Most of the formulas presented are either inaccurate or not sufficiently described. The general framework is good, but formulas should be clearer and accurate. I had to look into other online materials to get better explanation. This should not be so.

A good overall view of the markets and the investible world. It would get 5 stars if there was a broader analysis of different asset classes (i.e. annuity vs annuity due, etc...) and the accompanying notes were more detailed.

The quizzes included either pretty difficult math questions or pretty simple definition questions. I have gained a high level understanding of the various methods of investment from this course.

There are some shortcuts taken in example, which are not explained anywhere. And then there is no one solve the doubts, and the whatsapp request does not get accepted.

While the content is really practical. On a number of occassions the questions on the quiz used methods or ideas that weren't really showed how to apply in the class.

En general el curso me ha resultado util y puedo decir que cuento con un buen acercamiento a los temas. Pareciera faltarle profundidad en algunos contenidos.

The profesor is great as well as the material in the course.Please help us to respond concers in forums & some issues that are still in the videos.

the course is well aligned with the US market however as a beginner it would be difficult for you to relate, if you are not from US.

Course was good but I think the teacher Dr.O wasn't convinving at all. I find it really difficult in understanding her lectures.

The course is very basic and provides only shallow knowledge. You get familiarized with terms and concepts but no more.

Many errors in notes, a little bit wasting of time to review. More formulas will be better to understand

sessions were informative but could have been more descriptive as the target audience are beginners.

Video-embedded quiz lack solutions.

Some quiz are not well clearly stated.

more details are needed to make the course easy to learners

Instructor passionate but explanation of subjects shaky

Explanations and examples are not so good.

nice experience

GOOD

OK!

The course information is very interesting but covers the material too briefly. The topics were covered very quickly and not in very much depth. Quizzes often asked questions in a way that was not covered in the course material and were therefore quite difficult to figure out at times. I'm taking this course series to learn the material, not to be tricked of failed on a quiz. Also as this is a rather math-intensive subject, a more comprehensive review of the algebraic tools and skills required would be helpful. Lastly, there were many mistakes with grammar and spelling in the written portions. I know English isn't everyone's first language, but if we are paying for these educational materials then it doesn't look very professional for there to be glaring errors repeatedly throughout the material. It's not that difficult to have a native speaker proof-read before publishing (I would be happy to do this for you, any job openings?). Just some thoughts.

I wanted to take this course as a refresher of the basics as I look to expand my overall skills in financial analysis. This course was dreadful in my opinion. There are errors throughout the course (some of which are sloppily corrected), the overall verbiage is written in a way that is hard to follow, and the professor often glances over examples rather than actually explaining what is going on. Support materials are terrible and often out of date, one even required a paid subscription to another website to read. All in all I'd suggest spending a few hours reviewing TVM, Bond pricing formulas, and equity pricing formulas. You will be much less frustrated and come out further ahead than if you take this course.

On the bright side, I can say that I did get my refresher that I wanted. Unfortunately it came because I was frustrated with the course so I was constantly looking up information that should have been explained in the course.

Possibly the worst course I have done on Coursera.

There are errors in the videos, only some of which have been corrected by stopping the video and adding a voice over. At least one of these errors leads to an incorrect answer in one of the quiz questions.

The quiz questions themselves are often badly written and unclear. Where calculations are required it is clear that intermediate steps have been rounded but if you don't follow the same rounding as the question setter, you'll get a slightly different answer which Coursera will mark as wrong.

And they ask you to round the answer when what is really wanted is truncation.

They've even used the same question in 2 quizzes in Week 3 with different answers because they're rounded (truncated!) differently.

I'm a paying customer (I have a Coursera subscription) and expect better.

2 out of 5 Dr. O!

It does provide a brief introduction to financial instrument and industry. However, the professor was making a lot of mistakes in the presentation, and the teaching was doubtful. For example, her definition for bid and ask is contradicting from all definitions on Google, and her illustration for maintenance margin and margin call were insufficient and contradicting with the logic of the answer key to the quizzes. The quizzes were also insufficient in explaining where certain number comes from, and are likely wrong in its calculation. Practicing questions are more important than understanding the basic concepts, and such problems are frustrating and disappointing.

The material was interesting, but it lacked in sufficient practice resources for the mathematical portions. Also, instructor support / feedback to student questions was lacking. I found this course adequate if it was free, but not worth $79 for the amount of resources I was given to practice what we learned. This is highlighted by the fact that the weekly quizzes didn't show you the solution when you missed a question, so you were left guessing (instructors don't respond to student discussion questions) if the videos didn't address that specific question type.

It is such a disappointment for this one. Maybe it just could not fit my aim.

It teaches more about calculation instead of how to invest. I think maybe the title was wrong, it is more in finance calculation instead of investment itself, or how to become a smart investor.

And the worst part, is even for the basic calculation part, there are errors..... Finance is such an elaborate job. I could not make the balance sheet balanced if I got one little mistake during the calculation or recording process.

Basically and logically, I lost my trust for this course.