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An overview of the ideas, methods, and institutions that permit human society to manage risks and foster enterprise. Emphasis on financially-savvy leadership skills. Description of practices today and analysis of prospects for the future. Introduction to risk management and behavioral finance principles to understand the real-world functioning of securities, insurance, and banking industries. The ultimate goal of this course is using such industries effectively and towards a better society.
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Rating 4.7 based on 2,637 ratings
Length 8 weeks
Effort 7 weeks of study, 3 - 4 hours per week
Starts Nov 19 (283 weeks ago)
Cost $49
From Yale University via Coursera
Instructor Robert Shiller
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Language English
Subjects Social Sciences Business
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de los mercados financieros

Un curso muy bien logrado, con tópicos claves y relevantes para una persona que desee conocer más de los mercados financieros y la historia de las finanzas.

Além de trazer assuntos atuais, há a explicação, exemplificação e principalmente uma conclusão.Com este curso, há a possibilidade de entender princípios financeiros básicos e colocá-los em pratica no cotidiano.Muito agradecido por todo o conhecimento adquirido Comprensión de los mercados financieros desde varios puntos de vista, extraordinario profesor It was really very useful knowledge gained during the course.

The course has been very useful in helping a better understanding of the financial markets and how to manage risk me ayudo a comprender el propósito de los mercados financieros, en como se actuaron en los CDO y entre otros, para no volver a caer en una crisis.

This course was very interesting and enriching Excelente cuso para las personas que quieren incursionar en el mundo de los mercados financieros, y comprender las diversas formas de invertir en opciones a futuros y otros instrumentos de valores.

Me parece un muy buen curso, para principiantes y nos enseña de una manera clara, los conceptos básicos de los mercados financieros, así como todo lo que implica, me gusto mucho el curso.

Very good course This course was really helpful in enhancing my financial skills.I like how professor Shiller help me to understand everything.Thank you coursera and Yale university..... Un curso interesante y muy educativo, te ayuda a entender de una manera simple las estructuras y complejidades de los mercados financieros, todo esto de la mano de un gran economista, como lo es, el profesor shiller.

Por mi parte este curso me fue muy útil como introducción a los mercados financieros, lleno de ejemplos y que cambió mi perspectiva de los mercados financieros.

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about making money

Professor Shiller is a very passionate finance & economic people, he emphasis a lot times that Finance is not about making money.

I have so much appreciation with finance, before I thought it's just about making money, but it's only a part of that.

It is a course that helps you to get into the very importance of Economics in the world and the view that it's not just about making money but about putting that knowledge at the service of Society.

I love the thought that the field is not just about making money but it is about making things happen, and for the collective welfare of the community.

When i started it, i was thinking it will be about making money.

It's been very long journey for me to complete this course but I assure you that in future I will look back many times on how professor shiller teach not only about the world of finance but also that finance is not only about making money.I had done many courses on coursera till now on finance but this is one of the best course I have ever taken on finance.In this course you will learn about stock market, bond market,history on finance, the origin of finance and every thing about finance.If you're thinking about doing course on finance then I assure you that this is one of the best of course ever made on finance.You won't regret after enrolling in this course.

I didn't get any certificate after my court were completed.i complete 2 of the courses in Coursera but I didn't receive any certificate Good I have learned so much about financial markets in short time.also gained much knowledge about economic theory, insurance, mortgage and more importantly crisis.How to deal with such situation taught genuinely.I'm so glad that I joined this course and learned that finance is not just about making money but also about helping others, serving others who serves others .

Finance is not all about making money, it is how you help to elevate the standard of living of people or the community around you.

It also motivate students to attract towards finance This course helped me to understand the finance basics and purpose of finance in our life (not just about making money but improve lives) a good course Not at all legitimate course.

This course is important for me as it will give me insight about financial markets which is not only about making money only rather than I will learn about various aspects of financial markets,how it works and how I can implement in daily life.It will improve my knowledge as well as my way of thinking.

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nobel prize winner

robert shiller is a very good teacher the course is complete thank to coursera i have learned so many things with this video even if i am working in finance there are some important points to take in accountthank you yale and coursera for this amazing experience AMAZING TO HEAR A NOBEL PRIZE WINNER IN ECONOMICS TALK ABOUT FINANCIAL MARKETS.

Course is taught by a Nobel Prize Winner and really feels like a true college class.

Great course and great teacherIt was a privilege and a amazing oportunitie taking classes from Professor Shiller, nobel prize and a grat teacher.thank you very much Teached by a Nobel Prize winner.

And who better to teach you than a Nobel prize winner?

Study the financial market for free with Robert Schiller, Nobel prize winner.

To have a Nobel prize winner as a teacher (even online) is something unique.

Best course best course I think that Professor Shiller's presentation of finance was informative, innovative and insightful on the level you would expect from a Nobel prize winner.

It was really exciting to learn form a nobel prize winner Robert Shiller.

Privileged to attend the classes from the Nobel prize winner Mr.Robert J Shiller.

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real life examples

The professor was really amazing , and the best part of the course was each and every term were being explained with real life examples which made the course more interesting.

It was very informative, moderately challenging and the theory was constantly supported with the real life examples.

The professor is very well informed and uses real life examples to better explain the concepts.

The lecturer is an expert who has deep knowledge in his field and can utilize a lot of real life examples to illustrate the concepts.

Largely Informative course with great real life examples and application....Lecture Notes or General Notes could be included which contain definition of terms used, important events etc... Coursera shall take note of this It's a good and very useful of the course and ,I like and it's our profession of use to courseSelect the course and you get a new knowledge Excelente.

Every concept is explained with practical real life examples.

He explained many concepts with real life examples that made it easy to relate.

Good The course was very practical, full of real life examples and modern day problems and how they can be possible through rational and innovative thinking Génial!

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rather than

This online version of the Yale course was obviously slapped together with very little thought and production value; it's one of those unsuccessful attempts to bring in revenue on the cheap, creating an online version out of existing face-to-face material, rather than building a real online course from scratch.

Replaying it in my mind now that I'm done, I feel that the course dwelt on the flaws of financial markets, rather than being an explanation of their workings.

I appreciated the careful selection of interesting shorts, rather than just a sequential taping of an actual course.

ALONG WITH THE BOOKS, IT COVERED EVERYTHING I NEEDED AND A LOT MORE; IN A VERY PRACTICAL USEFUL WAY RATHER THAN THEORY.

The course videos were edited haphazardly at times as the Course felt sometimes almost too general as a lot of video content involved Professor Shiller speaking generally on concepts rather than giving in-depth research based information.

Professor Schiller is simply great and the setting of the course where simply perfect Compared to my previous finance courses this gave me a new insight that shows purpose rather than technicalities.

This makes it more encouraging as the concepts then become easier to grasp and the class is based on a more practical approach rather than theoretical one.

I enjoyed the lessons and I'd like to say that Prof. Robert Shiller conveyed the learnings as a story-teller rather than a typical lecturer which kept my concentration with greater ease.

My orientation about Finance has changed, as I now view it as having a greater social purpose rather than just amassing wealth for one's self.

The only shortfall I felt in this course is that a number of questions in the quizzes were skewed towards an economic approach rather than from the finance perspective, with these set with a finance tone initially but ended up with how it produced various economic effects.

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mundo de las finanzas

thank you for this great opportunity and i wish that someday i could be part of Yale University family and study there Una excelente introducción para todo el panorama del gran y complicado mundo de las finanzas I enjoyed the layout and overview of the basics of Financial Markets.

Recomendable para cualquier persona que esté interesada en el mundo de las finanzas.

although I'll need to come back to review it sometime, to reinforce my knowledge Muy buen curso Excelente curso, lo recomiendo para aquellos que quieran iniciar en el mundo de las finanzas.

Información básica de los mercados financieros que nos introducen en el mundo de las finanzas y como gestionar los riesgos de nuestra inversiones Amazing course.

Good intro Excelente curso para alguien que quiera comenzar a adentrarse en el mundo de las finanzas.

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nobel laureate

It's not often you get unfettered access to a senior lecturer and a Nobel Laureate at that.

How often do you get to learn from a world leading expert and Nobel Laureate?

Its was a wonderful experience learning from an actual Nobel Laureate.I would love to meet the Professor some day.

It is once in a lifetime opportunity to be this close to a Nobel laureate and understand how his mind works, don't let it pass.You'll learn a lot, you'll enjoy a lot.

The course instructor, Professor Robert Shiller is a Nobel Laureate in Economics!

Well adapted to real life implications Excellent Amazing Course Good Truly amazing to learn from Nobel laureate, Robert Shiler Best course to choose if you want to strengthen your basics The course is amazing.

The Professor is a Nobel Laureate and engages with a fluid teaching methodology.

The best part about this course is the Professor (Robert Schiller - Nobel laureate).

It felt so good learning from a nobel laureate !!!!!

What a great luck to have studied under a world renowned sterling professor at Yale and Nobel Laureate in Economics.

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pursue a career

I am going to pursue a career in Investment banking and Prof. Shiller has laid a perfect foundation for me.The lessons were concise and interesting.

The guest speaker videos were great too, though most of them were clearly meant as a means of persuading Yale undergrads to pursue a career in finance.

From Prof. Robert Shiller’s lucid explanation of the concepts with his wit & engaging examples to the comprehensive curriculum of the course that can accommodate beginners as well as advanced learners to explain the role of finance in the world, the different instruments, how complex and powerful they really are and lastly how to be a prudent investor in general.Thanks to Prof. Shiller, after completing this course, I am motivated to pursue a career in Portfolio Management.

This course has motivated me a lot to pursue a career in finance.

Otherwise, the entire course was an excellent opportunity for learners wishing to pursue a career in finance or anyone having an acute interest in this field.

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risk management

In particular, it expanded very much my understanding of risk management.

I wish he produces more risk management and finance courses in MOOC platform to democratize good quality education.

About risk management and behavioral finance principles so that I can understand the real-world functioning of securities, insurance, and banking industries.

I have been exposed a great deal to concepts of finance such as value investing, portfolio diversification, risk management etc.

Recommend to this course to everyone who wants to understand risk management and behavioral finance principles to understand the real-world functioning of securities, insurance, and banking industries.

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chalk talks

I liked the addition of the salons, chalk talks, and the balloons that appeared from time to time to explain a concept in a lecture.

I also like the salons and chalk talks among professor, TA and Yale students, which illuminated a lot of concepts.

Engaging lectures, group discussions and chalk talks.

I really enjoy the ongoing quizzes, chalk talks and salons which give you a deeper understanding of the coursework.

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put together

Somehow feels like bits taken from some other course and put together into more or less complete course.

I got way more than I hoped for with this course- the videos were very well put together and I enjoyed the deep dive sessions with the students as well.

As others were saying, I guess the course is taken from a full course, so the videos are snippets and do not provide a full understanding of all the topics.The slides can be put together better (too wordy and/or provide a reference guide on what was covered in the entire lecture).

Honestly, this course could have been a lot better but it was very vaguely put together.

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wide range

Professor Shiller covers a very wide range of topics, but not in as much depth as I would have liked.

I have really enjoyed attending the university, i have found the course is very interesting and informative.There is plenty of support available, a wide range of books, journals and articles available online for students to access.

Good coverage of a wide range of markets to give you a good overview of financial markets.

Learned alot This course covers the wide range of finance topics and it is very comprehensive.

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Rating 4.7 based on 2,637 ratings
Length 8 weeks
Effort 7 weeks of study, 3 - 4 hours per week
Starts Nov 19 (283 weeks ago)
Cost $49
From Yale University via Coursera
Instructor Robert Shiller
Download Videos On all desktop and mobile devices
Language English
Subjects Social Sciences Business
Tags Social Sciences Business Finance Economics

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