The Finance for Everyone Specialization offered by McMaster University provides a comprehensive understanding of finance and its impact on society. Through this course, you will gain insight into global and local finance, the flow of assets, and market dynamics, enabling you to interpret financial news and make informed personal financial decisions.
Key features of the course include:
Upon completion, you will possess the skills to analyze financial markets, assess value, manage debt, and make impactful financial decisions.
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The Finance for Everyone Specialization comprises modules covering free markets and finance, interest rates and financial instruments, value generation through ideas, debt management, and a capstone project to apply learned skills in real-world scenarios.
Finance for Everyone: Decisions introduces you to the workings of free markets and the foundations of finance. You will learn about important financial calculations and their real-life applications, preparing you for the following course in F4E: Markets.
Markets explores the impact of interest rates on financial instruments, including bonds and stocks, and provides insights into equity pricing models and derivative securities markets. You will also gain an understanding of the intersections of financial markets with policy, politics, and power.
Value delves into the powerful generator of value - ideas - and their interaction with financial resources. You will learn about investment techniques, pricing, diversification, uncertainty, and behavioral approaches to risk, equipping you with valuation models and evidence-based analysis.
Debt addresses the challenging question of optimal borrowing, exploring the influence of debt on corporations, individuals, and public sector organizations. This module covers the imperative of limiting and reducing debt, along with case-based learning to uncover and interpret financial information.
The Capstone Project allows you to apply key insights and knowledge gained from the previous modules in real-life situations. Through scaffolded exercises, you will create a piece of work reflecting your new knowledge and showcasing your skills to various audiences.
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