This 6-week course will be held at EUR campus Woudestein and will start on the week of November 4th, see timeslots down below.
Are you feeling stressed about managing your expenses? Would you like to learn how to grow your assets and start investing?Personal Finance is at the center of all your activities.
In this personal finance course, you will further explore how to manage your budget, how your income and expenses change over the different phases of your life and how you can start investing to prepare you for a comfortable future. Each class is designed to build upon the previous sessions, guiding participants through a journey from foundational financial attitudes to practical investment strategies, with the ultimate goal of fostering financial literacy and empowerment.
This session explores the foundational attitudes towards money. You will delve into common biases affecting financial decisions and identify and understand your biases. You will discover the "money script" concept and you will be encouraged to reflect critically on common negative beliefs around money.
Key part of your financial literacy is sorting out your budget and optimise your resources. You will learn different budgeting techniques and methods, and strategies from saving money or increasing your income.
You will examine the concepts of assets and liabilities. You will get introduced to asset classes and the importance of diversification in investment, along with an in-depth look at financial products, including inflation's impact on investments.
This session will cover the basics of investing, the rational behind it, the differences between passive and active investing, and the pitfalls to avoid in the investment world. You will simulate broker transactions, and create basic investment portfolios.
You might have heard about the FIRE movement? We will critically discuss it and start focusing on your long-term financial goals and planning. You will understand the factors to consider when investing in the stock and bond markets, including portfolio structuring for long-term objectives.
You will test your knowledge across all topics covered in the course, revisit your financial goals and budgets, and evaluate the realism of your plan. This session will also cover tax regulations. At the end, you will develop a personal action plan for the future.
Get 100% free access with a commitment boost! A small deposit of €20 secures your spot and is refunded upon successful completion.
Devote 4 hours a week, including 1 hour for prep and 2.5 hours for training, to complete the course and achieve success.
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Mondays at 16h00 or Thursdays at 16h00
Small parts of some sessions might be recorded, or screenshots of the zoom calls might be taken for communication, education and/or marketing purposes.
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