Look at the investment choices open to you, and the risks and returns of each. Start managing your financial future effectively
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Master key concepts and practical skills through structured learning modules. By completing this curriculum, you'll gain valuable expertise applicable to real-world scenarios.
Research shows that UK households are poor at investment management, with a limited understanding of choices, risks and returns. This could mean that many people cannot afford to retire in future.
This online course will give you the tools to avoid this nightmare. You will study investment choices, and the risks and returns of each; investment strategies and your risk-return appetite; and behaviours that can impair effective investment decisions.
The Open University’s Centre for the Public Understanding of Finance created this course, with the generous support of True Potential LLP.
This comprehensive Finance Fundamentals: Investment Theory and Practice curriculum is designed to take you from foundational concepts to advanced implementation. Each module builds upon the previous, ensuring a structured learning path that maximizes knowledge retention and practical application.
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Historical analysis of investment returns
Expert instructor with industry experience
Subject Category
Business & Management, Finance & Accounting
Part of our Business & Management, Finance & Accounting curriculum
Course Language
English
All materials in English
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