Be Prepared for Post-Secondary Education
It doesn't need to be complicated. You will be able to take control of your life and grow your wealth more than ever before.
In this 60 minute course, we look at education as an investment and cover how you can determine the value of your post-secondary education.
Welcome back to CC All Access
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Education Finance is the fifth mini-course from our Personal Finance Fundamentals series and helps find the value in your post-secondary decision.
Students who take this course:
✅ Learn how to reduce common post-secondary expenses
✅ Learn if student loans are the right decision for them
✅ Analyze the utility of a degree
✅ Walk through an example to calculate the Return on Investment of a degree
On average, our feedback suggests that students will:
Save/earn an extra $7,500 over the next 5 years
from their learnings from CC All Access
We are long-term thinkers, so we hope the value only compounds more over your lifetime.
See what our students say!
"This is epic, really well done, and I'm a huge fan."
- Liam, Underwriter, Intact Insurance
"[Zack,] I think that you have really mastered making the videos concise. They give enough info to provide an excellent basic understanding of all the concepts."
- Sascha, Dual Engineering and Business student, University of Calgary
"I really enjoyed the course! It was super easy to follow and a great pace."
- Taylor, Research Assistant, University of Calgary
"I think every young adult who plans on retiring should take this course!!!"
- Deb, Psychiatrist
"The overall course was very digestible and easy to follow! I think it's easy to get overwhelmed with the amount of information and jargon there is out there but this course provides a much more holistic view and introduction to personal finance!"
- Nathaniel, Software Engineer
"Great content. Delivered in a straightforward, incremental fashion. I especially liked the examples provided for each section, plus the associated dollar and/or time savings."
- Dan, Insurance BD Specialist
Meet Your Instructors
My name is Zachary Kahn and I am the co-founder of Compound Confidence and lead instructor for this course. I have a passion for helping people learn the skills and strategies that allow them to achieve anything they want while doing what they love.
I work at Google and graduated from university with a combined degree in Chemical Engineering and Computer Science. I enjoy building great education and technology products. We would love for you to join Compound Confidence so that we can be part of your financial freedom journey.
My name is Joshua Kahn and I am a co-founder of Compound Confidence and teaching assistant for this course. I believe we can help people pursue their passion without being held back by their personal finances.
I work at Galatea Technologies and graduated from university with a combined degree in Mechanical Engineering and Finance. I enjoy helping others pursue their goals and create value in the world. If you have any questions along your journey, I will be there to walk you through it.
The Curriculum
- Overview (1:19)
- Lecture 1 - How to reduce post secondary education expenses (15:59)
- Lecture 2 - Student loans part 1 (7:41)
- Lecture 3 - Student loans part 2 (12:43)
- Lecture 4 - Analyzing the utility of your degree (13:45)
- Lecture 5 - Example of how to compare ROI, payback period, and lifetime earnings of different degrees (13:36)