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Free online courses in Finance & Accounting

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The following courses cover topics in Finance and Accounting. Although some may be part of Learning Pathways offered by the platform delivering the courses, each individual course can still be accessed for free. If you wish to gain a Certificate, you'll need to pay a fee and complete and pass the course.

To help you in your search, the courses have been sorted into the following categories:




Finance for Everyone: Smart Tools for Decision-Making
University of Michigan
Want to learn how to think clearly about important everyday decisions? Finance for Everyone will showcase the beauty and power of finance. This introductory finance course will be a gateway into the world of finance and will examine multiple applications to apply to your everyday life. Join us to better understand how to apply frameworks and tools to make smart financial choices.
Free
Scheduled
edX


The Importance of Money in Business
University of Leeds
All organisations - whether multinationals, small and medium-sized enterprises, or not-for-profits - need money to be sustainable, and achieve their vision and objectives.
This award-winning free online course gives you the opportunity to delve into the exciting world of business, and gain the skills that are required by employers for a successful career in accountancy, finance and business.
Free
Scheduled
FutureLearn


Finance for Non-Financial Professionals
University of California, Irvine
Part of a 10-course series, the Career Success Specialization
Impact your financial decisions and learn how to affect the performance of your unit's profitability and of your organization. In this course gain a basic understanding of finance and accounting concepts to drive your organization's growth. Upon completion of this course, you will have gained general financial knowledge and an in-depth understanding of the impact of your decisions outside your functional area. Content of the course includes selected aspects of finance from a non-financial specialist perspective. Specific topics include: financial analysis; planning, forecasting, and budgeting; cash flow, and strategic financing. This class will be interactive and will require the active involvement of the participants in finance related activities.
Free
On demand
Coursera


Financial Markets
Yale University
Professor Robert Shiller, 2013 Nobel Prize winner in Economic Sciences, explores the topic of Financial Markets in this eight module course.
Free
On demand
Coursera


Keeping up with Change: Issues for the Finance Professional
University of London
This MOOC identifies and explores a number of challenges to the finance professional arising from the ever changing business environment. Increasingly, financial decisions must take account of strategic consequences.
Free
On demand
Coursera


Managerial Accounting: Cost Behaviors, Systems, and Analysis
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Learn the key facets of cost analysis. Topics will include types of costs, cost behavior, costing system design, activity-based costing, and cost-volume-profit analysis.
Free
On demand
Coursera




Corporate Finance Essentials
IESE Business School
Corporate Finance Essentials will enable you to understand key financial issues related to companies, investors, and the interaction between them in the capital markets. By the end of this course you should be able to understand most of what you read in the financial press and use the essential financial vocabulary of companies and finance professionals.
Free
On demand
Coursera


Financial Evaluation and Strategy: Corporate Finance
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Learn how to use key finance principles to understand and measure business success and to identify and promote true value creation.
Free
On demand
Coursera


The Language and Tools of Financial Analysis
The University of Melbourne
Part of a 5-course series, the Essentials of Corporate Finance Specialization
In this course, participants will learn the foundations of accounting principles and financial analysis, develop an understanding of the links between these, and the measurement of value creation at the firm level. This is the first course in a four-course Specialization on the Essentials of Corporate Financial Analysis and Decision-Making, created in partnership between the University of Melbourne and Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon).
Free
On demand
Coursera


The Role of Global Capital Markets
The University of Melbourne
Part of a 5-course series, the Essentials of Corporate Finance Specialization
In this course, participants will learn about how different markets around the world can interact to create value for, and effectively manage the risk of, corporations and their stakeholders. This is part of a Specialization in corporate finance created in partnership between the University of Melbourne and Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon).
Free
On demand
Coursera


Corporate Financial Decision-Making for Value Creation
The University of Melbourne
Part of a 5-course series, the Essentials of Corporate Finance Specialization
In this course, participants will learn about the key financial decisions modern corporations face, as well as the alternative methods that can be employed to optimize the value of the firm’s assets. This is part of a Specialization in corporate finance created in partnership between the University of Melbourne and Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon).
Free
On demand
Coursera


Alternative Approaches to Valuation and Investment
The University of Melbourne
Part of a 5-course series, the Essentials of Corporate Finance Specialization
In this course, participants will develop an understanding of the intuitive foundations of asset and investment valuation, and how alternative valuation techniques may be used in practice. This is part of a Specialization in corporate finance created in partnership between the University of Melbourne and Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon).
Free
On demand
Coursera


Diagnosing the Financial Health of a Business (FinHlth)
Macquarie Graduate School of Management
Learn to assess the strength of a business and identify early warning signs of potential future problems. This course shows how financial reports provide a wealth of information into the performance of a business, and how they can be used specifically to identify early warning signs of potential future problems.
Free
Scheduled
Open2Study




Understanding Financial Markets
University of Geneva
Part of a 5-course series, the Investment Management Specialization
In this course, you will learn what the main financial markets and their characteristics are as well as how they are linked to the economy.
Our very diversified team of experts will start by teaching you how the price of stocks and bonds are computed and why they move while you will become increasingly aware of the notion of risk and why it matters when measuring an investment's performance. The focus will then move to less popular markets such as gold, emerging markets, real estate, hedge funds and private markets. These will be analyzed with an emphasis on their particular risks and return opportunities as well as how they can help in building efficient portfolios. Finally, the policies of central banks and their impact on financial markets will be presented to you along with the link between the economy and the price of financial assets.
Free
On demand
Coursera


Meeting Investors' Goals
University of Geneva
Part of a 5-course series, the Investment Management Specialization
In this course, you will dive into the concepts of rationality and irrationality and understand how they impact our investment decisions and what can the consequences be at the market level. You will first explore the different biases that we, as humans, are subjected to when facing investment decisions and how they may impact the outcomes of such decisions. When all market participants are considered as one unique group rather than individually, you will discover how rationality and irrationality can drive asset prices to and away from their fair value. Finally, you will be presented with different portfolio construction methodologies and investment styles that constitute the landscape of today's portfolio management industry.
Free
On demand
Coursera


Portfolio and Risk Management
University of Geneva
Part of a 5-course series, the Investment Management Specialization
In this course, you will gain an understanding of the theory underlying optimal portfolio construction, the different ways portfolios are actually built in practice and how to measure and manage the risk of such portfolios. You will start by studying how imperfect correlation between assets leads to diversified and optimal portfolios as well as the consequences in terms of asset pricing. Then, you will learn learn how to shape an investor's profile and build an adequate portfolio by combining strategic and tactical asset allocations. Finally, you will have a more in-depth look at risk: its different facets and the appropriate tools and techniques to measure it, manage it and hedge it.
Free
Scheduled
Coursera


Securing Investment Returns in the Long Run
University of Geneva
Part of a 5-course series, the Investment Management Specialization
In this course, you will learn about the famous dichotomy between active and passive investing, how to appropriately measure and analyze investment performance and what the future trends in the investment management industry are.
You will first learn about absolute and relative performance, risk-adjusted returns and how to decompose investment performance. The focus will then shift to the two main categories of investment vehicles, active and passive funds, and what they entail in terms of expected performance. Finally, you will explore the worlds of sustainable finance, neurofinance and fintech, three areas of research that will shape the future of the investment management industry.
Free
Scheduled
Coursera




An Introduction to Credit Risk Management
Delft University of Technology
What is credit risk? Why is it so important, in modern economies, to correctly deal with it? This course combines theory with practice to answer these questions and offers you an introduction to credit risk modelling and hedging. We will approach credit risk from the point of view of banks, but most of the tools and models we will overview can be beneficial at the corporate level as well.
Free
Scheduled
edX


Principles of Valuation: Time Value of Money
University of Michigan
Part of a 5-course series, the Introduction to Finance: Valuation and Investing Specialization
We will introduce the time value of money (TVM) framework in a carefully structured way, using relatively simple applications at first and quickly moving to more advance ones. We will then spend some time on developing an understanding of alternative decision criteria (NPV, IRR, Profitability, etc.) that are commonly used in the real world. We will wrap up the course with an exposure to the determination of cash flows using accounting principles. The main focus in this building block will be on individual/personal decisions because of two reasons: (a) we learn when we see value to us as individuals and (b) the beauty of finance is that the building blocks of finance are applicable to any decision, personal or corporate. The course will last six weeks with time included for assimilation and two final exams.
Free
On demand
Coursera


Principles of Valuation: Risk and Return
University of Michigan
Part of a 5-course series, the Introduction to Finance: Valuation and Investing Specialization
This second course in the specialization will last six weeks and will focus on the second main building block of financial analysis and valuation: risk. The notion of risk and statistics are intimately related and we will spend a fair amount of time on the development of some statistical concepts and tools, namely distribution theory and regression analysis. This time will be well spent because these concepts and tools are also commonly used in many applications in the real world. The foundational idea of diversification will then be used to develop a framework for evaluating risk and establishing a relationship between risk and return. Apart from developing a keen appreciation of risk for making thoughtful decisions in an institutional context, this course will contain a lot of material and examples that will enable the learner to make smart personal investing decisions.


Valuation: Alternative Methods
University of Michigan
Part of a 5-course series, the Introduction to Finance: Valuation and Investing Specialization
This course is a rigorous introduction to alternative methods of valuation and will enable the learner to conduct analysis of most projects and companies. This course will also serve useful to anyone interested in, or required to, critically evaluating project and company analyses conducted by experts.
Free
On demand
Coursera


Valuing Projects and Companies
University of Michigan
Part of a 5-course series, the Introduction to Finance: Valuation and Investing Specialization
This course is a theoretically sound and practical exposure to valuation. As the final course of the Specialization, it will be useful to anyone in understanding, conducting or critically evaluating project and company analyses conducted by experts.
Free
On demand
Coursera




Financial Planning (FinPlan)
Sydney Institute
Explore a career in financial planning, including working with clients and the financial planning process. Understand the role of a financial adviser when it comes to their clients' financial futures, and assist them with preparing for risks such as sickness or accidents.
Free
Scheduled
Open2Study


Introduction to Financial Accounting
University of Pennsylvania
Part of a 5-course series, the Business Foundations Specialization
Master the technical skills needed to analyze financial statements and disclosures for use in financial analysis, and learn how accounting standards and managerial incentives affect the financial reporting process. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to read the three most common financial statements: the income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows. Then you can apply these skills to a real-world business challenge as part of the Wharton Business Foundations Specialization.
Free
On demand
Coursera


More Introduction to Financial Accounting
University of Pennsylvania
The course builds on my Introduction to Financial Accounting course, which you should complete first. In this course, you will learn how to read, understand, and analyze most of the information provided by companies in their financial statements. These skills will help you make more informed decisions using financial information.
Free
Scheduled
Coursera


Introduction to Financial and Management Accounting
ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)
Start learning towards a qualification and a career in business and finance with this introduction level course from ACCA-X. Interested in a career in business? Knowledge of finance will be key to your success. This Introduction to Financial and Management Accounting course is an ideal starting point.
Free
Schduled
edX


Intermediate Financial and Management Accounting
ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)
Get business-ready and prepare for a qualification by building your finance and accountancy skills with this course from ACCA-X. Intermediate Financial and Management Accounting is part two of a programme designed for anyone who is just starting out on their business, finance or accountancy journey and wants to expand their accounting and finance skills.
Free
Scheduled
edX


Accounting Analytics
University of Pennsylvania
Part of a 5-course series, the Business Analytics Specialization
Accounting Analytics explores how financial statement data and non-financial metrics can be linked to financial performance. In this course, taught by Wharton’s acclaimed accounting professors, you’ll learn how data is used to assess what drives financial performance and to forecast future financial scenarios. While many accounting and financial organizations deliver data, accounting analytics deploys that data to deliver insight, and this course will explore the many areas in which accounting data provides insight into other business areas including consumer behavior predictions, corporate strategy, risk management, optimization, and more. By the end of this course, you’ll understand how financial data and non-financial data interact to forecast events, optimize operations, and determine strategy. This course has been designed to help you make better business decisions about the emerging roles of accounting analytics, so that you can apply what you’ve learned to make your own business decisions and create strategy using financial data.
Free
On demand
Coursera


Managerial Accounting: Tools for Facilitating and Guiding Business Decisions
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Learn how managerial accounting is used to facilitate and guide business decisions. Topics will include planning (e.g., budgets), variance analysis, and overall performance measurement.
Free
On demand
Coursera


Introduction to Actuarial Science
Australian National University
This course readies you for a career as an actuary in finance, investments, banking or insurance.
Actuary is rated the best job of 2015 by CareerCast.com because it pays well and offers abundant opportunities for advancement.
You may have heard of actuarial science, or you might even know an actuary, but do you know what an actuary does? During the course you’ll hear from a wide variety of actuaries about their careers.
Free
On demand
edX
 

Chiao_2

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Amazing! My cousins is planning to become a professional advisor and for that, she has to take up exam. I am helping her because some day she is going to help me with my personal financial planning. Since I don’t trust anyone like that with the money, will take her help.
 
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