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Personal Finance Courses

Personal finance courses can help you learn budgeting, saving strategies, investment basics, and debt management. You can build skills in financial goal setting, expense tracking, and understanding credit scores. Many courses introduce tools like budgeting apps, investment platforms, and financial calculators, showing how these skills can be applied to manage your money effectively and make informed financial decisions.


Popular Personal Finance Courses and Certifications


  • A

    Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)

    Payroll and Tax Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Payroll, Payroll Reporting, Payroll Processing, Payroll Administration, Payroll Tax, Labor Law, Tax Preparation, Labor Compliance, Income Tax, Compensation and Benefits, Tax Compliance, Employee Onboarding

    ★ 4.8 (146) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Credit offered
  • R

    Rice University

    Business Finance and Data Analysis Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Capital Budgeting, Cash Flows, Probability & Statistics, Finance, Financial Statements, Microsoft Excel, Descriptive Statistics, Financial Accounting, Business Analytics, Box Plots, Probability Distribution, Data Visualization, Probability, Statistics, Ledgers (Accounting), Financial Analysis, Business Valuation, Business Mathematics, Financial Management, Data Analysis

    ★ 4.8 (3K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • S

    SoFi

    Saving Money for the Future

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Planning, Goal Setting, Finance, Budgeting, Estate Planning, Investments, Prioritization, Higher Education

    ★ 4.5 (38) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • E

    Emory University

    Finance for Non-Financial Managers

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Financial Analysis, Financial Acumen, Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Finance, Risk Management, Financial Management, Microsoft Excel, Investment Management, Accounting, Return On Investment, Cash Flows

    ★ 4.4 (475) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • N

    National Academy of Sports Medicine

    Getting Started as a Personal Fitness Trainer

    Skills you'll gain: Goal Setting, Smart Goals, Health Assessment, Exercise Science, Preventative Care, Health And Wellness Coaching, Overcoming Obstacles, Public Health, Health Promotion, Motivational Skills, Needs Assessment

    ★ 4.7 (219) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of Pennsylvania

    Business Foundations

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Operations Management, Operational Efficiency, Financial Statement Analysis, Return On Investment, Accrual Accounting, Human Capital, Process Analysis, Branding, Financial Accounting, Marketing, Process Management, People Management, Strategic Marketing, Capital Budgeting, Financial Reporting, Finance, Peer Review, Project Design, Corporate Finance

    ★ 4.7 (26K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • T

    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

    Python and Statistics for Financial Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Statistical Inference, Pandas (Python Package), Probability & Statistics, Risk Analysis, Financial Trading, Financial Data, Data Manipulation, Statistical Analysis, Regression Analysis, Financial Analysis, Jupyter, Financial Modeling, Python Programming, Model Evaluation, Data Visualization, Data Import/Export

    ★ 4.4 (4.6K) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • S

    SoFi

    Risk Management in Personal Finance

    Skills you'll gain: Estate Planning, Insurance, Financial Planning, Asset Protection, Risk Management, Needs Assessment

    ★ 4.7 (63) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Money, Wealth, and Happiness

    Skills you'll gain: Case Management

    ★ 4.6 (1.4K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • I

    IESE Business School

    Finance for Managers

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Management, Financial Acumen, Financial Data, Management Accounting, Finance, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Business Metrics, Business Analysis

    ★ 4.8 (1.1K) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of Pennsylvania

    Fundamentals of Finance

    Skills you'll gain: Portfolio Management, Equities, Corporate Finance, Return On Investment, Financial Analysis, Portfolio Risk, Financial Management, Business Valuation, Financial Market, Investments, Cash Flows, Business Mathematics

    ★ 4 (1.1K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • D

    Deep Teaching Solutions

    Aprendiendo a aprender: Poderosas herramientas mentales con las que podrás dominar temas difíciles (Learning How to Learn)

    Skills you'll gain: Learning Strategies, Lifelong Learning, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Time Management, Cognitive flexibility, Productivity, Growth Mindedness, Stress Management, Self-Awareness, Professional Development

    ★ 4.9 (11K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular personal finance courses

  • Payroll and Tax Fundamentals: Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)
  • Business Finance and Data Analysis Fundamentals: Rice University
  • Saving Money for the Future: SoFi
  • Finance for Non-Financial Managers: Emory University
  • Getting Started as a Personal Fitness Trainer: National Academy of Sports Medicine
  • Business Foundations: University of Pennsylvania
  • Python and Statistics for Financial Analysis: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Risk Management in Personal Finance: SoFi
  • Money, Wealth, and Happiness: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Finance for Managers: IESE Business School

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