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Finance 101 Courses

Finance 101 courses can help you learn budgeting, financial analysis, investment strategies, and risk management. You can build skills in interpreting financial statements, conducting market research, and evaluating investment opportunities. Many courses introduce tools like Excel for financial modeling, QuickBooks for accounting, and various financial analysis software, showing how these skills are applied in real-world financial decision-making.


Popular Finance 101 Courses and Certifications


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    INSEAD

    Introduction to Blockchain Technologies

    Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Ledgers (Accounting), Financial Inclusion, FinTech, Emerging Technologies, Cryptography, Payment Systems, Digital Assets, Stakeholder Analysis, Distributed Computing, Program Implementation, Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS), Information Privacy, Governance, Network Security, Data Integrity, Financial Services

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    Universidad Austral

    La Disrupción del Blockchain

    Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, FinTech, Internet Of Things, Emerging Technologies, Legal Technology, Digital Transformation, Public Administration, Distributed Computing, Financial Services, Governance, Cryptography, World History

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Financial Analysis of Organizations

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Financial Accounting, Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Financial Analysis, Revenue Forecasting, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Financial Data, Cash Flows, Accounting, Business Valuation, Capital Expenditure, Finance

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    University of New Mexico

    Negocios Internacionales I

    Skills you'll gain: International Finance, International Relations, Social Sciences, Global Marketing, Social Studies, Culture, World History, Socioeconomics, Intercultural Competence, Economic Development, Cultural Diversity, Business Economics, Economics, Operations Management

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    Insper

    Administração Financeira

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Financial Analysis, Capital Budgeting, Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cost Accounting, Cash Flows, Accounting, Financial Management, Return On Investment, Business Mathematics, Investments

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    University of Pennsylvania

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    Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Return On Investment, Operations Management, Process Analysis, Financial Accounting, Operational Efficiency, Financial Reporting, Income Statement, Capital Budgeting, Marketing, Cash Flows, Finance, Financial Acumen, Business Operations, Balance Sheet, Strategic Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Financial Modeling, Business Planning

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    Columbia University

    Introduction to Financial Engineering and Risk Management

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Market, Securities (Finance), Derivatives, Mathematical Modeling, Applied Mathematics, Capital Markets, Futures Exchange, Equities, Financial Modeling, Probability, Risk Management, Portfolio Management, Probability Distribution, Cash Flows

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    University of Minnesota

    IS/IT Governance

    Skills you'll gain: Technology Strategies, Change Management, Information Technology, Governance, Portfolio Management, Investment Management, System Implementation, Resource Allocation, Return On Investment, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Financial Analysis, Cost Benefit Analysis, Risk Management, Decision Making

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    Rice University

    A Story of Economics: A Principles Tale

    Skills you'll gain: Economics, Supply And Demand, Business Economics, Market Dynamics, Economic Development, Game Theory, Financial Policy, Tax, Market Analysis, International Relations, Operating Cost, Cost Benefit Analysis, Business Metrics, Public Policies, Performance Metric, International Finance, Fiscal Management, Consumer Behaviour, Investments, Labor Relations

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    University of Washington

    Machine Learning: Regression

    Skills you'll gain: Regression Analysis, Model Evaluation, Predictive Modeling, Supervised Learning, Statistical Modeling, Feature Engineering, Machine Learning, Data Preprocessing, Python Programming, Algorithms

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    University of Geneva

    Planning your Client's Wealth over a 5-year Horizon

    Skills you'll gain: Wealth Management, Portfolio Management, Asset Management, Financial Planning, Investment Management, Investments, Performance Measurement, Financial Forecasting, Finance, Behavioral Economics, Risk Management, Market Trend, Risk Analysis, Decision Making, Microsoft Excel

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    Sciences Po

    Entreprendre dans les Industries Culturelles à l'ère du numérique

    Skills you'll gain: Entrepreneurship, Business Modeling, Promotional Strategies, Business Strategy, Entrepreneurial Finance, Content Creation, Innovation, Digital Transformation, Consumer Behaviour, Marketing Budgets, Business Economics, Intellectual Property

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular finance 101 courses

  • Introduction to Blockchain Technologies:Ā INSEAD
  • La Disrupción del Blockchain:Ā Universidad Austral
  • Financial Analysis of Organizations:Ā University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Negocios Internacionales I:Ā University of New Mexico
  • Administração Financeira:Ā Insper
  • å•†åŠ”åŸŗē”€ (äø­ę–‡ē‰ˆ):Ā University of Pennsylvania
  • Introduction to Financial Engineering and Risk Management:Ā Columbia University
  • IS/IT Governance:Ā University of Minnesota
  • A Story of Economics: A Principles Tale:Ā Rice University
  • Machine Learning: Regression:Ā University of Washington

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