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The best free personal finance and investing courses in Canada
– moneysense.ca
Financial literacy is an essential life skill. Whether you want to budget, saving, invest or plan for retirement, understanding how to manage money can help you achieve financial stability. Fortunately, there are many free courses that can help Canadians develop greater financial literacy. Below, find our roundup of the best free finance and investing courses available in Canada.
What did we look for when comparing courses?
Each course listed here must:
Be free for Canadians
Come from a quality educator
Provide lessons that teach something useful and relevant to Canadians
Be accessible, whether that’s online or in person in multiple locations
Read more in the full methodology below.
Best all-around free personal finance course
McGill Personal Finance Essentials
This course covers a wide range of topics related to personal finances specifically for Canadians—all for free. The eight lessons in total (see the list below), each taught by a different professor, which isn’t typical of most free personal finance courses…
