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Certificate of Achievement

René Marsilli Hernández

has completed the following course:

Finance Fundamentals: Managing the Household Balance Sheet

The Open University

This course explored the constituents of the household balance sheet including debts, savings, investments, property and pension funds.

4 weeks, 3 hours per week

Dave Hall

University Secretary

The Open University

73%
overall score

Transcript

Learning outcomes

  • Identify and understand the different forms of borrowing and the cost of debt
  • Explore the different ways to invest and the returns provided by different investments
  • Identify and understand how to buy and sell property
  • Explore the ways to plan for a pension income
  • Identify and understand how to compile a household balance sheet and to measure the risks associated with it

Syllabus

  • Different ways of borrowing
  • The cost of borrowing
  • The lending institutions
  • Managing debts
  • Savings products and their returns
  • Investment products and their returns
  • Buying and selling property
  • Mortgage products
  • The household balance sheet and how to manage it
  • Pension planning
  • Pension products

Issued on 13th March 2017

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Finance Fundamentals: Managing the Household Balance Sheet

The Open University