Finance & investing
Personal Finance for Beginners (Zerodha Varsity)
Sikhami Institute1 studentsEnglish
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About this course
Get your money basics right with Zerodha Varsity: short, practical episodes on the personal finance decisions every earner in India faces. Who it's for: students and young professionals who have started earning. This course is for education only and is not investment advice. These are the free, official videos of the "Personal Finance for Beginners" playlist from the Zerodha Varsity YouTube channel (youtube.com/@varsitybyzerodha). All videos belong to Zerodha; Sikhami is not affiliated with Zerodha and simply arranges the public playlist into a course, so you can learn one lesson at a time and keep track of your progress.
What you will learn
• Building an emergency fund • Common mistakes when buying life and health insurance • Avoiding the debt trap • Asset allocation, and how to do it • Planning for a long retirement
This course at a glance
- Lectures
- 7 video lectures
- Video
- 49m in all
- Level
- All levels
- Language
- English
- Access
- Lifetime access
- Certificate
- On completion
Lectures last updated September 2026
Course content
1 section · 7 lectures · 49m
1. Personal Finance for Beginners
- What is an Emergency Fund? | How to build it? | Personal Finance for Beginners Ep - 17m
- Common mistakes while buying Life & Health Insurance | Personal Finance for Beginners Ep - 29m
- What is a debt Trap? Mistakes to avoid while taking debt | Personal Finance for Beginners Ep - 37m
- Why saving money is important? | Save early, Save better | Personal Finance for beginners Ep - 45m
- What is Wealth Creation? How to build wealth? | Personal Finance for Beginners Ep - 56m
- What is Asset Allocation? Learn how to do asset allocation | Personal Finance for Beginners Ep - 65m
- How to plan for longevity risk in retirement6m
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Watch every lecture, then claim a certificate of completion with your name on it.
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Who teaches it
Sikhami InstituteNew Delhi · 297 courses · 693 learners · 472 followersSikhami Institute is Sikhami's own institute for free learning. We pick some of the best free courses on YouTube, from Harvard's CS50, MIT, NPTEL, Khan Academy, Google, Microsoft, the BBC, Crash Course, PW, Magnet Brains, CodeWithHarry and many more, and turn them into proper courses on Sikhami that you can follow lesson by lesson while your progress is saved.
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All videos belong to their creators and play from their official YouTube channels, and each course credits its creator. Questions or suggestions? Write to help@sikhami.com.Questions people ask
Is this course free?
Yes. Joining is free, and the lectures unlock as soon as you join. Once you join, it is yours for life.
How long is the course?
7 video lectures, 49m of video in all. You learn at your own pace; there are no fixed class times.
Do I get a certificate?
Yes. When you have watched every lecture, you can claim a certificate of completion. It has its own page and code, so anyone can check that it is real. About certificates
What language is it taught in?
English.
Can I learn on my phone?
Yes. Watch on the website or in the Sikhami app for Android with the same account. Your place in every lecture is saved, so you can switch between them.
Can I ask the teacher a doubt?
Yes. Ask it in the questions on the course page, or from inside any lecture while you watch. You can also keep your own notes on each lecture.
Who made these videos?
The lectures are the free, public videos of the YouTube playlist "Personal Finance for Beginners", and they belong to their creator. Sikhami arranges them into a course, so you can learn one lecture at a time and keep track of your progress.
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