What's New at CFI | SQL Fundamentals

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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