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Personal Finance Courses

Personal finance courses can help you learn budgeting, saving strategies, investment basics, and debt management. You can build skills in financial goal setting, expense tracking, and understanding credit scores. Many courses introduce tools like budgeting apps, investment platforms, and financial calculators, showing how these skills can be applied to manage your money effectively and make informed financial decisions.

Popular Personal Finance Courses and Certifications


  • U

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Introduction to Financial Analysis - The "Why?"

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Analysis, Financial Statement Analysis, Finance, Accounting, Financial Accounting, Business Valuation, General Accounting, Financial Acumen, Financial Statements, Financial Management, Balance Sheet, Corporate Finance, Income Statement, Accounting Records, Entrepreneurial Finance, Risk Analysis, Cash Flows, Equities, Organizational Structure, Governance

    ★ 4.7 (354) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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  • D

    Duke University

    Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Deep Dive

    Skills you'll gain: Loans, Lending and Underwriting, Blockchain, General Lending, Derivatives, FinTech, Market Liquidity, Financial Trading, Token Optimization, Securities (Finance), Digital Assets, Liquidation, Portfolio Management

    ★ 4.9 (317) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
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  • W

    Wesleyan University

    Career Decisions: From Insight to Impact

    Skills you'll gain: Decision Making, Professional Development, Self-Awareness, Social Impact, Personal Development, Human Centered Design, Strategic Thinking, Human Development, Psychology, Relationship Building, Social Sciences, Culture, Cultural Diversity, Overcoming Obstacles, Dealing With Ambiguity, Adaptability

    ★ 4.7 (380) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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  • G

    Goodwill Industries International

    Goodwill® Career Coach and Navigator

    Skills you'll gain: Constructive Feedback, Interviewing Skills, Communication, Coaching, Accountability, Virtual Teams, Professional Development, Client Support, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Trustworthiness, Workforce Development, Recruitment, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Client Services, Relationship Management, Talent Pipelining, Rapport Building, Telecommuting, Needs Assessment, Employee Onboarding

    ★ 4.7 (476) · Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
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    Category: Build toward a degree
    Build toward a degree
  • E

    ESSEC Business School

    Les Fondamentaux de la Négociation

    Skills you'll gain: Negotiation, Price Negotiation, Communication, Diplomacy, Conflict Management, Relationship Building, Influencing, Selling Techniques, Value Propositions, Overcoming Objections, Relationship Management, Behavioral Economics, Prioritization

    ★ 4.7 (445) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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  • U

    University of Michigan

    Brilliant, Passionate You

    Skills you'll gain: Tenacity, Storytelling, Persistence, Personal Development, Overcoming Obstacles, Growth Mindedness, Resilience, Self-Awareness, Mental Health, Community Development, Lifelong Learning, Relationship Building, Goal Setting

    ★ 4.6 (295) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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  • D

    Duke University

    Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Opportunities and Risks

    Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Payment Systems, Cyber Risk, FinTech, Operational Risk, Scalability, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management, Financial Regulation, Legal Risk, Financial Regulations, Risk Analysis, Application Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Exploitation techniques, Financial Industry Regulatory Authorities, Regulatory Requirements, Asset Protection, Governance, Key Management

    ★ 4.9 (360) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
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  • C

    Corporate Finance Institute

    Introduction to ESG

    Skills you'll gain: Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Corporate Sustainability, Sustainable Business, Business Reporting, Risk Management Framework, Sustainability Reporting, Risk Management, Business Intelligence, Stakeholder Analysis, Environmental Issue, Stakeholder Engagement, Corporate Strategy, Governance, Performance Analysis, Stakeholder Management, Case Studies

    ★ 4.8 (314) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
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  • W

    Wesleyan University

    Suicide Prevention

    Skills you'll gain: Preventative Care, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Research, Crisis Intervention, Research Methodologies, Epidemiology, Mental and Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health, Mental Health Diseases and Disorders, Science and Research, General Science and Research, Public Health, Mental Health, Mental Health Therapies

    ★ 4.7 (331) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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  • U

    University of Pennsylvania

    AI Strategy and Governance

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Data Ethics, Data Strategy, AI Enablement, AI Product Strategy, Data Governance, Business Strategies, Corporate Strategy, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Personally Identifiable Information, Data Security, Governance, Business Transformation, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Artificial Intelligence, Risking, Big Data, Machine Learning, Model Deployment, Innovation

    ★ 4.7 (459) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
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  • N

    New York Institute of Finance

    Using Machine Learning in Trading and Finance

    Skills you'll gain: Tensorflow, Keras (Neural Network Library), Financial Trading, Data Pipelines, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning, Securities Trading, Statistical Machine Learning, Model Training, Market Trend, Data Preprocessing, Deep Learning, Python Programming, Model Evaluation, Correlation Analysis, Artificial Neural Networks, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting

    ★ 3.9 (379) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
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  • S

    Stanford University

    Love as a Force for Social Justice

    Skills you'll gain: Compassion, Interpersonal Communications, Social Justice, Empathy, Philanthropy, Relationship Building, Social Impact, Liberal Arts, Community Organizing, Advocacy, Social Work, Culture, Social Sciences, Community and Social Work, Cultural Diversity, Creativity, Psychology, Performing Arts, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Neurology

    ★ 4.7 (430) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Introduction to Financial Analysis - The "Why?": University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Deep Dive: Duke University
  • Career Decisions: From Insight to Impact: Wesleyan University
  • Goodwill® Career Coach and Navigator: Goodwill Industries International
  • Les Fondamentaux de la Négociation: ESSEC Business School
  • Brilliant, Passionate You: University of Michigan
  • Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Opportunities and Risks: Duke University
  • Introduction to ESG: Corporate Finance Institute
  • Suicide Prevention: Wesleyan University
  • AI Strategy and Governance: University of Pennsylvania

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