Financial planning courses can help you learn budgeting techniques, investment strategies, retirement planning, and risk management. You can build skills in analyzing financial statements, creating cash flow projections, and assessing insurance needs. Many courses introduce tools like financial calculators, portfolio management software, and budgeting apps, that support implementing your planning strategies effectively.

Starweaver
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Income Statement, Accounting, Financial Modeling, Bookkeeping, Balance Sheet, General Accounting, Cash Flows, Accounting Records, Financial Analysis, Finance, Income Tax, Business Valuation, Excel Formulas
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Income Statement, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Financial Analysis, Financial Accounting, Accounting, Cash Flows, Financial Reporting, Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Financial Data, Revenue Recognition, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Business Metrics, Gross Profit, Return On Investment, Depreciation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Santa Barbara
Skills you'll gain: Financial Reporting, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Financial Accounting, Ledgers (Accounting), Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Accruals, Accrual Accounting, Bookkeeping, General Accounting, Business Reporting, Balance Sheet, Balancing (Ledger/Billing), Accounting, Standard Accounting Practices, General Ledger, Income Statement, Accounting Records, Month End Closing, Cash Flows
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Variance Analysis, Dashboard Creation, Dashboard, Budget Management, Data Storytelling, Financial Reporting, Business Metrics, Financial Acumen, Spreadsheet Software, Financial Analysis, Budgeting, Data Presentation, Business Reporting, Financial Data, Data Visualization, Cost Management, Management Reporting, Financial Forecasting
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Climate Change Adaptation, Environmental Issue, Corporate Sustainability, Environmental Resource Management, Climate Change Mitigation, Social Impact, Mitigation, Sustainable Systems, Community Development, Community Outreach, Water Resource Management, Risk Analysis, Environmental Science, Vulnerability, Case Studies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Robotics, Graph Theory, Algorithms, Data Structures, Python Programming, Virtual Environment
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Project, Project Schedules, Project Performance, Resource Allocation, Project Management Software, Management Reporting, Project Controls, Calendar Management, Milestones (Project Management), Resource Management, Resource Planning, Scheduling, Earned Value Management, Project Planning, Performance Metric, Workflow Management, Performance Analysis, Project Management, Performance Reporting, Process Optimization
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Risk Modeling, Portfolio Risk, Financial Market, Risk Management, Market Data, Risk Analysis, Probability Distribution, R (Software), Financial Data, Return On Investment, R Programming, Portfolio Management, Statistical Programming, Financial Analysis, Securities (Finance), Equities, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Statistical Modeling, Data Access
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Creo Incubator
Skills you'll gain: Entrepreneurial Finance, Financial Acumen, Accounting, Financial Analysis, Financial Statements, Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Modeling, Business Valuation, Financial Statement Analysis, General Finance, Return On Investment, General Accounting, Financial Forecasting, Financial Planning, Fundraising and Crowdsourcing, Investments, Private Equity, Entrepreneurship, Fundraising
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Mergers & Acquisitions, Intercompany Accounting, Financial Reporting, Technical Accounting, Consolidation, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Business Reporting, International Financial Reporting Standards, Corporate Accounting, Financial Statements, Inventory Accounting, Depreciation
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Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Risk Management, Business Risk Management, Credit Risk, Risk Mitigation, Stakeholder Communications, Operational Risk, Proposal Development, Risk Analysis, Finance, Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Business Strategies, Financial Analysis, Organizational Strategy, Strategic Thinking, Strategic Decision-Making, Cost Benefit Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, FinTech, Payment Systems, Governance, Financial Services, Financial Regulation, Ledgers (Accounting), Financial Inclusion, Banking Services, Financial Systems, Payment Processing, Innovation, Accounting, Emerging Technologies, Digital Assets, Financial Management, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Operational Efficiency
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks