Here is an opportunity and motivation for you to take the plunge and enrol in one of the myriad online certificate courses on finance, analysis, risk management and trading, across the internet. List down some courses that might help you upskill yourself and earn a certification.

 

• Financial Analysis by UpGrad:

https://learn.upgrad.com/course/2228

In this course, you will understand the key ratios of a company, the concept of an economical balance sheet and learn to use it to perform ratio analysis. You will be introduced to the key operating levers that you need to evaluate a company’s performance and the importance of managing working capital along with the working capital analysis, the drivers of operating working capital and factors that affect it. You’ll also get an understanding of the financial metrics to look for in a company while assessing the financial health of the company.  You’ll also learn inventory management in detail.

Examples from brands and companies will be an aid for demonstration. Later you can get to speak to a career counsellor.

 

• Corporate Finance Fundamentals by the Corporate Finance Institute

https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/course/corporate-finance-fundamentals/

Learn about the key players in the capital markets, the capital raising process, key business valuation techniques, types of valuation multiples, ways to structure a deal, ways to finance an acquisition; the types of debt securities, types of equity securities, funding lifecycles, mergers and acquisitions processes, equity capital raising and debt capital raising.

This advanced-level free course is ideal for individuals currently in or looking for a career in investment banking, equity research, private equity, corporate development, finance, and accounting.

The course will also present an overview of career paths as well as guide you on interviews.

 

●    Analyzing Company Performance using Ratios by Coursera

https://www.coursera.org/projects/analyze-company-performance-ratios

In this 2-hour-long project-based course, you will learn how to examine the company’s performance on a yearly basis, as well as against its competitors. Using a split-screen format with your work area and the instructional video, the instructor for the course, Bekhruzbek Ochilov, ACSI, IGCAP (Investment Banker) will walk you through the introduction, profitability analysis, liquidity analysis, activity analysis, solvency analysis and discussing the results at the end. You will get to,

1. Extract balance sheet and income statement items from the financial statements.
2. Calculate profitability, liquidity ratios, activity, and solvency ratios.
3. Perform a time series analysis of the company’s performance and benchmark the company’s performance by comparing it with competitors.
4. Get a real interview experience.

 

●    Financial Markets by Yale University for Coursera

https://www.coursera.org/learn/financial-markets-global

In this 33-hour long certificate course, learn from Robert J. Shiller (Professor of Economics at Yale University) an emphasis on financially-savvy leadership skills, introduction to risk management, behavioural finance principles to understand the real-world operation of securities, insurance, and banking industries.  You’ll learn the basics of financial markets, insurance, and CAPM (Capital Asset Pricing Model); along with forecasting, pricing, debt, inflation, stocks, bonds, dividends, shares, market caps, recessions, bubbles, the mortgage crisis, and regulation.

 

●    Learning Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies on LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/learning/learning-bitcoin-and-other-cryptocurrencies?trk=learning-serp_learning-search-card_search-card&upsellOrderOrigin=default_guest_learning

This basic level online certificate course on LinkedIN learning has a 4.7 star rating. Tom Geller (communication consultant) introduces bitcoin, followed by explaining how it originated, and how it compares with other cryptocurrencies. Then he guides on creating a bitcoin wallet, buying and selling bitcoin, and protecting your transactions. He also introduces other top cryptocurrencies—Ripple, Ethereum, and IOTA.  Lastly he discusses bitcoin mining, threats to the bitcoin economy, and how to network with crypto-savvy individuals.

LinkedIn Learning offers its courses free for a month.

 

●    Developing Investment Acumen

https://www.linkedin.com/learning/developing-investment-acumen?trk=learning-serp_learning-search-card_search-card&upsellOrderOrigin=default_guest_learning

In this guest course on LinkedIn Learning, Jane Barratt (Chief Advocacy Officer) guides on practical, feasible investment strategies for busy professionals to improve their portfolio and personal net assets. Jane throws light on the basic investment concepts, giving you the knowledge and skills you need to make your money work for you. Key topics entailed in the course are defining an investment strategy that’s right for you, asset classes and how they can be clubbed together, decoding your account statements, and some specific to-dos that can help you expand your profits from investment. This is a beginner-level course for those who are new to investment and fear risks.

Looking forward to seeing you succeed with flying colours.

Wishing you all the very best..!