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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Lending, Crowdfunding, and Modern Investing by University of Pennsylvania

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About the Course

In this course, you’ll learn the foundational theories behind robo-advising, crowdfunding, and marketplace lending, and how to apply these theories to optimize your investments. Professor David Musto of the Wharton School has designed this course to help you gain a practical understanding of the theoretical frameworks of Modern Portfolio Theory and Financial Technology. You’ll learn how to apply the ideas behind robo-advising and crowdfunding to better assess and leverage a more optimized portfolio while managing risks. You’ll also explore the current consumer credit landscape and learn how to utilize financial technologies in your business. You’ll analyze real-life examples by studying the cases of Square and CommonBond. By the end of this course, you’ll have honed your skills in calculating risks and returns in robo-advising and crowdfunding, and be able to assess the value of marketplace lending to achieve better returns on your investments. No prerequisites are required for this course, although "Fintech: Foundations, Payments, and Regulations" and "Cryptocurrency and Blockchain: An Introduction to Digital Currencies" from Wharton's Fintech Specialization are recommended....

Top reviews

PM

Dec 17, 2019

Very informative course, with good examples. I particularly enjoyed the video of the Square executive. I just wish David Mutso's signature was somewhat legible on the course certificate.

KK

Jun 12, 2020

Prof Musto is a great instructor. Really enjoyed his interesting examples and engaging method of teaching. I liked the fact that he focused on concepts more than data and key terms.

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By David C

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May 27, 2020

The tone of voice and intonation of the teacher makes the course a bit boring or lose interest, I resorted to reading the slides to learn and present the exams

By Rahul H

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Jun 7, 2020

The content of the course is good. However, the professor explains the same is not very pointed - confusing and long story telling.

By Jiacheng L

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Jan 4, 2020

Generally good. The best parts are the two case studies in week4, they provided good insights into the industry.

By Luis F P M

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Jul 20, 2023

It's a good course, but some videos are so long to explain concepts with poor depth.

By LIN, C

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Aug 4, 2021

The professor seems to fumble words all the time. The way he explains is hard to understand.

By Basil C

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Oct 17, 2020

The content could be much improved and impactful.

By Denys P

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Oct 24, 2019

US centric course, very biased (without a word of warning that it is a non global one).