This course provides a clear and concise overview of specific ratios that are used to measure financial performance. Performance areas covered include liquidity, asset management, profitability, leverage, market value ratios, and comparative analysis. The objective of the course is to provide the user with ratios that can be useful in measuring and monitoring financial performance in conjunction with a set of financial statements. Course Level: Beginner - The course is designed for persons with little knowledge in the area of financial performance evaluation. Recommended for 2.0 hours of CPE. Course Method: Inter-active self study with audio clips, self-grading exam, and certificate of completion.

This video walks through an example of the bank reconciliation process and explains how to reconcile a bank statement.

This 5-minute video lesson gives a simple example of accrual accounting. [Core Finance playlist: Lesson 106 of 184]

This 3-minute video lesson explains the basics of arbitrage. [Core Finance playlist: Lesson 82 of 184]

This 4-minute video lesson looks at the relationship between balance sheets and income statements. [Core Finance playlist: Lesson 108 of 184]

This 3-minute video lesson explains basic shorting. [Core Finance playlist: Lesson 71 of 184]

This 4-minute video lesson provides a simple example of cash accounting. [Core Finance playlist: Lesson 105 of 184]

This 4-minute video lesson compares accrual and cash accounting. [Core Finance playlist: Lesson 107 of 184]

This 4-minute video lesson provides an introduction to accounts payable. [Core Finance playlist: Lesson 110 of 184]

This 8-minute video lesson provides more discussion of simple and compound interest. [Core Finance playlist: Lesson 2 of 184]

This 10-minute video lesson looks at what interest is. It compares simple versus compound interest. It is the first video in Kahn Core Finance playlist. [Core Finance playlist: Lesson 1 of 184]

This 10-minute video lesson provides an introduction to the treasury yield curve. [Core Finance playlist: Lesson 32 of 184]

This 9-minute video lesson uses the Rule of 72 to approximate how long it will take for an investment to double at a given interest rate. [Core Finance playlist: Lesson 52 of 184]

This course outlines the process for effective financial planning, including where to start, what types of budgets to prepare, and how to make budgeting a value-added activity. The objective of the course is to provide guidance for the user on how to do financial planning. Course Level: Beginner and Intermediate - The overall concepts are designed for beginners while the specific ideas on how to improve budgeting are applicable to both beginner and intermediate users. Recommended for 2.0 hours of CPE. Course Method: Inter-active self study with audio clips, self-grading exam, and certificate of completion.

An intensive introduction to the preparation and interpretation of financial information for investors (external users) and managers (internal users) and to the use of financial instruments to support system and project creation. Adopts a decision-maker perspective on accounting and finance. This is an intensive introduction to the preparation and interpretation of financial information for investors (external users) and managers (internal users) and to the use of financial instruments to support system and project creation. The course adopts a decision-maker perspective on accounting and finance with the goal of helping students develop a framework for understanding financial, managerial, and tax reports.

Accounting I and II course FREE teacher resources and trial access to online course solution as well as a correlation to WI state standards.

Accounting I & II course FREE teacher resources and trial access to online course solution as well as a correlation to WI state standards.

This course provides an outline to how a private company goes public through an Initial Public Offering or IPO. The course describes different phases and critical issues that a company must address for a successful IPO. Several supplemental materials are posted for this course - Plain English Handbook from the SEC, Prospectus Example, and other materials. Course Level: Beginner to Intermediate - No prior knowledge is required to complete this course. Recommended for 2.0 hours of CPE. Course Method: Inter-active self study with self-grading exam, and certificate of completion.

This course compiles some of the best thinking on leadership, outlining a framework for developing and measuring leadership effectiveness. Level: Intermediate - Some managerial experience is useful since some of the concepts relate directly to management effectiveness. Recommended for 2.0 hours of CPE. Course Method: Inter-active self study with self-grading exam, and certificate of completion.