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Fundamentals of Equities

In this course, will look at industries and economic sectors that neatly define an economy. We will also introduce you to fundamental concepts involved in a company’s annual statements such as balance sheets, cash flows and its income statement, plus explore popular fundamental values used to filter vast amounts of corporate stocks. And finally, we’ll examine mutual funds and ETFs as alternatives to individual stocks for investing. To facilitate a comprehensive understanding of essential concepts discussed, this course includes a series of practical examples, quizzes, reading materials and a final course project.

Status: Product Knowledge
Status: Investments
BeginnerCourse12 hours

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JH

5.0Reviewed Nov 19, 2021

Great refresher for me. I completed my finance MBA over 14 years ago and had forgotten much of it. This course helped me regain much lost knowledge

AL

4.0Reviewed Sep 8, 2024

Good introduction to equities; but unfortunately doesn't cover valuation methods like P/E ratios and DCF.

DV

5.0Reviewed Oct 3, 2022

G​reat course, lots of support material to help you learn is provided.

SK

5.0Reviewed Jul 9, 2024

This is very informative and useful set of trainings for beginners who would like to learn and understand about Equities and kick of their learning experience in this field.

AT

5.0Reviewed Oct 8, 2024

It's a great crash course to understand the fundamentals in the financial world

JN

4.0Reviewed Jan 1, 2023

Really the fundamentals but with interesting deep-dives, too.

AA

5.0Reviewed Feb 13, 2023

very clear and gave the right base to start to understand investments, trading, and base of finance! Absolutly suggested !TOP

AT

5.0Reviewed Oct 9, 2021

I​ found this course very useful to learn how to use new features in comparing stocks to sectors and indexes.

EM

4.0Reviewed Sep 3, 2022

With this course, I now know how to integrate and navigate the money markets. Thanks, COURSERA.

AP

5.0Reviewed Aug 12, 2022

Best Course i have learned in my career which provides knowledge skills and fundamentals concepts explained in a good manner

KS

5.0Reviewed Jul 10, 2024

So much information, it was very well explained and easy to follow.

MR

5.0Reviewed Apr 19, 2022

Great fast course on your own time with very dedidcated instructors. 100 % the best

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