“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”
— Benjamin Franklin
Below are some Personal Finance courses that will equip you with valuable knowledge and skills that will help you in your personal financial journey. Even though I’ve indicated difficulty levels for each courses, they are all tagged as “Beginner” level and “Introductory” by Coursera and edX respectively.
Level 1: Short and easy to finish
Level 2: Considerably short but might not be easy to finish
Level 3: Long and/or not easy to finish
Level 1: Personal Finance
Covered Topics: Cash and Credit Management, Risk Management, Wealth Accumulation
Fee: Free
Mentors: Rex Holgado, Karlo Biglang-awa, Ron Magsalin, and COL Financial
Level 1: Managing Your Personal Finances
This course has no instructional videos but contains helpful worksheets.
Fee: Free
Level 2: Financial Planning for Young Adults from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Coursera Rating: 4.6 / 5 ; Class Central Rating: 5 / 5
Level 2: Introduction to Time Value of Money (TVM) from University of Michigan
Coursera Rating: 4.8 / 5 ; Class Central Rating: no available rating
Level 2: Finance for Non-Finance Professionals from Rice University
Coursera Rating: 4.8 / 5 ; Class Central Rating: 5 / 5
Level 2: Introduction to Finance: The Role of Financial Markets from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Coursera Rating: 4.8 / 5 ; Class Central Rating: no available rating
Level 3: Investment Management Specialization from University of Geneva
Coursera Rating: 4.7 / 5 ; Class Central Rating: no available rating
Note: You will see that Investment Management Specialization course from University if Geneva will take approximately 5 months to complete, don’t be discouraged. This Specialization has 5 Courses in total including the Capstone Project, you may take each courses one by one. You don’t need to take the Capstone Project unless you want to earn the certificate.
Fee: Please check the information from each courses
