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COVID-19: How to Weather The Storm Financially

What to do about your spending, debt, investments and retirement plans

Created byDavid Trahairworkspace_premium
4.4
(256 reviews)
IntermediateUpdated Jun 16, 2025
COVID-19: How to Weather The Storm Financially

What You'll Learn

check_circleManage finances during economic storm.
check_circleUnderstand different debt types.
check_circleLearn about good versus bad debt.
check_circleGrasp how credit scoring works.
check_circleAnalyze stock market performance.
check_circleEvaluate foreign exchange impact.

About This Course

The COVID-19 pandemic brought significant financial challenges, from declining incomes to continuing expenses. Navigating this uncertainty requires informed decision-making.

This course, "COVID-19: How to Weather The Storm Financially," is designed to equip you with the essential knowledge to manage your finances effectively during turbulent times.

Understanding key financial concepts is crucial. Through this course, you will learn:

  • How to differentiate between good and bad debt and understand installment vs. revolving debt.
  • The importance of the credit scoring system.
  • Analysis of investment market performance during the crisis, focusing on the S&P 500.
  • Insights into historical market returns and the impact of foreign exchange.
  • Understanding recent market volatility and declines.

By the end of this course, you will have a clearer understanding of managing debt, navigating credit, and interpreting market trends, enabling you to make more confident financial choices through the storm and beyond.

Your Instructor

David Trahair
David Trahair

Writer, Trainer, On-demand Course Developer and Acclaimed Author

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David Trahair, CPA, CA, is an author, trainer, and eLearning developer who creates on-demand video courses for CPAs across Canada. His courses cover topics including personal finance, ethics, AI, and Microsoft Excel. David is also the author of six personal finance books, three of which are national bestsellers. Through his firm, he helps CPAs build practical skills through engaging, self-paced learning.

Credit Information

Do these courses count toward my professional development requirements?

This portal is provided as a training and development resource for City of Markham employees. Every course is delivered by a qualified subject matter expert or learning organization, is quantifiable in hours, and is verifiable — you receive a documented certificate of completion for every course you finish, stored on LearnFormula indefinitely.

If you hold a professional designation (for example in engineering, accounting, human resources, or law), courses may be counted as professionally relevant, verifiable learning activities toward your continuing professional development. Individual practitioners are responsible for confirming that an activity meets the requirements of their professional body. For questions about the City of Markham's training and development policies, please speak with your people leader or Human Resources.

What Students Are Saying

4.4
Student's Choice
256 reviews

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