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Overview
The Short "Master’s in Behavioral Finance and Strategic Investment Decisions" offers a ground-breaking new understanding of how people make decisions and the psychology that surrounds them in risky and uncertain situations. The practical applications of traditional investment decisions and psychological bias related to the decision-making process are the main topics of this program. It draws attention to the ways that psychological biases of individuals influence the results of investing decisions. This training program will provide participants with a solid understanding of psychological bias and how to combat it when making investment decisions. Participants will be able to pinpoint the mental factors that cause managers or investors to make grave mistakes while making investments.
Program Objectives
This master’s program aims to:
- To contribute effectively to the strategic decisions
- Evaluate the most efficient finance options available
- Avoid psychological biases when making decisions in a competitive environment
- Identify the behavioral biases that present obstacles to maximise firms value
- Learn how both individual financial decisions making, and behaviour bias affect investment outcomes
- Demonstrate the ability to overcome behavioral biases such as heuristics and framing effects corporate financial and investment decisions
Outline
The curriculum is designed to cover key areas of behavioral finance and investment strategies. Modules include:
- Introduction to Behavioral Finance
- Key concepts and theories
- Traditional finance vs. behavioral finance
- Cognitive Biases in Investment Decisions
- Overconfidence, anchoring, and framing effects
- Prospect theory and its implications
- Market Anomalies and Investor Behavior
- Herding behavior and market bubbles
- Contrarian strategies and their effectiveness
- Behavioral Portfolio Theory
- Portfolio construction based on investor psychology
- Risk-return analysis in behavioral portfolios
- Advanced Investment Strategies
- Behavioral insights in asset allocation
- Managing behavioral risks in volatile markets
Target Group
This program is designed for:
- Investment professionals, portfolio managers, and financial analysts seeking to enhance their decision-making skills.
- Business leaders and executives involved in financial planning and strategy.
- Academics and researchers interested in the intersection of finance and psychology.
- Investors looking to deepen their understanding of market dynamics influenced by human behavior.
Program Cost
The program offers two flexible duration options:
- 5 training days: €3,700
- 10 training days: €6,500
The program is available on various dates throughout the year. Participants can request tailored training schedules to fit their individual or organizational needs.
Organizers
The Geneva Institute of Business Management organize this program with its partners across Europe.
