Free Finance Classes Online

If you are searching for free finance classes online, you're in luck.  There are several reputable, accredited universities offering courses that help you gain knowledge in estate planning, accounting, investing, taxation, economics, banking and personal financial planning.  Most courses are offered without the pressures of exams and solely for your personal edification. These universities include Purdue, Yale, UC Irvine, Utah State, Rutgers, Carnegie Mellon and MIT to name a few. You may be wondering why these institutions would offer their course materials free of charge to anyone with internet connectivity. Many universities are subscribing to an open source philosophy where the internet is used for it's intended purpose which is the dissemination and sharing of ideas and information.

I have listed the courses I found below. They are definitely not light reading and are truly college level quality but keep in mind that you are not being graded and you can take them at your own speed. Additionally, there are video lectures and courses that you can get through in an hour or less. Sit back and enjoy the opportunity to learn and take university courses free of charge. Free finance classes online may lead you to achieve financial peace of mind. Here's the list:

1. Fundamentals of Personal Financial Planning: UC Irvine offers this class containing information on reaching financial goals like retirement and estate planning. Here's the outline for the course.
2. Family Finance: Utah State University offers links to books, online resources and materials that help you to identify personal and family values and to set realistic financial goals. 
3. Investing for your Future: University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service offers a free course that six land-grant universities, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission put together. 
4. Economics: This page contains links to both undergraduate and graduate-level courses on economics.
5. Investopedia University: Although not really an accredited university, this easy-to-navigate site offers dozens of free finance classes online from Forbes. Learn the basics of investing, trading, and retirement planning.
6. Micro Economics: An OCW (OpenCourseWare) class on economics from Carnegie Mellon. Topics include as supply and demand, taxes, and monopolies.
7. Investing for Your Future: This course from Rutgers Cooperative Extension takes students step-by-step through the investing process.
8. Accounting Coach: This site offers detailed accounting lessons for the beginner.
9. Money 101: CNN's Money 101 course helps you understand finance basics like investing, taxes, insurance and budgeting.
10. Financial Markets ECON 252: This Yale University course offers the understanding of the theory of finance and its relation to the history of such institutions as banking, insurance, securities, futures, derivatives markets, and the future of these institutions over the next century.
11. Planning for a Secure Retirement: Offered through Purdue Extension, includes 10 modules on retirement planning. The course content was developed by Sharon DeVaney, professor Emeritus. She specializes in the economics of aging.

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