BASICS: Introduction to Accounting for Beginners
This course is a BASIC course, designed for complete novices who dont kinow where to start when it comes to understanding accounts. A complete novice may therefore find this course helpful as a warm up, before tackling our Introduction to Acccounts, whose worked example walks through the accounts of a European consumer company.
We therefore consider this more of a pre-course and it was designed to help some novices on one of our Analyst School bootcamps. We would not recommend this to experienced investors!
Your Instructor
Stephen (Steve) Clapham has 30 years of stockmarket experience as an equity analyst. He had a successful career as a highly rated sell-side analyst covering a number of sectors. He then moved to become a partner and head of research at two multi-billion hedge funds, based in London.
In 2018, Steve set up his training company, Behind the Balance Sheet, and hundreds of professional investors, regulators and corporate analysts have taken his Forensic Accounting Course. Some of the world's top institutions rely on Steve to help their top analysts improve their skills. That expertise is now available to you!
In 2020, Steve's first book, The Smart Money Method, How to Invest Like a Hedge Fund Pro, was published by Harriman House and immediately went to the number 1 slot in various Investing categories on Amazon in the UK and US. It has been enthusiastically received by investors, both professional and amateur.
Course Curriculum
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StartIncome Statement (4:21)
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StartBalance Sheet - Overview (2:35)
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PreviewFixed Assets (3:02)
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StartIntangible Assets and Investments (3:40)
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StartCurrent Liabilities (1:39)
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StartLong Term Liabilities (2:29)
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StartEquity (0:32)
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StartCash Flow Statement (2:44)
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StartLinking the Financial Statements (1:18)
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StartRatio Analysis (3:03)