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BECOME A MASTER IN FIXED INCOME ANALYSIS

A structured and practical course to master bond valuation, risk analysis, and portfolio management.

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Not just a course, but an investment in your career.

Focus on analysis and risk

It covers not only bond valuation but also risk analysis and portfolio management, which are crucial aspects for investors

Practical approach with Excel

The course teaches how to evaluate bonds using Excel, making learning more applicable to the real world.

Suitable for various experience levels

Useful for beginners and professionals who want to deepen their understanding of fixed income.

Structured for gradual understanding

Topics are explained clearly and progressively, making it easier to learn even for those with no prior experience.

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Who is this course for?

  • Undergraduate and graduate finance students

  • CFA, or other professional certification, candidates who want a foundational support for fixed-income analysis

  • Professionals interested in understanding better fundamental bond analysis

  • Financial advisers who want to deepen their understanding of fixed income analysis

  • Aspiring financial analysts who want to gain a basic, yet sound, foundation in bond analysis

What you'll learn?

  • Bond valuation and pricing using Excel – a key topic for CFA Level 1

  • Interest rate risk and bond-return analysis – fundamental for the exam

  • Spot, par, and forward yield curves – crucial CFA concepts

  • Key concepts: duration, convexity, yield spreads – directly applicable to CFA prep

  • Portfolio management strategies – a must for finance professionals

Why choose this course?

  • CFA-Oriented Learning: Covers essential fixed income topics for CFA Level 1

  • Hands-on Excel Approach: Learn by doing with real-world applications

  • Beginner to Advanced: A step-by-step learning path for all levels

  • High-Value Content: Essential knowledge for CFA candidates & finance professionals

  • Lifetime Access: Study at your own pace with updated materials

  • Certificate of Completion: Boost your resume and CFA preparation

What our students say

Don't just take our word for it! Hear from CFA candidates,

finance professionals, and students who have taken this course and

transformed their understanding of fixed income.

James R. – Ex Student

I found this course extremely useful for deepening my knowledge. The materials are excellent and the instructor is very knowledgeable.

Laura M. – Portfolio Manager

The Excel-model approach is a game-changer. The course is concise, well-paced, and practical. Highly recommended for finance professionals!

Liam P. – CFA Candidate

Fixed income was always a challenge for me, but this course made everything clear. A must-have for CFA prep!

Find out more about this course

+6 hour training videos

Learn from Rodolfo Vanzini, trainer/teacher of corporate, investment & private banking with over 20 years of experience.

+69 downloadable resources

Topics are explained clearly and progressively, making learning easier even for those with no prior experience.

∞ Lifetime access

Enjoy unlimited access to course materials with free updates, ensuring you stay ahead with the latest fixed income concepts—essential for CFA success!"

Certificate of completion

Validate your expertise in fixed income analysis, a valuable addition to your CFA preparation and professional resume.

Main topics of this course

This course provides a comprehensive foundation in fixed-rate bonds, focusing on risk-return trade-offs, yield-to-maturity, and duration. It begins with an overview of fixed income markets, key securities, issuers, and different bond cash flow structures (bullet, zero-coupon, floating rate). The core of the course covers:

Bond Valuation – Discounted cash flow analysis, bond pricing, yield-to-maturity, and price dynamics.

Yield & Spreads – Effective annual rates, yield measures for bonds with embedded options, and key spread metrics (G-spread, I-spread, Z-spread).

Yield Curves – Spot, par, and forward rates, along with their role in pricing and market interpretation.

Interest Rate Risk – Duration, convexity, and risk-return analysis, including Macaulay and modified duration, money duration, and price value of a basis point.

Key concepts you will learn

  • Describe the main characteristics of a fixed-income security

  • Describe the main characteristics of fixed-income markets

  • Calculate and evaluate a bond's price by using discounted cash flow analysis using Excel

  • Define, explain and calculate a bond's yield-to-maturity

  • Understand the relationship between a bond's price and its yield-to-maturity

  • Define and interpret yield spread measures for fixed rate bonds as well as for floating rate bonds

  • Understand and describe the relationship among coupon, yield-to-maturity, maturity and convexity and a bond's price

  • Interpret and understand the sources of return from a fixed rate bond

  • Describe and compare reinvestment and price risk for a bond

  • Understand Macaulay duration and contrast it with modified duration

  • Interpret and describe convexity as a bond price/yield feature

  • Calculate a bond's modified duration and its convexity using Excel

  • Calculate the percentage price change of a bond given its modified duration and convexity using Excel

Trainer

Rodolfo Vanzini

Teacher of corporate, investment & private banking

For over 20 years, as a trainer and consultant I've been designing, developing and delivering participative, innovative, engaging and effective training programs, in both traditional classroom and virtual settings, for many banks, wealth and asset management firms and securities brokers. With a diverse and broad background in banking and finance I cover securities & asset management, corporate & investment banking and risk management & bank regulation.

With a mindset to lead change in the education industry via technology and creativity, I try and innovate by creating contents as educational videos about financial securities and markets and by delivering engaging online classes. Cultivating the education of banking and finance professionals, I am always on the look-out to drive positive change for curious-minded people with the experience, resourcefulness and ambition needed to vanquish any educational challenge through commitment and creativity.

Teacher of corporate, investment & private banking