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Free Finance 101 :Open Courseware Classes
Mar 10th
There are plenty of reasons that you might want to take some basic courses in finance. Such information is valuable in many jobs, and may be particularly valuable if you envision starting your own business. Some of the principles of finance and economics can be complicated, and many people may be hesitant to delve in. But, you may not know that many of the things you want to learn about finance can be learned online – for free. Such classes help people who just want a better general understanding of how finance and economics works, those who want to understand finance meetings at work better and those who think they might want to start a career in finance. Regardless of your reasons for being interested in finance, here are 5 open courseware classes on finance, some offered by the best universities, that will cost you absolutely nothing.
1. Financial Management Training Center – This website offers twenty different short courses in finance topics you can use online. You can learn everything from managing cash flow and forecasting to mergers and acquisitions. There are longer versions of the courses you can download, too. You can even translate the courses into eight different languages.
2. MIT – The Massachusetts Institute of Technology offers finance classes you can take for free at both the graduate and undergraduate level. Courses include Introduction to Financial and Managerial Accounting, Financial Management Course, Corporate Finance and Financial Markets Course.
3. Yale – Yep, just like MIT, Yale offers some free courses for self learners. One of their best is their class on Financial Markets, taught by Yale professor Dr. Robert Schiller, an economics professor at the university. The course helps students understand the theory of finance and its relation to the history, strengths and imperfections of institutions like banking, insurance and securities.
4. Carnegie Mellon University – Carnegie Mellon, another world renowned university, offers an economics course that is a collection of online experiments in attempting to make deals with other traders in a market. These data from these experiments is then used to complete a workbook and complete the course. This can be used as a standalone market economics course or as a supplement to another course.
5. Economics USA from Learner.org – This video economics class is offered in 28 half hour segments. It teaches the fundamentals of economic history, theory and practice, including micro and macroeconomics.
The amount of free education available on the web today is truly amazing. Regardless of your need or interest, you can find free classes that can help you get a good start on your subject of choice.
So, if you’re interested in improving your savvy in finance for your current job or you think there are finance courses you may need to get started owning your own business, now is the time to get started. With top notch universities and other great websites offering such fantastic information on finance and economics, you’ve got no excuse not to learn all you need to know.
M. Ward writes about how to get an online accounting degree.
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Personal Finance- Tips & Techniques To Save Money
Jan 20th
There are numerous ways for you to save money and begin your learning on personal finance. Some of the tips and techniques listed below can be a bit time consuming, but in the end will be well worth it. By following just a few of these tips and techniques you could end up saving hundreds if not thousands of dollars every year. The best thing of all; these tips and techniques never go out of fashion! Use them for the rest of your life if you want!
Start requesting for free samples! This technique can get you a load of free products that you use daily. Manufactures and large retail stores are happy to send you free samples so that you may convert into a lifetime customer. Just check out there website or give them a call at their 1800 number. Remember not to be shy; it common and even wanted by them.
Start to change your credit card spending habits. Yea, credit cards can be a lifesaver sometimes, but it can also become a murderer. If not used properly, they can ruin your credit score or worse. Lead you to bankruptcy. So, if you must use a credit a card remember to:
- Only use them if you have to.
- Make sure you can pay for the item when the time comes.
- Can you pay off your credit card off at the end of the month?
Think before you buy! Impulse buys can be a disaster in the waiting. You’ve visited the grocery store; who hasn’t? Retails map out their store layout to create impulse buys! Make a list, check it twice, stick with it. That simple. Buy nothing else that is not on your list. This will save you a fortune.
In the long run these tips and techniques will save you a lot of money. Maybe not millions, but enough for you to enjoy a mini vacation. Good luck.
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Personal Finance Tips You Would Never Learn In High-School Or College
Jan 17th
So you graduated college and high-school, but still have absolutely no idea about personal finance. No worries, your’e with the majority of America. Even if you have not graduated, you’re not alone. Many Americans simply do not know how to manage their finances. However you can change this; how you might ask? Simply follow these tips and methods that are listed below. They will set you on track to recovering and securing your financial future.
- Always pay yourself first! You should try to save around ten percent (10%) of your pre-tax into some type of savings account. You can also try an alternative such as a cd or smaller investment.
- Spend less then you earn. Simple, but seriously underrated and forgotten. Americans have this mentality that seems to ignore such an obvious fact. It’s ok, now you know.
- Pay those bills off as as possible. Avoid those unnecessary late fees and penalties.
- Avoid debt like the plague. Student loans and mortgages are not good debt. Pay them off as soon as you can. Make it your number one priority if you have to. You should live debt free.
- Set your budget and work it. Your budget should be written down on a piece of paper or using computer software. Up to you; whatever works for you.
- Set up an emergency fund. Having at least up to three to six months of income is good, but if you surpass that, save more!
- Have you consider asking for a raise? 7 out of 10 americans never ask for one. Are you making what you are worth? If not, get up some nerve and ask for a raise.
- Get a professional certificate from a school. Simple, effective, and will help you increase your earning. This is also a good thing to show when you’re asking for that raise.
- Get a rewards credit card. Why not get a card that will give you some type of bonus for using it?
- Borrow below 30 percent of your credit score. Anymore and you’ll look bad.
Utilizing these tips and taking action on them will help you raise, save, and give you more control over your finances.
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