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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

AR

Apr 3, 2025

This was an excellent course in Behavioral Finance, it was engaging, inspiring, challenging, and interesting. I am so glad I took the course. Instructors were excellent in presenting this course.

NH

Jan 8, 2021

I found this course to be so insightful and I loved learning about the various biases and behaviors common to many of them. I loved the quiz challenges. A great investment of my time.

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By Apoorv K

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Jun 12, 2020

Very Beautiful and insightful course.

By András P

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Oct 15, 2018

Excellent course, can only recommend.

By Álesson R S

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Jan 25, 2018

Um dos melhores cursos!!! Fantástico.

By Manuel M

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Jul 27, 2025

Great course on behavioral finance !

By Luis O

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Jun 29, 2024

Insightfull with very good examples.

By Deena

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Feb 18, 2024

amazing course , you will learn alot

By Sahil D

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Oct 2, 2020

best in line for behaviour analysis.

By Dipesh J

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Jul 2, 2020

Excellent course and study material!

By katethip v

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May 18, 2025

insightful and real-life applicable

By David S

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Jun 20, 2022

Great course and great instructors.

By Marc T N

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Jul 4, 2020

Very interesting and instructive!!!

By Pranshul A

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Oct 3, 2019

nice course got to learn new things

By Sachin M L

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Oct 9, 2023

A must-do for anyone and everyone.

By Kingtau M

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Sep 21, 2020

Challenging and Interesting Course

By Penny L D G

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Jan 24, 2020

Interesting material. Instructors

By Ben M R

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Dec 19, 2019

Fascinating! Enjoyed the content.

By maddipatla h

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Mar 29, 2021

Very Insightful and well designed

By KC W

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Apr 29, 2020

Very Nice. Thank you, professors.

By MrZackEnglish

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Jun 26, 2019

Very good and entertaining course

By Priyanshu S

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May 28, 2024

best course if you love reading.

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 19, 2020

Great coursework! Learned a ton.

By Quanita m

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Jun 10, 2020

I'm so glad I chose this course!