CERTIFICATE IN BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS AND FINANCE THEORY

This certificate program is designed for practitioners who manage financial assets and need to gain significant insights into the financial crisis through a firm understanding of investors' behavior and the impact that behavior has on the financial markets. Behavioral finance sits at the core of the current financial crisis. Understanding the psychology behind the complicated patterns within the financial markets will create opportunity and prove to lessen the inherent risk and speculation for sophisticated investors.

Students who complete the behavioral economics and financial theory certificate program will have a firm understanding of:

• The foundational theory of behavioral finance
• Why institutional limitations and human biases affect pricing
• The performance of trading strategies
• The analytical tools to evaluate strategic and investment decisions
• Theory and strategy to effective decision-making
• Financial market behavior
• Future market and investor needs

Practitioners pursuing a career in corporate finance, investment management and research, private equity, portfolio managers, security analysts, bankers, plan sponsors, consultants and financial advisors.

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COURSE CHECK LIST			COURSE NO.	PRICE
Required Courses (6 of these courses are required)
	Applied Technical Analysis Learn to recognize essential chart formations and determine how to identify and apply the appropriate techniques in this introduction to the use of basic charting... (click on course name to read more)		X51.9125	$750
	Ethics in Finance Engage in a rigorous analysis of ethical issues in finance. Through thorough examination of the scandals that have shaken public confidence in the ethics of... (click on course name to read more)		X51.9152	$795
	Behavioral Corporate Finance Behavioral corporate finance comprises two distinct theories. The first emphasizes that investors are less than fully rational. It views managerial financing and investment decisions as... (click on course name to read more)		X51.9153	$795
	Behavioral Economics and Finance Theory Delve into the thriving new field of behavioral economics and finance theory and explore the models that bring together human psychology with neoclassical economics. Topics... (click on course name to read more)		X51.9154	$795
	Impacts of the Financial Crisis on Today's Business Market Analyze the lasting effects of the protracted global financial crisis on the business and financial markets. Topics include the impending changes in the regulatory environment... (click on course name to read more)		X51.9644	$750

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