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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

KB

Jun 5, 2025

Extremely informative, especially as I have almost no prior knowledge about finance. If you want to enrich your knowledge pertaining financial decisions and managements, this is the best course.

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 bijoy g

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Oct 21, 2019

I enjoyed the experience.

By BABA K U

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Jan 25, 2024

thank you great tutorial

By Mridula A

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Nov 30, 2020

where is the certificate

By Willem

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Nov 17, 2020

Great content and videos

By Jung M L

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May 21, 2020

GREAT COURSE!! THANK YOU

By Robbie P

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Apr 28, 2020

Very eye opening course!

By vidana a s n a

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Dec 30, 2024

good and valuble course

By parham a

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Dec 25, 2020

Just one-word Fantastic

By Ms. K R

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Jun 1, 2020

Very interesting course

By Srushti S B

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May 18, 2020

new something to learn.

By Sateesh K

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Apr 3, 2020

Nice and updated course

By Diego Z P

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Apr 15, 2018

Very very challenging!!

By Angel M

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Feb 4, 2025

nice i like this curso

By Сагынгалиева Д

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Sep 19, 2024

Курс өте күшті болды😍

By Kinfegebriel T

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Jul 3, 2022

it is very good course

By Γιάννης Π

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Jun 20, 2020

very interesting topic

By EYYÜP U

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Oct 20, 2022

harika bir deneyimdi

By Anu J

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Jul 9, 2020

Really interesting!!!

By Stefanos P

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Apr 20, 2020

Emma Rasiel the best!

By JONATHAN M H

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Mar 22, 2021

Very good lecturers.

By Venkatesh R

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Sep 6, 2020

Quite informative :)

By Arun k S

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May 4, 2020

wonderful course !!!

By Jonas Y S

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Oct 5, 2024

What a great course

By Henry C D

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Sep 1, 2020

Awesome experience!

By Hrithik k

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Aug 23, 2020

was very beneficial