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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

PS

Jan 10, 2020

The course was pretty good, required a lotta pre requisites and most of all the professors were amazing but didn't teach much less scenarios and no answers to the questions asked in assignments

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 Ashwini. K

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Sep 14, 2019

Wonerful Learning

By Fabio C M

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Oct 21, 2017

Excellent course!

By Diego C B

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Jul 10, 2017

Very Good Course!

By Aliya T

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May 6, 2017

Excellent course!

By Jie C

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Oct 23, 2016

Very interesting!

By Ruslan

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Aug 15, 2016

Excellent course!

By Doreen U

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Nov 4, 2025

you are the best

By Ronaldo W

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Apr 20, 2021

wonderful method

By DR. B D

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May 10, 2020

Excellent course

By Priyanka A

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Jul 3, 2019

Great Experience

By Brian Z

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Jun 17, 2019

very informative

By Daniyar K

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Aug 23, 2018

Very insightful!

By Dennis C R

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Apr 14, 2018

very interesting

By Kevin C H

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May 1, 2025

excelente curso

By shihyang y

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Mar 12, 2024

it is very good

By JOSELINE J G R

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May 2, 2021

Esta muy bueno.

By Rahul G

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Oct 20, 2020

I learn various

By Saurabh S

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Oct 22, 2024

bahut hi achha

By Mehak N

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Jun 4, 2020

Amazing course

By 范俊彤

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Feb 3, 2018

Very good!!!!!

By João P M S

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May 26, 2017

Nice Course!!!

By Tarun S

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Sep 9, 2024

Very sexy....

By Shubham K S

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May 10, 2023

Useful course

By Hala D

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Nov 30, 2021

i loved it !!

By Allan A

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Sep 13, 2021

great course