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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 2, 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 19, 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 Mars

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Sep 15, 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 3, 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 22, 2024

Great Learning and Examples

By Jorge M

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Oct 29, 2022

Muy completo y entendible.

By Hamid A T

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Jul 18, 2021

Not a waste of time at all!

By V R R

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Jun 4, 2020

Nice course with good tutor

By Sharanya V

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May 17, 2020

Great Course! Learnt a lot!

By Annibal S

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Jan 7, 2018

Very useful cases of study.

By Marco C

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Dec 2, 2024

Muito completo, muito bom!

By Edgar P

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Apr 27, 2021

Very clear and motivating.

By amitdas_06@yahoo.com

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Aug 26, 2020

Great course for beginners

By Ricardo E

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Apr 14, 2020

EXCELENTE CURSO FINANCEIRO

By Eylül D

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May 19, 2025

Perfect, very informative

By Yendougnoime J D

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Apr 17, 2025

tres riche et interessant

By Deleted A

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Aug 2, 2022

very comfortable and easy

By Vaidyanath N

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Oct 9, 2020

Excellent presentation...