Behavioral finance has shown that all people, even financial experts, are prone to making irrational and suboptimal financial decisions. It also explores how people have wants that extend far beyond traditional finances' assumption of wanting the highest return at the lowest risk. We are not perfectly rational economic robots; we are easily driven by many wants and emotions while working with limited time, knowledge, and energy.
This course explores many of the thinking errors and biases exhibited by all people, even the experts. You'll be able to identify the nonfinancial wants that drive the financial decisions of your clients. We'll then identify ways to improve financial decision-making in the contexts of personal financial planning and business financial management.
This course will lead you from foundational finance concepts to practical applications in both personal finance and business finance.
Course Publication Date:
July 18, 2023
This course is available with
NO ADDITIONAL FEE if you have an active
self study membership or
all access membership or can be purchased for
$30.00!
| Author: | Rob Stephens |
| Course No: | CFP-BEHAV-90023 |
| Recommended CPE: | 3.00 |
| Delivery Method: | QAS Self Study |
| Level of Knowledge: | Basic |
| Prerequisites: | None |
| Advanced Preparation: | None |
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Learning Objectives
- Recognize common behavioral finance biases and heuristics.
- Identify ways to reduce thinking errors caused by biases and heuristics.
- Recall differences between traditional finance and behavioral finance.
- Identify negative financial impacts of finance biases and heuristics.