertise

🗣️ Lecture Style

👍 Recommendation

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📝 About Assessments

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

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D range

F

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if you want real investing knowledge and will read the book; expect and some rambling lectures.