Deep Understanding

The course includes an extensive range of topics, to develop a comprehensive understanding of how investing and wealth management works.

Your Situation

The course is about improving your individual situation. We lead you through a self-examination of your current financial situation, to identify what needs to change and how.

Empowerment

The course teaches non-professional investors the tools and the knowledge you need to take control of how your wealth is managed and invested.

No Prior Knowledge

The course starts from the beginning and moves quickly to cover all the essentials of investing, without being overly complicated or mathematical.

About Dr Sam Wylie

Dr Sam Wylie is Director of Windlestone Education and an Associate Professor of Finance at the University of Melbourne, winning Melbourne Business School’s Teaching Excellence Award nine times.

Sam’s research and consulting is focused on banking, wealth management and the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). As well as publishing a regular finance Newsletter, his commentary appears in the Australian Financial Review and on national radio and television.

Course structure

Finance Education for Investors consists of 24 hours of classes, delivered over 4 weeks. The Free Introductory Session provides a preview of the course material and an opportunity to ask Sam any questions before enrolling.

Melbourne Course

Date: 26 October – 7 December
Time: 8:30am – 3:30pm
Location: Melbourne Business School, Carlton
Cost: $1120 +GST ($1790 +GST for couples)

Classes are held over 4 Saturdays (26 October, 9 & 23 November, and 7 December), with short breaks for morning and afternoon tea, and a lunch hour.

Free Introductory Session

Date: Saturday 12 October
Time: 9:30am – 11:00am

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Perth Course

Date: 2 November – 14 December
Time: 8:30am – 3:30pm
Location: University of Western Australia, Crawley
Cost: $1120 +GST ($1790 +GST for couples)

Classes are held over 4 Saturdays (2, 16 & 30 November, and 14 December), with short breaks for morning and afternoon tea, and a lunch hour.

Free Introductory Session

Date: Saturday 5 October
Time: 9:30am – 11:00am

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“Everyday I use something I learned in Sam Wylie’s course.”
— Jehrom Clift
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“The course I took with Sam in 2009 was one of my best investments. He has incredible knowledge and a rare ability to present in a way that is entertaining, relevant and memorable.”
— Adam Trippe-Smith
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“Sam’s teaching is unbelievably far reaching in a complex financial world.”
— Vincent Tackoen

 What you will learn

Finance Education for Investors is all about improving your individual situation. We lead investors through a self-examination of your current situation to identify what needs to change and how. No prior knowledge of finance is required.

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A ‘value’ investment philosophy and a highly practical process for achieving your investment goals.

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The essentials of investment: portfolio allocations, diversification, risk management, liquidity management, leverage and more.

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Tools for assessing the competency of your financial adviser and managing the relationship with your adviser.

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How to avoid investment traps.

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The fundamentals of stocks, property, fixed income and other investments.

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How to understand and navigate the GFC.

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The fundamentals of family trusts, corporate trustees, self-managed super funds, estate planning, tax planning, etc.

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A guided and structured self-review of your current wealth management situation and how to improve it.

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The essentials of successful negotiating.

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Sam’s Newsletter

Sam regularly publishes articles discussing current events in the world of finance and business strategy using the language and concepts developed in the course. Particular emphasis is given to wealth management, banking, corporate finance, financial markets and the GFC. 

Sam's Newsletter
Finance fallacies: Share buy-backs

There are certainly good reasons for firms to buy back their shares. But the idea that increasing earnings per share, by itself, increases shareholder value is a widespread fallacy that exhibits very poor understanding of corporate finance. This article examines the truths and fallacies around share buy-backs.

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Global economy: Melt up and take my money

Does the recent downturn in growth and inflation expectations for the global economy mean investors should wind back their share and risky asset allocations? The “melt-up” concept explained in this article suggests no.

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Correct Terms:  Institutions

'Institutions' is a word that is used so freely that many people don't even realise they don't know its true meaning.  This article is the second in a series on understanding the true meaning of words and expressions used in finance.

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