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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 1, 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 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.

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By Vanshika S

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Jul 28, 2020

Very Helpful

By Kleber L d S

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Jun 20, 2020

Ótimo curso.

By Trevor T

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May 15, 2020

Great course

By M V S S H

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May 11, 2020

great course

By Dost M A

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Oct 30, 2025

Nice course

By lucia

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Aug 20, 2025

feichanghao

By Sharvil P

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Oct 24, 2024

NICE COURSE

By Yughwir S S

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Jul 25, 2024

nice course

By Festus k C

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Apr 24, 2024

Significant

By Aimee D

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Aug 31, 2023

Good Course

By Dr. S

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Mar 25, 2023

SATISFIED

By İlyas E

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Mar 9, 2023

Fantastic..

By SELAS C 2

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Sep 6, 2022

very useful

By karthick B

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Apr 17, 2022

Good course

By TRIPARNA C

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Mar 20, 2021

NICE COURSE

By Kuforiji B S

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Sep 23, 2020

Good course

By Hasan R C

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Mar 2, 2019

Nice course

By Irsa A

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Jan 6, 2019

I loved it!

By Roberto B

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Aug 27, 2016

Excelente!!

By JAYSON A

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May 24, 2023

VERY NICE!

By Manuela S

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Jun 16, 2022

very good

By Miguel A M L

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Sep 18, 2017

Muito útil

By ZESHUANG W

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Jul 4, 2017

marverlous

By Gustavo V

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Jul 15, 2025

Excelente

By safar B

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Feb 17, 2024

very good