What you will learn
- How to perform calculations relating to the present value, current value, and accumulated value of cash flows, using rates of interest, rates of discount and the force of interest.
- How to calculate the price of bonds with various features, develop loan and bond amortization tables, and perform calculations related to loan payments, balances, and refinancing.
- General probability concepts including discrete and continuous random variables, expectations, variance, and distributions.
- How to perform calculations concerning individual, joint, marginal, and conditional probability functions.
- How to apply probability concepts to the valuation of insurance contracts.
Program Overview
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4 skill-building courses
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8 months
4 - 6 hours per week
Discounted price: $788.40
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Courses in this program
WisconsinX's Actuarial Science: Financial Math and Probability Professional Certificate
- Financial Math for Actuaries: From Rates to Annuities
- Financial Math for Actuaries: From Loans to Bonds to Immunization
- Probability for Actuaries: Introduction to Discrete Distributions
- Probability for Actuaries: Continuous Distributions
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