Essentials of Finance and Investment in 2 hours

Essentials of Finance and Investment in 2 hours, available at $19.99, has an average rating of 3.8, with 14 lectures, based on 22 reviews, and has 1447 subscribers.

You will learn about Grasp the basics of Finance, prepare for finance modules in university as well as CFA programme, have good foundation for further advanced finance programmes. Understand what are time value of money, present value, future value, interest rates, essential rules in investment decision making, the Bond market and its interest rate risk. See the beauty of finance and investment and apply to practice to make good investments. This course is ideal for individuals who are This course is best suited for university students who are studying business, finance, accounting, economics or any other finance related courses. This course will provide you with a solid foundation which is essential for further study and research in finance. or This course is also for anyone who is interested to know more about Finance and Investment, how to make good investments. Remember No Investment, No Rich! It is particularly useful for This course is best suited for university students who are studying business, finance, accounting, economics or any other finance related courses. This course will provide you with a solid foundation which is essential for further study and research in finance. or This course is also for anyone who is interested to know more about Finance and Investment, how to make good investments. Remember No Investment, No Rich!.

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Title: Essentials of Finance and Investment in 2 hours

Price: $19.99

Average Rating: 3.8

Number of Lectures: 14

Number of Published Lectures: 14

Number of Curriculum Items: 14

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 14

Original Price: $19.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

Grasp the basics of Finance, prepare for finance modules in university as well as CFA programme, have good foundation for further advanced finance programmes.

Understand what are time value of money, present value, future value, interest rates, essential rules in investment decision making, the Bond market and its interest rate risk.

See the beauty of finance and investment and apply to practice to make good investments.

Who Should Attend

This course is best suited for university students who are studying business, finance, accounting, economics or any other finance related courses. This course will provide you with a solid foundation which is essential for further study and research in finance.

This course is also for anyone who is interested to know more about Finance and Investment, how to make good investments. Remember No Investment, No Rich!

Target Audiences

This course is best suited for university students who are studying business, finance, accounting, economics or any other finance related courses. This course will provide you with a solid foundation which is essential for further study and research in finance.

This course is also for anyone who is interested to know more about Finance and Investment, how to make good investments. Remember No Investment, No Rich!

I have taught many students Finance and Investment. I will show you the way to understand finance and investment in an easy way and apply the information to practice.

This course will provide you with essentials of finance and investment. You will grasp the basics to prepare for finance modules in university as well as other professional programmes like CFA. You will be equipped with a sound foundation for further advanced finance study and research. This course is best suited for university students who are studying business, finance, accounting, economics or any other finance related programmes. This course is also for anyone who is interested to know more about the beauty of Finance and Investment, how to make good investments. Remember No Investment, No Rich!

No prior finance knowledge is required. The course covers:

Time value of Money, Present Value, Future Value

Compounding, Discounting

Perpertuity, Annuity, Stream of cash flows

Interest Rates

Investment Decision Making Rules: NPV, IRR, Payback

Bonds: characteristics, zero-coupon, coupon bonds, yield to maturity

Bond interest rate risk (sensitivity), Duration, Convexity

Why should take this course?

You are a finance student. You are really struggling into finance related modules and lie on the verge of a fail. You would like to start from scratch in an esay-to-learn format and you want a motivation to love the subject.

You are a manager. You have to make investment decisions. You have to choose between projects.

You are an investor. You want to know more about investment and different investment markets.

You are just interested in finance. You want to know more about why finance and investment are essential in our lives and you are planning to make investments in the future.

The course includes videos of the instructor teaching at the whiteboard for you to understand more easily.

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Time Value of Money, Present Value and Future Value

Lecture 1: Why $1 today is not equivalent to $1 tomorrow. Present Value and Future Value

Lecture 2: Stream of Cash flows

Lecture 3: Perpetuity

Lecture 4: Annuity

Chapter 2: Interest rates (APR, EAR)

Lecture 1: Why banks may fool you

Chapter 3: Rules in Investment Decision Making. How to make a wise investment decision

Lecture 1: Net Present Value (NPV) rule

Lecture 2: Internal Rate of Return (IRR) rule

Lecture 3: Payback rule

Chapter 4: BONDS

Lecture 1: Fundamentals of Bonds. Zero-coupon bonds vs coupon bonds

Lecture 2: Yield to maturity vs coupon rate

Lecture 3: Coupons are paid semi-annually

Chapter 5: Bond Interest Rate Risk (Sensitivity)

Lecture 1: Bond Interest Rate Risk

Lecture 2: Bond Duration

Lecture 3: Bond Convexity

Instructors

Hien Minh Luu
Top 0.5% of University of Manchester

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1 stars: 1 votes

2 stars: 2 votes

3 stars: 5 votes

4 stars: 7 votes

5 stars: 7 votes

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