Finance Fundamentals interactive course
Nine modules, 36 lessons and 36 interactive simulators on the time value of money, loans, bonds, valuation, risk and return, options and financial statements.
Updated 14 October 2026
📖 About This Course
An intuitive, interactive Finance Fundamentals course covering the core of a first finance sequence — the time value of money, loans and amortization, bonds and fixed income, DCF project valuation, risk and return, CAPM and the cost of capital, options and derivatives, financial statements and ratios, and personal finance and planning. Every lesson pairs a worked example with a live simulator, curves, and self-check practice. Educational only, not investment advice.
✨ Key Features
- 9 modules and 36 lessons, about 9 hours of material
- 36 interactive simulators, one in every lesson, with a predict-first prompt
- Worked examples, practice problems, and a short quiz in each lesson
- 12 free preview lessons, including the full Time Value of Money module
- Self-paced, with no finance background assumed
- Educational content only, not financial or investment advice
🎯 What You'll Learn
- Compute future and present values, annuities and effective rates
- Work out loan payments and read an amortization schedule
- Price a bond and explain yield to maturity and duration
- Apply net present value and the internal rate of return to a project
- Explain risk, diversification, beta and the weighted average cost of capital
- Read option payoff diagrams and the three financial statements
Course Overview
Course Curriculum
The Time Value of Money
Compounding, discounting, annuities and perpetuities, and nominal versus effective rates.
Loans & Amortization
The loan payment formula, the amortization schedule, APR versus APY, and the effect of extra payments.
Bonds & Fixed Income
Bond pricing, yield to maturity, duration and convexity, and the yield curve.
Project Valuation & DCF
Net present value, the internal rate of return, payback and the profitability index, and sensitivity analysis.
Risk & Return
Return and volatility, correlation and diversification, and the efficient frontier of two-asset portfolios.
CAPM & Cost of Capital
Systematic risk and beta, the security market line, the cost of equity and debt, and the weighted average cost of capital.
Options & Derivatives
Option payoff diagrams, put-call parity, and what drives an option's value.
Financial Statements & Ratios
The three statements and how they link, plus liquidity, leverage, profitability and DuPont ratios.
Personal Finance & Planning
Budgeting and the savings rate, compound savings growth, retirement drawdown, and real returns after inflation.
Prerequisites
- Basic algebra and comfort with percentages
What's Included
Structured Lessons
Step-by-step lessons covering every topic
Practice Exercises
Reinforce every lesson with realistic practice tasks
Progress Tracking
Track your advancement through the course
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What does the course cover?
Nine modules: the time value of money, loans and amortization, bonds and fixed income, project valuation and discounted cash flow, risk and return, CAPM and the cost of capital, options and derivatives, financial statements and ratios, and personal finance and planning.
Is this financial or investment advice?
No. This is educational content only. It explains finance concepts and the math behind them, makes no recommendations and predicts no returns or prices. All figures are illustrative teaching examples. Consult a qualified professional before making financial decisions.
Which lessons are free to preview?
Twelve of the 36 lessons are free previews: all four lessons of the Time Value of Money module, plus the first lesson of each of the other eight modules. The remaining lessons are part of the full course.
What is in each lesson?
Each lesson has a plain-language explanation, a worked example, an interactive simulator with a predict-first prompt, practice questions and a short quiz.
Do I need a finance background?
No. The course is introductory and assumes only basic algebra and comfort with percentages. Later modules build on the earlier ones, so working through them in order helps.
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