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Overview
Investors tend to be their own worst enemies. In this third Biases and Portfolio Selection course offered by Coursera in partnership with Rice University, you will learn how to capitalize on understanding behavioral biases and irrational behavior in financial markets. You will start by learning about the various behavioral biases – mistakes that investors make and understand their reasons. You will learn how to recognize your own mistakes as well as others’ and understand how these mistakes can affect investment decisions and financial markets. You will also explore how different preferences and investment horizons impact the optimal asset allocation choice.
Learning outcomes
After this course, you will be more effective in overcoming biases to do the wrong things at the wrong times and tailoring an investment strategy that is best suited on your or your client’s profile and investment needs.
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Course structure:
- What are heuristics-driven biases?
- Representativeness
- Conservatism and anchoring
- Overconfidence
- Frame dependence
- Mental accounting
- Realistic preferences
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Duration
- Part-time
- 1 months
- 5 hrs/week
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Language
English
Delivered
Online
- Self-paced
Disciplines
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
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General requirements
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