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Personal Finance Planning
- 8 Sequences
- Introductive Level
- Starts on June 14, 2016
- Ends on August 9, 2016
Course details
Syllabus
- How to manage your finances and make better financial decisions
- The time value of money
- Basics of stock markets and investments
- The proper role of credit and how to use it judiciously
- How insurance works
- The interplay between investments, credit and insurance
- The importance of saving for retirement sooner rather than later
Prerequisite
Instructors
- Sugato Chakravarty
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