Overview
What you will study
Common biases. Irrational investment behaviors. Decision-trap situations. In today’s complex and rapidly changing financial markets, senior executives responsible for managing client assets need to understand these and other factors that can lead to sub-optimal outcomes for investors.
The Investment Decisions and Behavioral Finance program offered by Harvard University will expose you to the central principles and latest findings of the psychology of decision making under conditions of risk and uncertainty. The program opens with a networking dinner, followed by two days of classroom sessions. You will take part in thought-provoking discussions and interactive learning exercises with leading behavioral finance professionals and academics.
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- Behavioral insights into financial markets
- Crash beliefs from investor surveys
- Global outlook, debt cycles, and monetary policy
- The challenges and opportunities of the aging investor
- Gender retirement gaps
- Big data, smart beta, and other things investors fear
- Methods to improve decisions
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 3 days
Start dates & application deadlines
Language
Delivered
Disciplines
Finance Investment View 25 other Short Courses in Investment in United StatesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Student insurance
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- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Investment company presidents
- Chief investment officers
- Investment strategists
- Portfolio and fund managers
- Pension plan executives
- Corporate investors
Tuition Fee
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International
5400 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 5400 USD for the full programme during 3 days. -
National
5400 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 5400 USD for the full programme during 3 days.
Living costs for Cambridge
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.