Publication Details

The Analysis and Valuation of Stocks
Price: $99.00
Business Focus: Personal Finance & Wealth Building
Instructor: AaronClarey
Course Code: 10f
Delivery Method: Instructor-led Online Course
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Course Overview:
The Analysis and Valuation of Stocks is a comprehensive course designed to provide you with conventional and advanced techniques in researching and valuing stocks. Starting off with the basics, you will learn how to read financial statements and calculate financial ratios, and then move on to perform industrial comparisons, value stocks, and conduct economic and industrial research.

This course is taught in a manner that uses everyday language, simple, yet insightful analogies, and a just the facts attitude that you will understand and appreciate. By the end of this course, you will have a strong foundation in the analysis and valuation of stocks.
Instructor Biography:
Aaron Clarey received his Bachelor's of Science in Finance with High Honors from the University of Minnesota. He has been teaching community education and college courses in Minneapolis and St. Paul for the last five years. His courses include Researching, Valuing, and Analyzing Stocks, Investing Online, Investment Alternatives to the Stock Market, The Class I Wish I Had in High School, and Everybody Loves Economics. Aaron also enjoys teaching swing dance and hosts fossil hunting expeditions for children.
Course Syllabus:
Lesson 1 Syllabus Introduction and Welcome
Lesson 2 Syllabus Introduction to Annual and Quarterly Reports
Lesson 2 Objective Obtain a firm understanding of what the class will cover, the goals and objectives of the class, and what your capabilities will be after finishing the class.
Lesson 3 Syllabus Financial Statements—Part I
Lesson 3 Objective Become familiar with annual and quarterly reports.
Lesson 4 Syllabus Financial Statements—Part II
Lesson 4 Objective Understand how to read the income statement and balance sheet.
Lesson 5 Syllabus Financial Ratios—Part I
Lesson 5 Objective Understand how to read the cash flow statement, statement of equity, and percentage of statements.
Lesson 6 Syllabus Financial Ratios—Part II
Lesson 6 Objective Learn how to calculate ratios and understand what they tell you about a company.
Lesson 7 Syllabus Case Studies and Industrial Comparisons
Lesson 7 Objective Learn how to calculate more ratios and understand what they tell you about a company.
Lesson 8 Syllabus The Value of a Stock
Lesson 8 Objective Review some case studies to show how to practically apply ratio analysis to a company and understand industrial comparisons.
Lesson 9 Syllabus Valuation Techniques
Lesson 9 Objective Learn what fundamentally drives the value of a stock.
Lesson 10 Syllabus Economics and the Outside Environment
Lesson 10 Objective Learn various valuation techniques that will allow you to derive estimated stock prices.
Lesson 11 Syllabus Researching Resources
Lesson 11 Objective Become familiar with the outside environment and how it can influence the price of a stock.
Lesson 12 Syllabus Hodgepodge
Lesson 12 Objective Learn about the various researching resources so you can conduct stock research and analysis.