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Financial Planning and Risk Management Essentials

EDUCBA via Coursera

Overview

Master financial planning, asset valuation, insurance analysis, and derivatives trading in one practical course. Learn how investors and financial professionals build wealth, manage risk, evaluate insurance products, and apply derivatives for portfolio protection. This comprehensive course provides a structured approach to financial planning and investment decision-making. You will begin by understanding physical asset classes, financial planning frameworks, retirement planning, risk management, and portfolio construction. The course then explores insurance products and Unit Linked Insurance Plans (ULIPs), helping you compare providers, evaluate policy structures, and select suitable solutions for different financial objectives. You will also learn the fundamentals of financial markets, stock exchanges, market indices, and economic indicators that influence investment decisions. Finally, the course introduces derivatives, including forwards and options, and demonstrates how these instruments can be used for valuation, hedging, risk reduction, and portfolio management. By the end of the course, you will be able to evaluate asset classes, construct financial plans, analyze insurance products, understand derivatives markets, and make more informed financial and investment decisions.

Syllabus

  • Foundations of Financial Planning & Physical Assets
    • Learn the fundamentals of financial planning, risk management, retirement planning, financial management, and insurance-based protection strategies for long-term financial security.
  • Financial Plan Execution & Asset Valuation
    • Explore asset valuation techniques, future value calculations, fixed deposits, precious metals, real estate investments, and portfolio management principles.
  • Portfolio Management & Market Fundamentals
    • Analyze alternative investments, insurance assets, financial markets, market indices, economic indicators, and Unit Linked Insurance Plans.
  • Evaluating Insurance Providers – Part I
    • Develop the skills required to compare insurance providers, assess policy features, evaluate costs, and select suitable insurance products.
  • Evaluating Insurance Providers – Part II
    • Examine major life insurance providers, compare policy structures, and evaluate insurance solutions for financial planning objectives.
  • Insurance Solutions & ULIP Wrap-Up
    • Understand ULIP fund selection, policy reviews, investment-linked insurance products, and the fundamentals of derivatives markets.
  • Derivatives Fundamentals & Options Strategies
    • Learn derivative instruments, currency forwards, options contracts, option strategies, pricing models, and practical hedging techniques.
  • Advanced Derivatives, Margins & Hedging
    • Apply derivatives for risk management, understand margin systems, analyze payoff structures, and implement forward contract hedging strategies.

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EDUCBA

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