Online Professional Certificate in Wealth Management

The global high-net-worth market is estimated at close to $8 trillion, about the same size as the global mutual fund market. This Professional Certificate Program covers the 'big picture' of wealth management, beginning with the client's point of view on wealth issues: Grow wealth and protect wealth during my lifetime and after I'm gone. Participants will learn the components of client profiling, such as time horizon, risk tolerance, investment preferences, and financial goals. Solutions examined at a high level include credit for liquidity and leverage; asset management including portfolio management, asset allocation, diversification and risk/return relationships; and estate and tax planning including fiduciary instruments, trust structures, and the use of insurance.

Obtain the prestigious New York Institute of Finance Professional Certificate to help you meet your professional and personal goals. The Professional Certificate Programs are comprehensive in scope and offer you a wide variety of courses to choose from. In addition, you will receive CPE credits to insure you are keeping up to date with your professional requirements.


New wealth management professionals; Product specialists who need a broader view of wealth management outside their discipline; Wealthy individuals; Non-client-facing staff who need a broad overview of the business they support
Students will be able to:
  • Understand the basics of global economics and the impact on wealth generation as well as the risks to maintaining wealth.
  • Examine the basics of client credit analysis, loan structures and regulations governing lending in the US and how credit is used to leverage other wealth-generating instruments.
  • Explore the basics of portfolio management using traditional asset classes.
  • Identify appropriate risk and return parameters and how to explain asset allocation, diversification, and portfolio performance to clients.
  • Understand the purposes of derivatives and alternative investment products for clients.
  • Explore the complex world of tax and estate planning structures in the US and abroad.
Students have 1 year to complete all courses with a score of at least 70%
Wealth Management
Topics covered include:
  • Investor Profiling
  • Portfolio Management and Duration
  • Introduction to Portfolio Risk
  • Asset Allocation and Taxation
Duration: 4 hours

Estate Planning
Topics covered include:
  • Estate Planning - An Overview
  • Transfer of Property
  • Estate Planning - Wills
  • Gift and Gift Tax
Duration: 4.5 hours

Overview of Trusts
Topics covered include:
  • Introduction to Trusts
  • Trusts and Taxation
  • Characteristics of Trusts
  • Types of Trusts
  • Duties of a Trustee
Duration: 5 hours

Financial Planning
Topics covered include:
  • Introduction to Financial Planning
  • Analyzing the Resources of the Person
  • Basic Concepts in Financial Planning
  • Financial Products for Savers
  • Financial Products for Investors
  • The Psychographics and Life Cycle of the Investor
  • Goals and Investment Objectives
  • Tax Planning
  • Model Portfolio
Duration: 9 hours

Hedge Funds
Topics covered include:
  • Introduction to the Hedge Fund Industry
  • How a Hedge Fund Works
  • Hedge Fund Strategies
  • Issues for Hedge Fund Investors
Duration: 8 hours

Mutual Funds
Topics covered include:
  • Understanding Mutual Funds
  • Various Mutual Fund Products
  • Selecting the Right Mutual Fund
  • Operation of a Mutual Fund Company
  • Trends in the Mutual Fund Industry
Duration: 10 hours

Commodity and Energy Markets
Topics covered include:
  • Commodity Markets
  • Energy Markets
  • Commodity Derivatives
Duration: 3 hours

Portfolio Management I
Topics covered include:
  • The Institutional Investor
  • The Individual Investor
  • Money Markets and Portfolio Management
  • Managing Portfolios with Bonds
  • Managing Portfolios with Equities
  • Portfolio Theory: Risk and Return
  • Portfolio Theory: Portfolio Monitoring
Duration: 7 hours

Portfolio Management II
Topics covered include:
  • Bond Valuation
  • Portfolio Volatility and Duration
  • Advanced Equity Valuation Techniques
  • Advanced Portfolio Management Theory
  • Global Investing and Alternative Investments
  • Indexation
  • Style Investing
  • Evaluating Portfolio Performance
Duration: 8 hours

Money and Banking
Topics covered include:
  • The Nature of Money
  • Measuring Money
  • Creating Money
  • Creating the Federal Reserve System
  • Theory of Monetary Policy
  • Implementing Monetary Policy
  • International Banking
  • Central Bank Structure
  • Central Banks Around the World
Duration: 9 hours

Anti Money Laundering
Topics covered include:
  • What is Money Laundering
  • International Initiatives
  • Customer Identification Program
  • USA PATRIOT ACT
  • Wolfsberg Principles on Correspondent Banking
  • Terrorist related money laundering
Duration: 7 hours

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