Our summertime introductory finance education course

By Wesley Gray, PhD|May 2nd, 2016|Introduction Course, Investor Education|

Well, it’s my birthday today, so I’m getting older, but I’m in high spirits because younger people are so excited to learn new things.

Over the past week, a few younger blog readers (and even some old pros) have asked about where to find simple, self-contained, introductory finance courses…it just so happens we built one of these a few years ago.

We have an 8-part introduction to finance series, complete with problems and solutions.

Class 1: Time value of money
Class 2: Discounted cash flow
Class 3: Bonds and interest rates
Class 4: Stock valuation
Class 5: Net present value
Class 6: Capital investment decisions
Class 7: Capital market history
Class 8: Risk and return

Once the 8-part class is completed, we recommend you move on to a bit more advanced content at the following link:

http://alphaarchitect.com/2015/01/03/an-introduction-to-investing-and-how-to-use-our-site/

Enjoy. And here’s to empowering investors through education!

About the Author: Wesley Gray, PhD

After serving as a Captain in the United States Marine Corps, Dr. Gray earned an MBA and a PhD in finance from the University of Chicago where he studied under Nobel Prize Winner Eugene Fama. Next, Wes took an academic job in his wife’s hometown of Philadelphia and worked as a finance professor at Drexel University. Dr. Gray’s interest in bridging the research gap between academia and industry led him to found Alpha Architect, an asset management firm dedicated to an impact mission of empowering investors through education. He is a contributor to multiple industry publications and regularly speaks to professional investor groups across the country. Wes has published multiple academic papers and four books, including Embedded (Naval Institute Press, 2009), Quantitative Value (Wiley, 2012), DIY Financial Advisor (Wiley, 2015), and Quantitative Momentum (Wiley, 2016). Dr. Gray currently resides in Palmas Del Mar Puerto Rico with his wife and three children. He recently finished the Leadville 100 ultramarathon race and promises to make better life decisions in the future.