Finance Made Ridiculously Simple
The complete, proven, step-by-step online course to guide you from fear of finance to mastery
Learn to assess management decisions in a financial framework
In this course, you will start by recognizing basic accounting terms and describing their meaning. This will allow you to be able to categorize various accounting items and distinguish one from the other.
Next, you will begin to apply this accounting knowledge to analyze financial statements and theorize about the financial outcomes of management decisions. With this knowledge, you will start to see how to use financial measures to assess management's financial success (or failure).
Your new financial knowledge will earn you a place on the management team as a well-rounded manager who considers management decisions in a financial framework.
“This course demystified finance in ways I never thought possible.”
Marianne“This course was insightful and full of real-time situations.”
Binit Agarwa“This course helped me build on my existing knowledge of finance. ”
Asma'u Atta“This course gave me a vision of finance and significantly boosted what I had learned earlier. ”
Angelo KatalenasFinance Made Ridiculously Simple is an online, video-based course that teaches people with a fear of finance to master financial statements and ratios to help them put their management ideas into a financial framework.
This course will help you understand the finances of any business. It is suitable for a young manager eager to acquire knowledge to help you make a more significant impact. Or for an ambitious marketing executive who hates finance and feels frustrated every time you try to learn it. Or for a senior manager who wants to build the financial skills needed to rise to become CEO.
The Finance Made Ridiculously Simple course consists of seven modules and takes about 8 hours to complete. Each module contains video lessons that walk you through what you need to know about a business's finances.
You will learn in short blocks of content. Each lesson starts with a learning outcome statement and ends with a summary of what you have learned to help you retain the material better. The objective is to build your knowledge progressively as you progress through the modules.
When you sign up for the course, you will receive a course checklist to guide you to success. You will also receive other reference guides to help you bring the principles into your life.
You get lifetime access to all the course materials, so you can always go back and review previous lessons. Also, your lifetime membership allows you to have access to any newly added material.
The course looks like this...
If you want to learn simplified topics in finance, easy-to-understand business accounting concepts, and build a strong understanding of financial statements and ratios, the Finance Made Ridiculously Simple course is for you! Our typical students fall into one of these categories:
Aspiring young professional wanting to make an impact
Ambitious non-financial manager
Aspiring to be CEO
Step-by-step through seven modules
Welcome to FMRS
FREE PREVIEWBuild a strong accounting foundation
FREE PREVIEWHow shareholders set up a business
Knowledge Check: How shareholders set up a business
Balance sheet basics
Knowledge Check: Balance sheet basics
Four main types of long-term assets
Knowledge Check: Four main types of long-term assets
The importance of inventory
Knowledge Check: The importance of inventory
Depreciation and accrued accounts
Knowledge Check: Depreciation and accrued accounts
Principles and four main accrual accounts
Knowledge Check: Principles and four main accrual accounts
Gross profit and retained earnings
Knowledge Check: Gross profit and retained earnings
Settling accounts receivables and payables
Wrap up
Question
What you will learn
FREE PREVIEWThe data we use in this course
Ways to create a competitive advantage
Competitive advantage starts with revenue
Ten sectors and their growth patterns
Ten sector-leading companies
What you will learn
FREE PREVIEWProfit from a shareholder perspective
Profit from a production perspective
Profit from an operation perspective
Special topic - EBITDA
What you will learn
FREE PREVIEWThe beautiful balance sheet
The trade-off between strategic and core assets
Details of strategic assets
Details of core assets
The source of value
What you will learn
FREE PREVIEWStrategic vs. core funding
Special topic - The number one financial risk
Liability funding
Finding the free money
Equity funding
What You Will Learn
FREE PREVIEWMeasuring growth
Internal liquidity
Margins and profitability
Breakdown of return
Assessing risk
Special topic - ROIC
Testimonial
FMRS Testimonial
The financial concepts in this course helped me gain the confidence I needed to pursue a career in finance.
This course helped me fast forward my career by giving me practical knowledge of how finance applies to my company.
Dr. Stotz made complex financial reports seem simple by providing me with real-world examples and applications.
$197.00
“Dr. Stotz’s sector-to-sector comparison gives a broader view to understanding and appreciating the line by line items of a financial statement. Before now, I have always seen Financial Reporting and Analysis as a big deal, but learning from Andrew makes it much more straightforward. His teaching approach changed my orientation of Finance and this means a lot to me. He has a way of making you effortlessly understand finance. I have not been taught in such a fun way since primary school. The breakdown is fantastic. It gives the student a better and different approach to finance. Honestly, Andrew made finance ridiculously simple, and as a result, I am learning fast. ”
Nnenna Okanya“I really enjoyed Finance Made Ridiculously Simple. It was well planned, discussed, and laid out, which made it easy for me to learn. I already have a background in accounting and finance from college, but Dr. Stotz’s videos gave me a whole new and in-depth understanding of each topic. I really liked the course because all lectures were straightforward, and I can really use what I learned in real life, for example, analyzing the profitability of a particular company. ”
Ma. Lourdes Ablay“Finance Made Ridiculously Easy,” the title explains it all! I took the course with the bare minimum of financial knowledge, but the simplicity of the course made it easy for me to learn. ”
Walter Jeffrey Aye“I never thought that the knowledge of finance would make such a huge impact on my understanding of how my company works.”
Sukhmani Singh“Finance Made Ridiculously Simple says it all in the name! I enjoyed the stories that Dr. Stotz’ told and how he broke down complex finance topics into simple terms and made it easy to understand. The fact that I could download the PDFs made it easier to follow the videos, which helped me to understand the subjects quickly. I never expected to learn so much from an online course; I now see the finance profession in a whole new light. Thank you, Andrew and Team. I am humbled. ”
Onyinyechi Henry-Machame“Valuation is critical and with Finance Made Ridiculously Simple you really get to understand deeply on company valuations. I have been able to learn a lot when it comes to assets liabilities and equity. I am able to value them correctly and also assessing the risks when it comes to valuation.”
Mary Shangai“My limited knowledge of finance did not allow me to progress further in my marketing career. After taking this course, I felt confident that I can add value working in a larger role for my company.”
Nakarin Sombatthaveepoon“I was shocked by how easy it was to progress through the course material. After taking this course, I no longer hate finance.”
Prajakta Mandelkar“Finance Made Ridiculously Simple will help you more deeply understand financial statements. It teaches you what to look for when comparing the financial information of different companies, which will make you a better financial analyst. ”
Chineye Ochem“Finance Made Ridiculously Simple is a very detailed course that will deepen your understanding. It has enlightened me about the financial statement and balance sheets component. ”
Helena SarkodieGet all your questions answered!
Some people ask us why we make it so easy for our students to get a refund. The answer is that it motivates us to make our material cutting edge and to make sure that we deliver more than what you expected. We have a 30-day, no-questions-asked, money-back guarantee. We don’t want your money if you’re not satisfied. Once in the course, you can request your refund at any time within 30 days. I know what you are thinking, “Could I sign up, download all the content, and then ask for a refund?” The answer is, “Yes.” But despite that, we get almost no refund requests because our students feel the value they get (plus, they don’t want to lose access to the Facebook group, where all the magic happens!).
You will earn a certificate of completion at the end of the course. You will also get instructions on how you can add a certificate of completion on your LinkedIn page. And if you wish, you can also apply to get a personal recommendation on your LinkedIn directly from your teacher, Dr. Andrew Stotz.
Once you are in the class, you will have direct access to your teacher, Dr. Andrew Stotz and his team. You will be able to contact them through email, Facebook Messenger, and even video if needed. We created this course because we have a passion for helping our students succeed, so don’t worry, we will always be available for you.
You are ABSOLUTELY welcome! We all wish we had started learning at an earlier age! Dr. Stotz has worked hard to make the material easy-to-understand, so you should have no problem. All you need to do is put your heart into it and we will make sure that you get all the value we have to offer!