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Finance for Everyone

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The Finance for Everyone Specialization will help you learn the language of finance and understand how the flow of money relates to the most important key social issues influencing our lives and communities. You’ll examine the connections between global and local finance; the flow of assets through businesses, governments, and other institutions; and the commodity, bond, and equity market dynamics that create and destroy financial value. When you complete the Specialization, you’ll be able to better understand both global financial news and your own personal financial decisions.

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Five courses

Finance for Everyone: Decisions

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Finance for Everyone: Decisions introduces free markets, finance foundations, and timeless financial concepts. You will learn how to apply this knowledge to real-life decisions, from car payments to choosing a home. Through peer review, you will publish your view on an important issue and discover how your decisions connect to changing market conditions.

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Finance for Everyone: Markets

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Markets begins with interest rates, a key barometer in determining the value of everything. You will explore the changing influence of interest rates; the impact of interest rates on consumption, investment and economic growth; and the bizarre realities of negative interest rates.

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Finance For Everyone: Value

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In Value, you will explore the most powerful generator of value in the world: ideas. Ideas are the engines of productivity, both in the private and public sectors. You will learn about the universal frameworks that determine how ideas and money interact, leading to the allocation of financial resources. We will identify components of cash flow for any project, business, or venture as the most essential ingredients of value.

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Finance for Everyone: Debt

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In Debt, we tackle the question of how much to borrow. We'll explore why debt is tempting, identify conditions for selecting the optimal amount of debt, and discuss the risks and costs of excessive debt. We'll also build on case-based learning to give you opportunities to interpret and acquire financial information.

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Finance for Everyone Capstone Project

Each F4E course offers insights and knowledge applicable to real-life situations. Activities and assessments will influence your key money decisions, participation in financial markets, experience in preserving or creating value, and managing debt. These activities immerse you in financial thinking by providing a safe environment for buying, selling, making, creating, simulating, writing, and teaching. Each activity is a milestone in your learning process and each milestone has a product that will be part of your learning portfolio. The Capstone Project is the culmination of your F4E experience.

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Time

17 hours

Level

Introductory

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Institution

McMaster University

Instructor

Arshad Ahmad

Level

Introductory

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