Fundamentals and Concepts of Finance, Investment and Business
This course covers the fundamentals and concepts of finance and Investment which are covered in a very simple manner with appropriate examples.
Overview
1.8KSTUDENTS*
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This course includes:
- 4+ hours of on-demand video
- 3 modules
- Core level
- Direct access/chat with the instructor
- 100% self-paced online
- Many downloadable resources
- Shareable certificate of completion
In this course the fundamentals and concepts of Finance and Investment are covered in a very simple manner with appropriate examples. A clear understanding of the basics is the key to advanced learning and professional success. Concepts like Inflation, Savings, Investment, Risk, Liquidity, Time Value of Money, Debt and Equity, Sources of Capital, Cost of Capital, Significance of Turnover, Profit, Earnings, Return on Investment etc. have been explained in a simple manner.
This course will be of immense benefit to high school students and undergraduates who will find themselves equipped with the fundamentals before they step into their professional careers or pursue higher education. It will also be of immense use to young entrepreneurs who intend venturing into business as also to anyone who desires to understand the concepts of finance and investment in order to manage their personal finances in a better way or provide services as an advisor to family and friends.
Skills You Will Gain
Debt
EBIT
EBITDA
Equity
ETFs
Mutual Funds
ROI
Learning Outcomes (At The End Of This Program, You Will Be Able To...)
- The Fundamentals and Concepts of Finance and Investment to help you manage your Personal Finances in a better way.
- The aspects like Inflation, Savings, Investment, Liquidity, Risk and Time Value of Money to help you take informed and balanced investment decisions.
- Business concepts like Capital, Sources and Cost of Capital, Debt-Equity, Leverage, EBITDA and ROI to help you manage your business and personal investments.
- The concept and types of Risk and how to analyse risk
- The concept of Liquidity. Liquidity of personal assets and market liquidity and its implications
- A conceptual understanding of the Time Value of Money
- The pitfalls of Debt and how to prevent falling in a Debt Trap
- The concept of how money grows into wealth
- Understanding the difference between Simple and Compound interest and also between Stated Annual Rate and Effective Annual Rate
- Some considerations for real life investment and classification of personal investment
- Some examples of how money grows at different pace
- Understanding Investment in bonds and concept of Par Value, Coupon rate, Market price and Yield rate
- Understanding investment in Mutual Funds, ETFs and other investment avenues
- Understanding investment in stock market
- Practical example of investing in stock market
- Significance of Risk and Diversification in investment
- The financial concepts for entrepreneurs
- Understand what is Capital and the source of capital
- The significance of Debt and Equity
- The concept of Cost of Capital in a business
- The significance of Debt Equity Ratio or Leverage
- The significance of turnover in any business
- The concept of Profit, Earnings, EBIT and EBITDA and ROI
Prerequisites
- None
Who Should Attend
- This course is for every common person who would like to get acquainted with the Fundamentals and Concepts of Finance, Investment and business with a view to manage their finances and business in a better way.
- University students, to equip them with the fundamentals and concepts before they step into their professional career, pursue higher education or venture into business.
- Young entrepreneurs who have launched or are planning to launch their business ventures
- People who indulge in savings and investments and intend to manage own finances in a better way.
- This course would serve as a foundation course for students who aspire to pursue management courses.
- People who want to be financial and investment advisors to their family and friends.
- Those who are interested in knowing the basic concepts before investing in stock market and mutual funds.
- Those who have interest in the subject of finance and investment but are not familiar with the financial vocabulary.
