20 free courses that will be taught to understand the finances

All courses in Russian or English language from this collection are available on request or regularly reissued.

Courses in Russian

1. The science of wealth

Amount: 11 video lectures.
Area: "Lectorium."
Organizer: Institute of Friedrich von Hayek.

The course is designed for those who seek fundamental knowledge of economic theory. Paul Usanov cover the basic economic models - from Aristotle catallactics to socialism - and explain how they are reflected in real life.

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2. History of Economic Thought

Amount: 11 modules.
Area: Coursera.
Organizer: High School of Economics.

For in-depth understanding of modern economic processes important historical aspect. Professors from the HSE not only tell what Marx meant by surplus value and why Smith advocated free market, but also develop in you critical economic thinking.

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3. Economics for non-economists

Amount: 10 modules.
Area: Coursera.
Organizer: High School of Economics.

Those who do not wish to delve into the science of economics, this course is suitable. Assistant professor of economics Igor Kim simple language to explain the basic concepts of micro and macroeconomics. Find out what the supply and demand, what is the mechanism of competition and monopoly, that is GDP and where does inflation with unemployment - print the financial literacy to a new level.

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4. Financial markets and institutions

Amount: 9 modules.
Area: Coursera.
Organizer: High School of Economics.

This course presents a lecture by Professor Nicholas Iosifovich Berzon: the financial structure of the market (up from the stock exchange), stocks, bonds, banking and much more. What is needed for beginning investors. If you learn to invest money, then the best!

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5. Theory of money. From seashells to Bitcoin

Amount: 8 modules.
Area: "Lectorium."
Organizer: European University at Saint Petersburg.

If life - the game, the money will help to maintain in the long run. So it was in the days when people traded bullion precious metals. So there is now, when the world is crazy about cryptocurrency. Professor of Economics Vymyatnina Julia will tell you that you can count the money, and what is not and what is the value of money. In 2015, its rate ranked second in the EdCrunch Award contest in the nomination "Humanities".

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6. ABCs of Finance

Amount: 6 modules.
Area: "Lectorium."
Organizer: Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radio Electronics.

If you think you have the budget, the financial plan and investment - the lot of economists, you are mistaken. Any modern man must skillfully invest and analyze the economic situation. This will teach you a candidate of economic sciences Valery Tsibulnikova. The focus is on personal finances.

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7. Financial literacy

Amount: 6 modules.
Area: 4brain.
Authors: Gregory Ksheminsky and Eugene Brawlers.

Many people can not secure a decent life, even with good salaries. Paradox? Hardly! This is a natural consequence of the financial ignorance. The authors of the text of the course are convinced that the well-being begins with a conscious attitude to money and financial thinking.

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8. Basics of Financial Literacy

Amount: 13 modules.
Area: Zillion.
Organizer: Moscow Academy of Entrepreneurship under the Government of Moscow on request "TemoTsentra".

What taxes pay citizens? Why are we being denied credit? And how to ensure a comfortable old age? Answers to these and other questions about the formation of a personal budget planning and spending have already received more than six and a half thousand students. Chance to increase financial literacy and have you.

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9. Finance Basics for youth

Amount: 5 modules.
Organizer: Center for Continuing Education, Novosibirsk State University.

The peculiarity of this course - interactivity. It consists of 100 mini-jobs, which, in turn, divided into thematic modules (personal, domestic, global, corporate finance and financial institutions). Completing quests, you earn points and move from level to level.

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10. Business for "dummies"

Amount: 14 video lectures.
Area: "Lecture".
Author: Yuri Milyukov, the creator of the Moscow Commodity Exchange.

How did these or other legal forms of business? How are banks, stock exchanges, insurers and logistics? What are auditors, consultants, appraisers, experts and analysts? Answers to these and many other questions - in the speeches of well-known businessman Yuri Milyukov.

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Courses in English

1. Financial literacy

Amount: 4 modules.
Area: open2study.
Authors: Peter Mordaunt, Paul Clitheroe.

What is the difference between the goals of life and financial goals? How to make revenues prevailed over costs? What is the rule of 10%? The investments are different from savings? How not to commit follies, and not to run into cheaters? Answers to these and many other questions you will give teachers Macquarie University.

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2. Finance for all: intelligent decision-making tools

Amount: 6 modules.
Area: EDX.
Organizer: The University of Michigan.

What is more advantageous: to rent or to get a mortgage? Buy a used car or a new one? A deposit or invest in securities? To take such important decisions easier if you are familiar with the basic financial principles. Get your hands on them in this course. Its feature an abundance of examples from life.

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3. Financial mathematics

Amount: 2 module.
Area: Alison.

Money loves account. To reduce the debit with the credit will teach this little course. You will understand the difference between profit and margin, can calculate lost profits and will adopt different mobile applications for accounting finance.

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4. Finance for Non

Amount: 5 modules.
Area: Coursera.
Organizer: Rice University.

Professor James Weston (James Weston) - a respected expert in the field of corporate finance. In this course, he explains how the financiers take certain decisions. Very useful lectures for entrepreneurs who want to bring business to a new level.

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5. behavioral Finance

Amount: 3 modules.
Area: Coursera.
Organizer: Duke University.

Behavioral economics studies how social and psychological factors influence the market variables. For example, the prices of goods. This course will explain why people invest money in a pyramid, not in mutual funds, make unnecessary purchases and other financial mistakes.

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6. Financial planning for young people

Amount: 8 modules.
Area: Coursera.
Organizer: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

The course, which will not only teach you how to put the right goals, plan a budget and invest, but will try on the role of a financial advisor. Why not make the solution of financial problems were in their profession?

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7. Introduction to personal finance management

Amount: 2 module.
Area: Alison.
Author: Christine Williams.

In this course, graduate lawyer Christine Williams (Christine Williams) teaches you how to get rid of debts. First, it proposes to make a table of debt obligations and priorities, based on the terms and interest rates. This will help you choose the right strategy and light to a minimum monthly payments.

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8. Personal and family financial planning

Amount: 9 modules.
Area: Coursera.
Organizer: University of Florida.

Professor Michael Gutter (Michael S. Gutter) teaches students to make their way to financial independence. Modules of tax and credit system may seem uninteresting, because they are focused on America. But the general principles of financial literacy are universal.

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9. Managing your money

Amount: 8 modules.
Area: OpenLearn.

This course will help you bring order to your finances. First you will explain how to make a personal budget. You isolate useless or too costly expenditure and will be able to optimize them. Then get to know the basics of lending and investment.

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10. 5 keys for investing

Amount: 1 module.
Area: Udemy.
Author: Steve Bollinger.

Very motivating course. The author believes that learning investment and invest never too late. We just need to decide where to invest the money and how much.

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