I want to learn LAW.

I'm currently a Finance major at Florida International University. I will have completed my bachelors within a year. I recently came to a understanding that a bachelors degree has very limited value. There are many unanswered questions and many topics not even touched upon. So to better my finance education I was very interested in learning corporate law(without going to law school), so I started looking around for minors or a certificate in law. But after two weeks on grunt research I was unable to find such a program. Then I was advised my a dear friend to into paralegal studies (certification) and I have been doing so for the past week.

So I guess my question is; will the paralegal certificate help my knowlege and make me a better finance manger or a better investment banker, or will I just waste my time and $5000?

Or is there any other programs, I could look into?

No, paralegal studies will not make you a better finance manager or investment banker. Depending on the program curriculum, you may have ONE class in contract/business law. Most of the substantive law is learned on the job. $5k is a lot of money for one class that may have any value to you. Since you still have a year of school left, see if there is a business/corporate/ or contracts law class you can take as an elective. Do not waste your time or money on getting a paralegal certificate if you do not intend to pursue a paralegal career.

New York University offers a paralegal certificate which is ABA approved. It is a one semester course (5days a week, 6hours a day) the topics offered are basic law and corporate law. NYU is ranked really high just under Yale and Duke. Tuition is about $13,000.
Again, I have no intentions of working as a paralegal, I am more interested in finance (securities, i-banking). Should I consider this investment or not.

You're the only one who can decide if the investment is worthwhile to you or not. In my opinion, considering what you've stated your career field goals are, I think $13K will be a waste of money for you. I can't imagine an ABA Paralegal Certificate program that is only one semester long. The ABA has strict criteria for credentialing Paralegal programs, and one of those criteria is a specific number of semester hours, much more than the one semester you've indicated here. Also, a Paralegal program curriculum will include more courses than just 'basic law' (whatever that is) and Corporate Law.

All the investment, banking professionals I know are doing just fine without any paralegal courses under their belt. I can't imagine how a substantive law course in that area will help you, as non-lawyers cannot give legal advice. Whoever gave you this advice has sent you on a rabbit trail.

jason in Hollywood, Florida said: [W]ill the paralegal certificate help my knowlege and make me a better finance manger or a better investment banker, or will I just waste my time and $5000?

Don't waste your time and money. While a paralegal certificate is excellent training, it is geared primarily toward assisting attorneys with practicing law.

You don't need a paralegl certificate to be a finance manager. You won't learn enough about corporate law to really help you. You'd be better off taking a college course(s) in corporate law, which you should be able take as electives. Also, you should learn enough of what you need to learn about corporate law OJT.