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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 Abderrazek H E

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Jan 3, 2023

Wonderful course and instructors

By Dhanraj M

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Dec 13, 2021

It was great back when I did it.

By Max D

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Aug 22, 2021

Great Course! Lovely to do more!

By Ryan L

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Aug 18, 2020

Great coursework! Learned a ton.

By Quanita m

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Jun 10, 2020

I'm so glad I chose this course!

By John H

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Oct 23, 2019

Enjoyable and interesting class.

By Tomás H O

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Jul 12, 2017

Practical, interesting, on point

By Roy S

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Jan 4, 2024

Tough, but fun and informative.

By Latifa H H A

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May 25, 2022

thank you

it was very interesing

By Heshma H T

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Jul 28, 2020

It was a good session.Thank you

By Leandro C M

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Jun 23, 2019

Very good!! I highly recommend!

By Mars

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Sep 14, 2024

Excellent material. Thank you.

By Firman F

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May 12, 2022

Great course. Amazing lecture.

By Paty Y

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Apr 8, 2020

Great course! Congratulations!

By Joshua F

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Sep 22, 2025

I really enjoyed this course!

By Peace E

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Nov 4, 2023

very intresting and impactful

By Ankita P

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Sep 25, 2020

Very helpful and enlightning.

By Doug D

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Apr 26, 2021

Good content and interesting

By SHAINKEY G

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Oct 29, 2020

A very good course indeed!!!

By Nicholas S

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Oct 26, 2020

enlightening and challenging

By Basel T

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Jun 2, 2020

amazing and very informative

By Arnab P M

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Apr 8, 2020

A great introductory course.

By Hitesh V

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Jul 21, 2024

Great Learning and Examples

By Jorge M

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Oct 28, 2022

Muy completo y entendible.

By Hamid A T

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Jul 18, 2021

Not a waste of time at all!