Financial Planning Module 2: Investment Planning

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Investment Planning introduces basic investments concepts and focuses on client needs and assessments, particularly as they relate to risk tolerance and exposure. You'll learn investment fundamentals, risks and returns, valuation concepts, portfolio management, asset allocation, pricing models, hedging and option strategies and tax-efficient investing.

This 11-week course is the second module in the Financial Planning Certificate Program. Classes are offered in a flex format on a quarterly schedule. Flex rooms allow students to participate and feel included regardless of where they are located. Five of the class meetings are scheduled on campus in a tri-modal classroom and the other five classes are scheduled online via Zoom. The eleventh week is the final exam which is held online. Students are free to attend on-campus or synchronously on Zoom and may change their attendance location throughout the quarter. All classes are offered on weeknights to accommodate working students. Classes are recorded for future viewing. All learning activities serve both student audiences.

 

For More Information, Contact:

Isabel Avalos

Email: iavalos@depaul.edu

Phone: +1 312-362-5295

The Financial Planning Certificate Program is designed for anyone pursuing CFP® certification, including professionals in the fields of investment brokerage, insurance, banking, accounting and the law. In addition, professionals from other industries who want to make a career change and are looking for rigorous instruction in financial planning are encouraged to enroll.

DePaul's Financial Planning Certificate Program offers:

  • Exceptional instruction- All modules are taught by professional financial planners with either CFP® certification or other appropriate professional license or designation. Our instructors use CFP Board standards as the framework for the modules and add their own exercises, case studies and handouts. This results in courses that combine sound financial planning theory and practical skill development.
  • Convenient location and scheduling- Modules are offered online and on campus on a quarterly schedule. For students who seek maximum flexibility, enroll in a virtual course and attend from the comfort of your own home. Classes are recorded for future viewing. Or, enroll in our in-person classes which are held at DePaul's Loop campus located in the heart of downtown Chicago. In-person classes are offered on weeknights to accommodate working students.
  • Proven student success- In addition to preparing for the exam, our program equips you to succeed in today's competitive profession of financial planning.

The Financial Planning Certificate Program is certified by Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc., to provide you with the educational component of CFP® certification. It provides an overview of what might be ultimately tested in the certification examination, but this is an education program, not an exam-prep program.

CFP® Scholarship Opportunities: The CFP Board Center for Financial Planning administers scholarship programs that assist aspiring CFP® professionals with completing the education and exam requirements for CFP® certification. In addition, this site provides a clearinghouse of third-party scholarships offered across the financial planning profession to make it easy for aspiring CFP® professionals to find and take advantage of programs for which they are eligible.

  • Financial services regulations and requirements
  • Economic concepts
  • Time value of money concepts and calculations
  • Education needs analysis
  • Education savings vehicles
  • Education funding
  • Characteristics, uses and taxation of investment vehicles
  • Types of investment risk
  • Market cycles
  • Quantitative investment concepts and measures of investment returns
  • Asset allocation and portfolio diversification
  • Bond and stock valuation concepts
  • Portfolio development and analysis
  • Investment strategies
  • Alternative investments and liquidity risk
  • Client and planner attitudes, values, biases
  • Behavioral finance
  • Sources of money conflict

Available editions:

Course Name Date Location Delivery Method Price
Module 2: Investment Planning Dates: 01/13/2026 - 03/24/2026 | Time: 6:00PM - 7:00 PM | Day: Tuesday Modality: InPerson/Flex $995.00
Module 2: Investment Planning 04/07/2026 - 06/16/2026 Time: 6:00PM - 9:30 PM | Day: Tuesday Modality: InPerson/Flex $995.00

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