Investment Strategies Certificate

In eCornell Certificate Programs  

One of the key ways to secure your financial future is through investing. Yet investing is complex: It can feel as though there are endless options to choose from, and the risks can be substantial. So how can you cut through the noise?

In this certificate program, you will explore strategies to help guide your approach to investing. You’ll begin by developing a fundamental understanding of financial documents which will allow you to interpret financial information and increase your personal and professional decision-making capacities. You will then apply your financial statement knowledge to the stock market, where you will discover how to analyze stocks and identify those that are profitable and worth your investment. Diving deeper, you will determine how to manage your investment portfolio by examining different asset classes, sectors, styles, and diversification options. To complete your certificate, you will delve into a more modern investment vehicle: cryptocurrency. You’ll explore the function of blockchains by examining the design of a cryptocurrency and practice using a Bitcoin wallet to better understand how the blockchain can be used to transfer value from person to person. By the end of this program, you will have the knowledge and confidence to make investment decisions that will help you reach your financial goals, gaining applicable skills along the way.

To be successful in these courses, you should be comfortable working with Excel, including writing formulas and creating charts.