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LinkedIn Learning

Build Your Financial Literacy

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Learn common financial terms for banking, doing your taxes, investing and retiring, and running a small business.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • The basics of financial literacy
1. Banking and Credit Terms
  • Compound interest
  • ACH transfer
  • Minimum balance
  • Net worth
  • Overdraft
  • Interest rate
  • FICO score
2. Investing Terms
  • Asset allocation
  • Cash
  • Stocks vs. bonds
  • Diversification and rebalancing
  • Volatility and inflation
  • Capital gains and capital losses
3. Stock Market Terms
  • Price-earnings ratio vs. expense ratio
  • Prospectus
  • Mutual funds and REITs
  • Exchange-traded, index, and target-date funds
4. Retirement Terms
  • Traditional IRA vs. Roth IRA
  • 401(k) plans
5. Tax Terms
  • Tax credits
  • Withholding
  • Adjusted gross income
6. Business Terms
  • Gains, losses, revenues, and expenses
  • Income statement and P&L statement
  • Cash flow
  • Balance sheet
Conclusion
  • Where to go next

Taught by

Cassandra Reed and Madecraft

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4.8 rating at LinkedIn Learning based on 1102 ratings

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