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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

SS

Apr 1, 2021

The concepts are explained in detail but sometimes too much in detail without parallel examples to real life that sometimes, all biases seem to be the same. More videos needed.

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 john l

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Aug 7, 2024

interesting course filled with information

By Tomoko C

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Sep 2, 2021

using real life example was very helpful.

By Puneet G

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May 23, 2021

Excellent learnings on behavioural Finance

By Karthikeyan S

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Oct 23, 2020

Good course materials and helped me a lot

By Scalesse

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Apr 13, 2019

Great introduction to behavioral finance!

By Ray A C

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Mar 8, 2017

Great course, great topics, well covered!

By Cristian L S G

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Dec 13, 2020

Amazing insights. Thanks for the course!

By Vonnell M

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Nov 19, 2020

Challenging indeed - and a great format!

By Edmundo S

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May 26, 2018

Excelente curso. Totalmente recomendado.

By Sahib P

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Sep 2, 2025

I got very well progress in this course

By Hamzeh D

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Dec 2, 2023

Great course, very thorough and useful.

By Imbi P

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Sep 9, 2021

Good course taught by Great Professors!

By AMAN G

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May 30, 2020

Great course for finance professionals.

By nathanel s

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Dec 13, 2019

Lo disfrute realmente, aprendi bastante

By Ashirwad S

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Nov 11, 2019

The best course I've ever come across .

By Emanuel M

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Nov 6, 2016

good examples of interesting situations

By Handayani U

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Oct 4, 2025

Excellent course with excellent tutors

By Humberto L

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Jul 25, 2025

EXCELENT CONCEPTS TO MADE UP YOUR MIND

By Tanaphat L

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Aug 15, 2024

เป็นหลักสูตรที่ดี ให้แนวคิดที่หลากหลาย

By SHUBHAM C

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Dec 16, 2023

GREAT LECTURES FOR LEARNING NEW SKILLS

By Lam T

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Jun 7, 2023

Great course that challenge your brain

By stephano k

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Sep 17, 2021

nice for bubbles and critical thinking

By Kalum D S

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Jun 7, 2020

A very interesting course. I loved it.

By Michael D

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Oct 6, 2023

Excellent course, highly recommended.

By Ronit S

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Jul 2, 2021

interesting and important information