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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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    EDHEC Business School

    Global Financing Solutions (by EDHEC and Société Générale)

    Skills you'll gain: Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Mergers & Acquisitions, Capital Markets, Project Finance, Financial Systems, Financial Market, Hedge Accounting, General Finance, Equities, Investment Banking, Securities (Finance), International Finance, Finance, Financial Services, Commercial Lending, Private Equity, Corporate Finance, Investment Management, Risk Mitigation, Loans

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Geneva

    Meeting Investors' Goals

    Skills you'll gain: Portfolio Management, Investments, Investment Management, Portfolio Risk, Business Ethics, Wealth Management, Behavioral Economics, Financial Market, Decision Making, Asset Management, Market Dynamics, Finance, Ethical Standards And Conduct, General Finance, Financial Analysis, Economics, Risk Management

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Segment Reporting and Financial Disclosure

    Skills you'll gain: International Financial Reporting Standards, Reconciliation, Financial Reporting, Leadership and Management, Management Reporting, Compliance Reporting, Financial Accounting, Business Reporting, Technical Accounting, Microsoft Excel, Financial Statement Analysis, Specialized Accounting, Financial Statements

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Probability and Statistics for Decision Making

    Skills you'll gain: Probability & Statistics, Statistics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Probability, Probability Distribution, Estimation, Business Analytics, Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Analytics, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Descriptive Statistics, Correlation Analysis, Variance Analysis

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Financial Modeling for Credit Risk Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Credit Risk, Risk Modeling, Financial Modeling, Lending and Underwriting, Financial Data, Financial Analysis, Financial Statement Analysis, Equities, Financial Forecasting, Financial Statements, Working Capital, Financial Accounting, Cash Flows, Banking, Market Trend, Financial Regulation, Balance Sheet, Income Statement

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Create Investment Banking Pitch Books

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Master Income Tax, Capital Gains & Deductions

    Skills you'll gain: Tax Planning, Tax Management, Income Tax, Tax Preparation, Tax Compliance, Tax Laws, Tax, Accounting, Property Accounting, Case Studies, Property and Real Estate, Compensation Management

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Yale University

    The Psychology of Negotiation: How to Find Elegant Trades

    Skills you'll gain: Negotiation, Price Negotiation, Conflict Management, General Sales Practices, Selling Techniques, Sales, Persuasive Communication, Communication, Closing (Sales), Collaboration, Value Propositions, Team Collaboration, Strategic Thinking, Behavioral Economics, Psychology, Active Listening

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Yale University

    Финансовые рынки

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Forex Trading Strategies and Platform Tools

    Skills you'll gain: Technical Analysis, Market Trend, Trend Analysis, Market Data, Financial Market, Financial Trading, Test Automation, Model Evaluation, Test Script Development, Program Development, Development Testing, Algorithms

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    EDUCBA

    Budgeting and Cost Control Techniques

    Skills you'll gain: Budget Management, Cost Control, Budgeting, Variance Analysis, Cost Management, Operating Budget, Financial Planning, Cash Management, Capital Budgeting, Resource Allocation, Capital Expenditure, Performance Measurement

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Vector Databases for Machine Learning: A Comprehensive Guide

    Skills you'll gain: Vector Databases, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Embeddings, Performance Tuning, Applied Machine Learning, LangChain, Document Management, Docker (Software), Agentic systems, Generative AI, Generative Model Architectures, Model Deployment, LLM Application, Technical Communication, Multimodal Prompts, Search Engine Optimization, Metadata Management, Data Pipelines, Machine Learning, Data Migration

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • Global Financing Solutions (by EDHEC and Société Générale): EDHEC Business School
  • Meeting Investors' Goals: University of Geneva
  • Segment Reporting and Financial Disclosure: EDUCBA
  • Probability and Statistics for Decision Making: EDUCBA
  • Financial Modeling for Credit Risk Analysis: EDUCBA
  • Create Investment Banking Pitch Books: EDUCBA
  • Master Income Tax, Capital Gains & Deductions: EDUCBA
  • The Psychology of Negotiation: How to Find Elegant Trades: Yale University
  • Финансовые рынки: Yale University
  • Forex Trading Strategies and Platform Tools: EDUCBA

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