Learner reviews & feedback for Biases and Portfolio Selection

4.6282 reviews

About this course

Investors tend to be their own worst enemies. In this third course, 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.

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5.0Reviewed Aug 30, 2023

Thanks doctor o and Coursera for this opportunity ❤🙏

5.0Reviewed Jul 14, 2020

Well explained with lots of examples and research documents.

5.0Reviewed Mar 26, 2020

The course content is awesome specially Dr. O.I just dont like the peer reviews. It was long and some does not give fair grading.

5.0Reviewed Jun 19, 2019

Excellent course materialThoroughly enjoyed the course

4.0Reviewed Dec 5, 2018

I've tried a few courses that are similar and this one is better than average.

5.0Reviewed Feb 3, 2017

I've learnt a lot with this course. Sometimes we don't stop to think about how to think on making decision.

4.0Reviewed Feb 10, 2017

Extremely interesting but could be more detailed showing more specific data and examples with downloadable spreadsheets.

5.0Reviewed Jul 1, 2020

For me, it is an excellent course. Understanding some concepts of biases and behavior when making portfolio decisions is a good addition to knowledge when making investment decisions.Tks Dr. O

5.0Reviewed Jan 18, 2017

Great course on application of behavioural finance in business decision making

5.0Reviewed Nov 10, 2020

I believe this course was a good introduction into investor biases, with ample class material and very good suggested reading.

4.0Reviewed Apr 12, 2021

It really was a good course, which helped me clear a lot of my doubts!

5.0Reviewed Sep 25, 2019

An excellent course combining psychology and behavioral biases with finance. An eye-opener for students and managers relying exclusively on quantitative techniques to solve finance problems.

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B. Yang

1.0

Reviewed Jun 9, 2020

Way too many typos and errors to be published as a Coursera course

Federico Vitali

5.0

Reviewed Oct 14, 2017

One of the best courses on the subject. Period.

Dr. O, does a great job in uncovering the biases that affect investors and funds.

A must if you are serious about investing and managing a portfolio.

Arvind Kumar Srivastava

5.0

Reviewed Sep 26, 2019

An excellent course combining psychology and behavioral biases with finance. An eye-opener for students and managers relying exclusively on quantitative techniques to solve finance problems.

Xiaochen Huang

2.0

Reviewed Jan 24, 2017

Quite disappointing. Lecturers / tutors no responding in time, and the solution provided are questionable, which already happened in earlier courses of this specialisation.

Himanshu Patil

2.0

Reviewed Mar 4, 2017

Too many errors in the graded assignments.

Matteo Europeo

5.0

Reviewed Jan 28, 2018

The course material is excellent to give first the financial background necessary to understand portfolio selection, then introduce the psychological factors that get in the way of making "cold and objective" decisions.

The subject is kept very interesting throughout.

Possibly my favourite course out of the four in the specialization.

Arturo Aparicio

5.0

Reviewed Jul 2, 2020

For me, it is an excellent course. Understanding some concepts of biases and behavior when making portfolio decisions is a good addition to knowledge when making investment decisions.

Tks Dr. O

John Patrick Cagadas

5.0

Reviewed Mar 27, 2020

The course content is awesome specially Dr. O.

I just dont like the peer reviews. It was long and some does not give fair grading.

Raymond Eustace

5.0

Reviewed Nov 10, 2020

I believe this course was a good introduction into investor biases, with ample class material and very good suggested reading.

Abner Huertas

5.0

Reviewed Feb 3, 2017

I've learnt a lot with this course. Sometimes we don't stop to think about how to think on making decision.

Márcio Drumond Araújo

5.0

Reviewed Jun 5, 2022

Excelent course. And it's wonderful to better understand how psicology relates to finance decisions.

Omodiaogbe Samuel

5.0

Reviewed Jan 19, 2017

Great course on application of behavioural finance in business decision making

Samir Silva

5.0

Reviewed Dec 27, 2019

Thankfully to this course I learned a lot about behavioral finances

Avik Das

5.0

Reviewed Jul 15, 2020

Well explained with lots of examples and research documents.

Abdallah Mhmoud

5.0

Reviewed Aug 31, 2023

Thanks doctor o and Coursera for this opportunity ❤🙏

akarsh mittal

5.0

Reviewed Jun 20, 2019

Excellent course material

Thoroughly enjoyed the course

vinit pala

5.0

Reviewed Apr 25, 2025

Good Content, though provoking

Kafui Bleboo

5.0

Reviewed May 13, 2020

Very practical and Concise

Martín Alonso Pérez Le-Fort

5.0

Reviewed Jan 28, 2021

Excellent professor!!!

velumoni dharuma

5.0

Reviewed May 9, 2020

Thank you very much