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About the Course

We make thousands of decisions every day. Do I cross the road now, or wait for the oncoming truck to pass? Should I eat fries or a salad for lunch? How much should I tip the cab driver? We usually make these decisions with almost no thought, using what psychologists call “heuristics” – rules of thumb that enable us to navigate our lives. Without these mental shortcuts, we would be paralyzed by the multitude of daily choices. But in certain circumstances, these shortcuts lead to predictable errors – predictable, that is, if we know what to watch out for. Did you know, for example, that we are naturally biased towards selling investments that are doing well for us, but holding on to those that are doing poorly? Or that we often select sub-optimal insurance payment plans, and routinely purchase insurance that we don’t even need? And why do so many of us fail to enroll in our employer’s corporate retirement plans, even when the employer offers to match our contributions? Behavioral finance is the study of these and dozens of other financial decision-making errors that can be avoided, if we are familiar with the biases that cause them. In this course, we examine these predictable errors, and discover where we are most susceptible to them. This course is intended to guide participants towards better financial choices. Learn how to improve your spending, saving, and investing decisions for the future....

Top reviews

RJ

Dec 24, 2019

Overall, the content was excellent. More practical examples of practicing the principles would have been helpful for completing the exam as well as absorbing the content into long term memory.

JS

Jul 18, 2020

Engaging and challenging course. Taking the course gave me a lot of realizations as to my biases on investing and personal finance that I should strive hard to consciously avoid.

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By kavitha J

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Apr 23, 2020

Very well articulated course. Big Thanks to the instructor for making it interesting. Thank you.

By Keshav S

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May 31, 2017

It was wonderful experience to take this course, the practical examples provided were excellent.

By Glühbrine

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Apr 23, 2022

Wish to increase the content of the course~and give the explanation after finishing the test...

By Khine S W

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Jul 31, 2025

It is very useful for my master degree goal. I can use this theory and very productive for me.

By David M

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Jul 29, 2025

Excellent, exactly what I expected and wanted to learn. Wise there was more courses like this.

By Slava D

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Nov 19, 2023

Really useful — and interesting — course for everyone who wants to be smarter with their money

By Francisco J R S

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Aug 19, 2020

Very interesting and insightful course on the psychological aspects of finance and investment.

By Carlos N

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Apr 27, 2020

Excelente curso que te permite profundizar y entender los sesgos en las decisiones financieras

By Serdar H

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Sep 20, 2019

Deep minded course, i wish good luck to every one. It was pleasure to get this course, for me.

By Kathleen S

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Dec 4, 2020

It was a very challenging course, and I learned a lot. Thank you to the professor and staff.

By Ehsan V

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Dec 19, 2022

this credit and course is completely useful for financial advisor and trading researchers.

By Adesanjo S

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Jun 5, 2022

I learn a lot from thie course and i will always have to make reference to it in my career.

By Hinesh V

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Nov 18, 2021

New concepts require review multiple times. I found the course interesting and challenging.

By Hussein K

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Jun 22, 2019

great course; very relatable and teaches you a lot about the real world. Extremely helpful.

By עומרי ב

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Feb 1, 2022

that course was very usefull for me.

i feel taht i learn alot ftom it.

thank you very much

By Jorge A C D l C

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Jul 16, 2020

Really interesting and funny approach to better understanding of human and society biases

By Ted T

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Feb 11, 2017

The best finance class I have ever taken! So easy to understand with many vivid examples

By hoor s

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Jun 18, 2023

I truly enjoyed this course

The course was very comprehensive and easy to understand.

By James C

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Aug 21, 2025

A very informative course on a fascinating topic. A very enjoyable course to complete.

By Hemang T

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Nov 10, 2020

Excellent opportunity to learn human behaviour and its correlation to how they invest.

By Ramon

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Aug 27, 2017

Really great course! Very well put together and easy to understand. Thank you so much!

By Isaac S

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Jun 10, 2023

this is such an amazing course because it has given me skills that I was looking for.

By Daniel T N

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Jun 12, 2022

A very insightful course that covers a wide scope of Behavorial Finance, very useful.

By MARTHATI H

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Jan 10, 2021

Exceptionally good course which helps me to understand Investor behaviour accurately.