
Introduction to Behavioural Finance
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Introduction to Behavioural Finance
Understanding Behavioural Finance: How psychology, biases, and emotions shape smarter financial decisions today for you.
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- Avg. Duration1.5-3 Hours
- Available Languages (1)
English
This course is
CPD-Accredited
Learning Outcomes
In this free course, you will learn how to:
- Analyse financial decisions to identify cognitive biases and understand how emotions shape investor behaviour
- Apply behavioural finance concepts to personal and professional financial choices for improved decision-making
- Assess the impact of heuristics, such as availability and anchoring, on individual and market outcomes
- Calculate potential risks and returns in investments while accounting for human biases and emotional influence
- Categorise common cognitive biases, like overconfidence, loss aversion, and confirmation bias, in real scenarios
- Create checklists and practical strategies to manage biases and make more rational financial decisions
- Evaluate the influence of social pressures, herd behaviour, and framing on both personal and market actions
- Recall real-world examples, including market bubbles and crises, to show behavioural finance in action
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