Why this course?

Description

It is quite common to see that people are efficient in their profession or business and earn adequately well but are not able to manage their finances in a prudent manner.

This happens due to want of basic knowledge about finance, investment, and the financial concepts related to business. Students who pursue higher education find it difficult to understand financial management due to inadequate clarity on the fundamentals and basic concepts of finance. This course is designed to address the conceptual and fundamental issues so as to build a strong foundation for a better understanding of the issues related to finance, investment and business.

In this course hosted by PRUDENCE Engineering and Financial Consultants, Col (Dr) Shabbar Shahid, an Army Veteran and a postgraduate in Engineering and Finance with a Doctorate in management explains the fundamentals and concepts of Finance, Investment, and business in a very simple manner with apt examples. The speaker believes that a clear understanding of the basics is the key to advanced learning and professional success.

This course will be of immense benefit to you as a foundation course if you are a student pursuing courses like MBA, CA, CS, CMA, CFA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA etc.   On completing this course you will find yourself equipped with the requisite financial knowledge before you step into your professional career or pursue higher education. It will also be of immense benefit if you are a young entrepreneur who intends to venture into business or if you are interested to indulge in investment.  Even homemakers who desire to understand the concepts of finance, investment, and business in order to manage their personal finances in a better way will find this course useful.  Equipped with knowledge, you can provide services as a Financial advisor to family and friends.

This course is divided into three sections. The first section explains the concepts like Inflation, Savings, Investment, Risk, Liquidity, Time Value of Money, etc. The second part explains the concept that earning money and converting earnings into wealth are two different things. The concept of interest and returns through various investment avenues like Bonds, Mutual Funds, ETFs, Stock markets, etc have been explained in a simple manner with practical examples. The last part explains the concepts of  Debt and Equity, Sources of Capital, Cost of Capital, Significance of Turnover, Profit, Earnings, Return on Investment, etc. 

The speaker knows the subject well and speaks to the point without any glamour, frills, or divergence thus, respecting the value of time.