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About the Course

This course is a general overview of a variety of personal finance topics - including budgeting, the importance of your credit score, cash flow, setting financial goals, and taxes. Taught by two CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Professionals, the concepts are broken down through videos, readings, and activities so you can apply what you are learning in real time. The course provides the foundation to build on for the rest of The Fundamentals of Personal Finance Specialization or as a standalone survey course to improve your understanding of basic personal finance terminology, as well as how they apply to your own financial situation. Whether you are just starting college, nearing retirement, or somewhere in between, this course will provide you with the knowledge to understand your money and actionable steps to manage your finances in the future. This course is geared towards learners in the United States of America....

Top reviews

YC

Sep 21, 2022

J’ai beaucoup appris dans ce cours. Il y a matière à étudier et intégrer. Il est question de personnalité, gestion d’argent, budgétisation, planification et finance personnelle.

Très enrichissant !

SM

Jun 21, 2023

It really helped me understand what was happening with my finances and how to work towards a good place with them that wasn't overwhelming. Plus, it clarified a lot of things I wasn't 100% on.

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By Shannon W

Jun 25, 2021

Good course, I learned a lot. It was a little repetitive at times, and some of the material was a little simple for me, but I think it was still very helpful. I wish I had this material to learn from 10 years ago!

By Abhishek P

Oct 11, 2021

It is a great course for beginners and advanced learners alike. Definitely completing this.

By Nick E

Nov 7, 2021

Very Informative. I also found the course structure to be simple and easy to follow.

By Howard P (

Sep 6, 2021

This introduction is literally an introduction.

By Deborah E

Oct 10, 2022

Between the videos and reading materials, some of the information is repeated several times. I just kinda wish it were more streamlined because I am writing notes. I just feel like it could be more effective if streamlined and perhaps include more charts and incorporate the use of flowcharts to keep it interesting. It was slightly frustrating with the video transcript errors... but hugely aggravating when it came to the tests. There were several instances where the answers provided did not answer the question that was asked. It would also be helpful to know when more than one answer is to actually be selected (i.e. "Select all that apply") since one answer is the common scenario. I am one to aim for the 100% grade. With the errors in the quizzes (including a module quiz), I purposely went back and provided the wrong answer to get the 100% since selecting the correct answer reflected a lower grade. This is all due to the errors in the quiz. So, the transcripts were frustrating at times... but to have incorrect quiz templates is an issue that needs to be resolved. I do hope that as I move on to the second course that these issues are not present. One more thing of note. It really seems like there is no instructor overseeing the class since I am not the only one that has posted in the discussions regarding the errors. I have also submitted through the discussion group various questions myself that I would have assumed someone other than another student would have answered. I do hope that these issues will be looked into. I did contact support regarding the module quiz errors. I actually copied a pasted a word document with all of the details. Upon submitting it, the format within the support comment box was not formatted but all of the info was still there, in detail, if they actually read it. They later wanted me to send screenshots of that same info. I did not. I had already moved forward in my course work beyond all of the issues I had previously submitted.

By Syieve L

Jul 20, 2023

Great overview of personal finance; well rounded and full of information. More than many expect to cover an in introduction to personal finance course. However, the quality isn't as strong and the content isn't as engaging as it should be. The audio isn't the best; especially on Lauren's videos. I think her microphone is being muffled by her polo. I think a few of the quizzes have the wrong answer selected as the correct answer; specifically there's a quiz that has a 60% first-time failure rate.

By Chris T

Apr 29, 2022

It's decent for people with little understanding of finances. With most of these courses there is a lot of upsell and crosselling of products. But if you want a decent understanding of overall finances it is fine. I did it with my 15 year old daughter and she understood most everything.

By Anora A b M A H

Nov 24, 2021

it consist of things i already know. Good insights tho!

By Kanyanat M

Jul 22, 2021

describe so good

By Болатбек Қ

Nov 5, 2024

Қиын!!

By Natalia B C

Jul 8, 2022

This is not what I am looking for