Master financial decision-making and overcome cognitive biases in this insightful course on behavioral finance.
Master financial decision-making and overcome cognitive biases in this insightful course on behavioral finance.
Explore the fascinating world of behavioral finance and its impact on financial decision-making. This course delves into cognitive biases, heuristics, and their influence on our financial choices. Learn to recognize and overcome common pitfalls in spending, saving, and investing. Gain valuable insights into market behavior and improve your financial strategies for a more secure future.
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What you'll learn
Recognize cognitive biases in financial decisions
Understand the impact of heuristics on choice
Apply behavioral finance concepts to personal finance
Analyze market behavior through a behavioral lens
Develop strategies to overcome financial decision-making errors
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3 assignments
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There are 3 modules in this course
This course explores the fascinating intersection of psychology and finance, revealing how cognitive biases influence our financial decisions. Students will learn about classical economic models and their limitations, discover how our minds distort probabilities, and explore heuristic-driven biases. The course covers key concepts such as utility of money, prospect theory, mental accounting, and loss aversion. By the end, learners will understand how to identify and mitigate common financial decision-making errors, improving their personal finance strategies and market analysis skills.
Week 1
Module 1 · 1 Hours to complete
Week 2
Module 2 · 2 Hours to complete
Week 3
Module 3 · 57 Minutes to complete
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Instructors
Associate Chair and Professor at Duke University
Dr. Emma Rasiel completed her PhD in finance at The Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, in 2003. She also holds an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (1990) and bachelor's and master's degrees in mathematics from Oxford University. Prior to her PhD, Dr. Rasiel was an Executive Director at Goldman Sachs in London, where she specialized in trading bond options.
Instructor of Economics
John A. Forlines III serves as both Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of JAForlines Family Office (FFO), overseeing operations across New York and North Carolina locations, where the firm specializes in venture investments and private equity with a particular emphasis on financial services technology, transaction processing, and data analytics applications. Beyond its investment activities, FFO maintains an active role in charitable educational initiatives throughout the United States, while Forlines himself contributes to academia as an Executive in Residence in Duke University's Department of Economics, teaching courses focused on behavioral finance, decision making, and private investing.
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