CFI’s Best of 2025: Top Finance Courses and Learning Resources

In 2025, CFI learners earned 17,501 program certifications and completed more than 629,000 courses across financial modeling, valuation, FP&A, and Excel. These results highlight the resources that resonated most with finance professionals worldwide.

Below, we’ve rounded up CFI’s Best of 2025 — the top courses, articles, templates, ebooks, podcasts, and videos that helped learners sharpen skills and advance their careers.

Most Popular Courses for Building Core Finance Skills

CFI’s courses focus on practical, job-ready skills that finance professionals can apply immediately. The following courses were the most popular in 2025:

1. Introduction to 3-Statement Modeling
2. Excel Fundamentals – Quick Start Guide
3. Budgeting and Forecasting
4. Operational Modeling
5. Data Visualization and Dashboards

💡 Tip: You can watch free previews of CFI courses by visiting any course page and scrolling down to the syllabus section.

Must-Read Articles for Quick Finance Reference

CFI’s articles break down complex finance concepts into clear, actionable insights — ideal for quick refreshers or deeper exploration. Here are the most-read articles of 2025:

1. Financial Ratios: Definition, Types, and Examples
2. Advanced Excel Formulas
3. Three Financial Statements
4. Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
5. AI and Financial Statement Analysis: Tools and Techniques

Most-Downloaded Templates for Daily Work

CFI’s ready-to-use templates help professionals save time on modeling, analysis, and reporting. The most downloaded templates in 2025 include:

1. Profit and Loss (P&L)
2. Business Model Canvas
3. Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Model
4. Cash Flow Statement
5. Bank Reconciliation Statement

Top Ebooks for Focused Finance Skills and Career Guidance

CFI ebooks provide in-depth guidance on technical finance skills and preparing for finance careers. These five ebooks led downloads in 2025:

1. Financial Modeling Guidelines
2. Financial Ratios Definitive Guide
3. Breaking into FP&A Guide
4. Investment Banking Manual
5. Accounting for Financial Analysts Guide

👉 Explore CFI’s entire library of free articles, templates, and ebooks and start building stronger finance skills today.

Top FinPod Episodes on Real-World Finance

CFI’s flagship podcast, FinPod, features industry experts discussing how financial concepts play out in actual companies. Here are the most popular episodes of 2025 based on listenership:

1. Analyzing Financial Statements
2. Understanding Capital Structure: Balancing Debt and Equity
3. Cash Flow Management
4. FP&A and Business Strategy
5. Working Capital Management: Strategies for Optimizing Liquidity

🎧 Listen to FinPod on Spotify, Apple, YouTube, and most major podcast platforms.

Most-Watched Videos for Hands-On Learning

CFI’s videos provide step-by-step demonstrations of financial models, Excel techniques, and analytical frameworks. These were the most-watched videos of 2025:

1. Build a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Model in Excel
2. Day in the Life of an Investment Banking Analyst with CEO Tim Vipond
3. Build a Three-Statement Model in 30 Minutes with CFI CEO Tim Vipond
4. Credit Analysis: How Banks & Lenders Assess Creditworthiness Part 1 | CFI Course
5. Accounting Fundamentals for Beginners Part 1 | CFI Course

📺 For deeper dives, explore more content on CFI’s YouTube channel.

What’s Your 2026 Learning Goal?

Whether you want to master three-statement modeling, earn a certification, or simply work faster with the tools you use every day, CFI has the courses, templates, and resources to support your next step.

Set your goal for 2026 and explore how CFI’s courses and certification programs can help you achieve it.

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