
What's New at CFI | SQL Fundamentals
From FinPod by Corporate Finance Institute
April 14, 2026 · 13 min · Episode 219
About this episode
Meeyeon Park interviews Joseph Yeates about the updates to the SQL Fundamentals course at CFI.
In this episode of What’s New at CFI, Meeyeon Park speaks with Joseph Yeates about the refreshed SQL Fundamentals course and what has changed in the updated version. They discuss who the course is designed for, what learners will focus on in the new version, and why SQL remains a practical skill for finance, business intelligence, and data analytics professionals. Joseph explains how the course has been streamlined to focus on the most applicable content for a wide range of learners. He also shares how SQL helps professionals read data from databases, structure information more efficiently, and answer business questions faster when Excel is not the right tool.
People in this episode
Host: Meeyeon Park
Guest: Joseph Yeates
Topics covered
- SQL Fundamentals
- course update
- data analytics
- business intelligence
- finance
Keywords
- SQL
- course update
- data analytics
- business intelligence
- finance professionals
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: CFI
Products: SQL Fundamentals
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