Postgraduate certificate Investment Fundamentals

Successful investing has a lot to do with business acumen and market knowledge. For example, if an entrepreneur is able to implement a cutting-edge technology that will spread to the rest of the industry in the coming years, he will have gained a major competitive advantage. However, this practical conception of investment must necessarily be based on theoretical knowledge. For this reason, TECH has developed a complete program that develops different investment fundamentals that are basic to business performance. Such as capitalization, interest rates and profitability, financial income and even some notions of statistics. Contents that will be taught in a totally online modality and with no fixed schedules, so that students can organize themselves according to their needs and circumstances.

University certificate

duration

6 weeks

Modality

Online

Schedule

At your own pace

Exams

Online

start date

Credits

6 ECTS

financing up to

3 months

Price(first year)

See price

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Syllabus

TECH works with the Relearning teaching methodology. This means that the most important investment concepts are repeated progressively throughout the syllabus. This allows the student to learn them in a natural way, reducing the number of study hours. In addition, these contents will be available 24 hours a day, making it easier to combine work and personal life.

Throughout this Postgraduate certificate, you will practice with the Geometric Rate of Return formula to obtain the most accurate data possible about the profitability of financial assets”

Syllabus

The most demanding financial reality requires leaders adapted to the new economic paradigms, with up-to-date tools and improved investment skills.

The concepts of capitalization, updating and commercial discount will be studied. As well as interest rates and rates of return, delving into the various indicators of the latter. Next, the concept of financial income will be defined, and some notions of statistics will be provided.

Nevertheless, the program does not only focus on the theory of economic fundamentals. But also, in the development of transversal competencies and distinctive leadership. Going beyond the basic skills necessary and indispensable in today's labor market.

To this end, a variety of case studies and simulated scenarios are presented. In which students will develop their managerial and organizational skills to become first-line team managers.

A plan aimed at professionals interested in leading and managing workforces, a unique opportunity to enhance managerial and organizational skills. Understanding the needs of today's market and specializing in exceeding them by far.

This Postgraduate certificate takes place over six week and consists of one module:

Module 1. Investment Fundamentals

A unique, key, and decisive program experience to boost your professional development and make the definitive leap"

Where, When and How is it Taught?

TECH offers students the opportunity to take this Postgraduate certificate in Investment Fundamentals entirely online. Over the 6 weeks of specialization, the student will be able to access all the contents of this program at any time, which will allow the students to self-manage their study time.

Module 1. Investment Fundamentals

1.1. Temporal Value of Money

1.1.1. Financial Capital
1.1.2. Financial Equivalence
1.1.3. Operation and Financial Law

1.2. Capitalization

1.2.1. Simple
1.2.2. Compounds
1.2.3. Use of Calculators for Calculations

1.3. Update

1.3.1. Simple
1.3.2. Compounds
1.3.3. Use of Calculators for Calculations

1.4. Commercial Discount

1.4.1. Simple
1.4.2. Compounds
1.4.3. Use of Calculators for Calculations

1.5. Interest Rates

1.5.1. Spot
1.5.2. Forward
1.5.3. How to calculate Forward Interest Rates?

1.6. Types of Return I

1.6.1. Nominal and Real
1.6.2. Simple Return
1.6.3. Annual Percentage Rate (APR)

1.7. Types of Return II

1.7.1. Internal Return Rate (IRR)
1.7.2. Effective Return Rate (ERR)
1.7.3. Geometric Return Rate (GRR)

1.8. Financial Income

1.8.1. Concept and Classification of Different Income Types
1.8.2. Proportionality and Income Addition
1.8.3. Certain and Constant Income Valuation

1.9. Basic Concepts of Statistics

1.9.1. Qualitative and Quantitative Variables:
1.9.2. Position Measurements
1.9.3. Measures of Dispersion

1.10. Two-Dimensional Variables

1.10.1. Covariance
1.10.2. Coefficient Correlation
1.10.3. Regression Line

This program foresees the implementation of basic but very useful concepts, such as position and dispersion measurements”

Teaching Objectives

Graduates of the Postgraduate certificate in Investment Fundamentals will gain all the necessary knowledge to make the safest possible investments. Delving into concepts such as capitalization, update and commercial discount, calculating interest rates and profitability, working with financial income and applying some notions of statistics.

At TECH, you will learn to work with indicators such as the Internal Rate of Return or the Effective Rate of Return, so that you can monitor the success of your investments”

TECH makes the goals of their students their own goals too.
Working together to achieve them.

This Postgraduate certificate in Investment Fundamentals enables students to:

Know the time value of money
Dominar los conceptos de capitalización, actualización y descuento comercial, tanto simple como compuesto
Learn to calculate interest rates
Learn to calculate profitability
Define the concept and classification of financial income
Analyze basic concepts of statistics and two-dimensional variables

Postgraduate Certificate in Investment Fundamentals

Successful investment depends to a large extent on entrepreneurial instinct and market knowledge. Thus, if an entrepreneur can implement advanced technology in his activity or is able to detect novel business models, they will enjoy great competitive advantages. To undertake these tasks with solvency and viability, it is necessary to have great knowledge and investment optimization. For this reason, TECH has developed the Postgraduate Certificate in Investment Fundamentals, a comprehensive program that addresses the most relevant aspects in this field. In addition, it will do so through an online learning mode without fixed schedules, allowing you to adapt your study time to your personal needs.

Learn from anywhere and 24 hours a day

The Postgraduate Certificate in Investment Fundamentals is an excellent option to enhance those skills that allow you to optimize your financial operations. During this degree, you will delve in depth into aspects such as capitalization, interest rates and profitability or financial income, establishing yourself as a highly trained professional in this area. Likewise, you will enjoy a series of teaching materials available in different textual and multimedia formats, which will allow you to adapt the learning to your academic needs.