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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Behavioral Finance by Duke University

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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

M

May 2, 2018

This course was a very good sum up of Daniel Kahneman's thinking fast and slow. Definitely recommend to everyone who would like to know more about our flaws or would like to refresh your knowledge.

SK

Feb 25, 2020

Good course! There is just one thing I would improve here - an explanation of the mistakes after the tests are done. This improvement should increase the student`s understanding of specific topics.

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By Nishit S

May 23, 2021

Some of the concepts in in Week 2 module can be more illustrative.

By raoyao

Mar 10, 2019

can't understand some contents in it. and it is not so systematic

By Linards J

Jul 1, 2018

A little too basic for my tastes. Was expecting more material.

By Venkey

Jul 18, 2022

Thank you for this course. Test formats couldve been better.

By David S

May 8, 2023

Very useful course. The final test is a little tricky though

By Facundo R R A

Jul 24, 2022

Interesante curso para reforzar conocimientos sobre el tema

By Sanjay A

Feb 20, 2022

Questions not very clear, difficult to understand the intent

By Murillo P

Jan 16, 2018

Great content, good videos. Material could be better though.

By Prapti C

May 31, 2020

The reading can be reduced and lecture time can be inceased

By Haibo H

Dec 6, 2021

Overall good course, but quiz has no feedback after taking

By Girish S C

Apr 23, 2020

More simple examples are required for easy understanding.

By Enkhlut C

Nov 5, 2018

The lessons were not organized well. But well informative.

By Chandramohan I

Apr 27, 2019

Well designed Course to understand the Behavioral Fiance.

By Jack P

Nov 10, 2021

very difficult and appropriate for future business world

By Julián R

Nov 30, 2017

Good points and real examples. Interesting and inspiring

By James E

Apr 11, 2023

such an extensive program .I am so glad for the insight

By Alonso M V R

Sep 11, 2024

Too much difference between the texts and the videos.

By Marcelo G S

Jun 27, 2023

Buen panorama. Falto profundizar en temas especificos

By 20026 S B

Dec 11, 2020

It was really helpful and instructors are do genuine.

By Ricardo C S

Jun 15, 2020

It will be great to have an explanation of the test.

By Aditi S

May 28, 2019

Detailed solutions to week 2 and week 3 are missing

By Madan A

Jul 5, 2018

Excellent Course! Wish we could go in more depth!

By Chris M

Sep 12, 2024

Good, but need clearer explanations on concepts.

By Diya S

May 25, 2022

Great Course!, Well explained and easy to learn!

By TEDI V

Jan 10, 2021

the questions was so hard compared to the course