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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

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.

LC

Oct 28, 2022

T​his was a great course and I love digging deeper into the behaviors that drive finance. I did feel though, that there was somewhat of a disconnect from the material to the quizes.

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By Ketan G

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Sep 9, 2018

Nice and short

To the point

With great real life examples

By Long N

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Feb 19, 2024

This is one of the best course for beginner in Finance

By Larisa H

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May 19, 2020

Indeed the materials are very useful and well-designed

By Sharbendu B

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Jul 29, 2025

Excellent beginner level course in Behavioral Science

By Gabriel C

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Jul 10, 2022

Es muy importante para mejorar nuestro trading diario

By Zhongyuan Z

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Apr 29, 2019

Great course! Learned a lot! Thank you for having me!

By Ricardo A V

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Nov 29, 2016

A glimpse to our mental traps in the field of Finance

By Marcelo B

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Feb 6, 2023

Fantastic course for demystify the topic. Thumbs up!

By Leandra L H

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Feb 16, 2022

Muito bom o curso. Prático e com excelente conteudo!

By Sneha.S

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Jun 1, 2020

Amazing course. The details and terms well explained

By Anton F

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Jan 28, 2019

excellent, although some prior knowledge is welcome.

By PAL A V P

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Jul 12, 2020

I love doing this course, It got me learning a lot.

By Arusi T

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May 12, 2020

It was a very interesting course. very well taught.

By Janak R G

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Jun 8, 2018

Amazingly designed to understand behavioral Finance

By Aditya h

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Sep 6, 2016

great course ! lucid explanation of all the biases.

By Ashutosh A

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Oct 10, 2024

it was worth the money that i spend on that course

By Rams D A

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Sep 14, 2021

Everything you can learn from this course is gold.

By Ria G

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Aug 29, 2018

Short and interesting. Would definitely recommend.

By R R

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Sep 4, 2020

The journey was as interesting as the destination

By ADITYA S

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Dec 30, 2019

nice course, helped me learn a ton about finance!

By Param S

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May 17, 2019

It was a great experience completing this course.

By Nidroo [

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Jul 28, 2022

Extremely deep, detailed and fascinating course!

By Çağlar K

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May 21, 2020

Qualified course material and excellent content.

By Andreas B

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Jan 31, 2020

Good course and overview of behavioural finance.

By Alberto C C

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Jan 10, 2019

Amazing course with many examples to explain it.