Acquire skills to manage your investments better

By Preeti Kulkarni

The Skill India initiative has created awareness about acquiring skills to enhance earnings. Several reputed institutes offer courses that can help you take charge of your investments.

COURSE: National Institute of Securities Markets

DURATION: Self-study

YOU LEARN: The basics of securities—types, features and concepts. You gain an understanding of primary markets, secondary markets and mutual funds.

FEES: Rs 1,500

COURSE: Financial Markets -Beginner's Module

OFFERED BY: National Stock Exchange's NCFM certification

DURATION: Self-study; test duration: 2 hours

YOU LEARN: The basics of stock investing and financial markets
FEES: Rs 1,710

COURSE: Equitymaster's Secrets
OFFERED BY: Equitymaster

DURATION: 24 hours

YOU LEARN: How to pick stocks for the long term using the value investing approach.

FEES: Rs, 5000 COURSE: Gateway to Stock Investing

OFFERED BY: ICICIdirect Centre for Financial Learning (ICFL)

DURATION: Eight hours; course material can be accessed for 90 days

YOU LEARN: Basic concepts, clearing and settlement. All about stock market indices, market strategies, stock selection strategies, investing in stocks; the dos and don'ts

FEES: Rs 800-1,349