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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 ADITYA S

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Dec 30, 2019

nice course, helped me learn a ton about finance!

By Param S

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May 17, 2019

It was a great experience completing this course.

By Nidroo [

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Jul 28, 2022

Extremely deep, detailed and fascinating course!

By Çağlar K

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May 21, 2020

Qualified course material and excellent content.

By Andreas B

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Jan 31, 2020

Good course and overview of behavioural finance.

By Alberto C C

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Jan 10, 2019

Amazing course with many examples to explain it.

By Antonio S

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Jan 15, 2022

Very good! Improving my investments abilities.

By Krishna A

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Apr 26, 2020

Nice quick course. Concepts explained clearly!

By Carlos V

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Oct 14, 2016

Excellent course if you plan to be an investor

By Christopher F

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Sep 2, 2024

Excellent start to my 401(k) investing career

By Anvi R

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Jun 4, 2022

Informative and the quizzes were interesting

By Nagin N

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Jul 5, 2021

Very well structured course. Congratulations!

By Remo B

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Jun 10, 2020

Very nice introduction to Behavioral Finance.

By Fabio A L C

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Jun 16, 2017

Curso muito bom! Conceitos muito importantes!

By Anna W

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Jul 26, 2025

Very useful course, even for everyday living

By John M

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Apr 7, 2025

Really insightful and great use of examples.

By Diego D

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Oct 5, 2020

¡Excelente curso! Insights muy interesantes.

By Saumitra V P

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May 13, 2020

Wonderful Course. Great learning adventure .

By 王宣杰

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Feb 17, 2020

I learned a lot and solved many of my doubts

By Bala M K B

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Jul 29, 2025

Very good tutorial about economics behavior

By Muhammed R N

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Jun 4, 2020

Outstanding and clear look into Beh Finance

By SHIJUMON K J

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May 14, 2020

very nice learning. But need more examples.

By Dr. J P M

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May 4, 2020

Excellent Course for Finance Professionals.

By panashe m

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Jun 5, 2025

The course was very helpful and insightful

By john l

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Aug 7, 2024

interesting course filled with information