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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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    McMaster University

    Finance For Everyone: Value

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Analysis, Financial Market, Cash Flows, Financial Modeling, Investments, Business Valuation, Financial Data, Risk Management, Market Dynamics, Decision Making, Analytical Skills, Case Studies

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Thriving 101: Designing a Fulfilling Life & Career

    Skills you'll gain: Goal Setting, Positivity, Personal Development, Self-Awareness, Optimism, Productivity, Time Management, Empowerment, Growth Mindedness, Research and Design, Creative Thinking, Professional Development, Communication

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    SkillsBooster Academy

    AI Agents 101: Tools for Marketing & Business

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Marketing Strategies, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Strategic Marketing, Marketing Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Agentic systems, Content Development and Management, Digital Marketing, Content Creation, Automation, Business Ethics, Customer experience improvement, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Content Management, Creativity, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Interactive Data Visualization

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    digital.auto

    SDV 101: Introduction to Software Defined Vehicles

    Skills you'll gain: Software Development Life Cycle, Software Development, Embedded Software, Software Architecture, Systems Architecture, Microservices, Digital Transformation, Virtualization, Artificial Intelligence

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    24 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Sales Foundations 101: Core Techniques for Success

    Skills you'll gain: Sales Enablement, Sales Management, Sales, Customer Analysis, Governance, Sales Strategy, General Sales Practices, Talent Management, Competitive Analysis, Marketing, Sales Operations, Target Market, Selling Techniques, Verbal Communication Skills, Persuasive Communication, Sales Training, Oral Expression, Market Share, Sales Process, Business

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Portfolio Optimization using Markowitz Model

    Skills you'll gain: Portfolio Management, Portfolio Risk, Financial Modeling, Correlation Analysis, Investment Management, Financial Analysis, Risk Modeling

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    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    Packt

    ChatGPT 101 - Supercharge Your Work & Life with ChatGPT

    Skills you'll gain: Creative Thinking, Business Communication, Professional Development, Social Media Content, Financial Planning, Technical Writing, Target Audience, Responsible AI, Stress Management

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Duke University

    Entrepreneurial Finance: Strategy and Innovation

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Modeling, Blockchain, FinTech, Portfolio Risk, Entrepreneurial Finance, Financial Market, Business Valuation, Risk Management, Excel Formulas, Emerging Technologies, Cryptography, Risk Analysis, Fundraising and Crowdsourcing, Financial Trading, Probability Distribution, R (Software), Financial Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Microsoft Excel

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    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Coursera

    K-Means Clustering 101: World Happiness Report

    Skills you'll gain: Unsupervised Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Plotly, Data Visualization, Machine Learning, Social Sciences, Socioeconomics, Machine Learning Algorithms, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Analysis, Python Programming

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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Packt

    Change Management Crash Course: Change Management 101

    Skills you'll gain: Change Management, Organizational Change, Process Development, Leadership Studies, Business Transformation, Organizational Leadership, Adaptability, Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Communication Planning

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Board Infinity

    Generative AI in Finance

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Fraud detection, Financial Analysis, Risk Modeling, Financial Regulations, Lending and Underwriting

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Fundação Instituto de Administração

    Data & Finance for the future

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Analysis, Business Analytics, Regression Analysis, Business Valuation, Descriptive Statistics, Data Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Statistical Inference, Financial Accounting, Cash Flows, Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Working Capital, Competitive Analysis, International Finance, Business Economics, Economics, Market Dynamics, Business Planning

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • Finance For Everyone: Value: McMaster University
  • Thriving 101: Designing a Fulfilling Life & Career: University of Colorado Boulder
  • AI Agents 101: Tools for Marketing & Business: SkillsBooster Academy
  • SDV 101: Introduction to Software Defined Vehicles: digital.auto
  • Sales Foundations 101: Core Techniques for Success: EDUCBA
  • Portfolio Optimization using Markowitz Model: Coursera
  • ChatGPT 101 - Supercharge Your Work & Life with ChatGPT: Packt
  • Entrepreneurial Finance: Strategy and Innovation: Duke University
  • K-Means Clustering 101: World Happiness Report: Coursera
  • Change Management Crash Course: Change Management 101: Packt

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