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    Learn the basics of finance to manage personal and business finances. Understand financial statements, budgeting, and investment principles.

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      University of Pennsylvania

      FinTech: Foundations, Payments, and Regulations

      Skills you'll gain: FinTech, Financial Regulations, Financial Services, Payment Processing, Mobile Banking, Financial Market, Credit/Debit Card Processing, Investments, Retail Banking, Emerging Technologies, Innovation, Consumer Behaviour

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Università Bocconi

      Private Equity and Venture Capital

      Skills you'll gain: Private Equity, Business Valuation, Investment Management, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Finance, Financial Management, Financial Analysis, Tax Laws, Due Diligence, Contract Negotiation, Law, Regulation, and Compliance

      Build toward a degree

      4.8
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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Financial Reporting: Ledgers, Taxes, Auditing Best Practices

      Skills you'll gain: Ledgers (Accounting), Tax Planning, Tax Management, Auditing, Tax Compliance, Income Tax, General Ledger, Financial Auditing, Financial Controls, Compliance Management, Financial Reporting

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      62 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Columbia University

      Financial Engineering and Risk Management

      Skills you'll gain: Derivatives, Financial Market, Securities (Finance), Portfolio Management, Investment Management, Asset Management, Market Liquidity, Mortgage Loans, Credit Risk, Applied Mathematics, Finance, Risk Modeling, Mathematical Modeling, Financial Modeling, Equities, Regression Analysis, Numerical Analysis, Capital Markets, Futures Exchange, Risk Management

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      387 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Caltech

      Pricing Options with Mathematical Models

      Skills you'll gain: Securities (Finance), Derivatives, Securities Trading, Financial Market, Equities, Risk Management, Financial Modeling, Mathematical Modeling, Probability, Differential Equations, Applied Mathematics, Probability Distribution, Advanced Mathematics, Calculus, Estimation

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      36 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Multiple educators

      Machine Learning for Trading

      Skills you'll gain: Tensorflow, Supervised Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Keras (Neural Network Library), Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Financial Trading, Machine Learning, Google Cloud Platform, Statistical Machine Learning, Portfolio Management, Securities Trading, Data Pipelines, Deep Learning, Regression Analysis, Artificial Neural Networks, Market Trend, Technical Analysis, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Applied Machine Learning, Financial Market

      3.9
      Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Corporate Finance I: Measuring and Promoting Value Creation

      Skills you'll gain: Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Statements, Financial Analysis, Finance, Financial Management, Financial Statement Analysis, Capital Budgeting, Corporate Finance, Return On Investment, Cash Flow Forecasting, Working Capital, Business Valuation, Accounting, Financial Forecasting, Cash Flows, Risk Analysis

      Build toward a degree

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      1.2K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Financial Planning for Young Adults

      Skills you'll gain: Financial Planning, Budgeting, Budget Management, Cash Management, Risk Management, Wealth Management, Loans, Goal Setting, Financial Management, Finance, Investments, Expense Management, Insurance, Lending and Underwriting, Credit Risk

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Florida

      Personal & Family Financial Planning

      Skills you'll gain: Financial Planning, Risk Management, Financial Statements, Investments, Cash Management, Insurance, Income Tax, Financial Management, Credit Risk, Budgeting, Portfolio Management, Equities, Personal Development, Goal Setting

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Pennsylvania

      Fundamentals of Quantitative Modeling

      Skills you'll gain: Risk Modeling, Mathematical Modeling, Regression Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Business Modeling, Financial Modeling, Predictive Analytics, Process Optimization, Risk Management, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Markov Model, Business Process Improvement, Simulation and Simulation Software, Probability

      4.6
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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Università Bocconi

      Financing and Investing in Infrastructure

      Skills you'll gain: Project Finance, Risk Analysis, Capital Budgeting, Financial Analysis, Risk Management, Investments, Loans, Banking, Finance, Credit Risk, Contract Management, Cash Flows

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Rice University

      Physics 101 - Forces and Kinematics

      Skills you'll gain: Mechanics, Physics, Graphing, Geometry, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Calculations, Algebra, Trigonometry, Mathematical Modeling, Problem Solving

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      180 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • FinTech: Foundations, Payments, and Regulations: University of Pennsylvania
    • Private Equity and Venture Capital: Università Bocconi
    • Financial Reporting: Ledgers, Taxes, Auditing Best Practices: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Financial Engineering and Risk Management: Columbia University
    • Pricing Options with Mathematical Models: Caltech
    • Machine Learning for Trading: Google Cloud
    • Corporate Finance I: Measuring and Promoting Value Creation: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Financial Planning for Young Adults: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Personal & Family Financial Planning: University of Florida
    • Fundamentals of Quantitative Modeling: University of Pennsylvania

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