2025 Fall UGBA 135 003 LEC 003

2025 Fall

UGBA 135 003 - LEC 003

Personal Financial Management

Terrance T Odean, Robert J Shaye

Aug 27, 2025 - Dec 12, 2025
We
04:00 pm - 05:59 pm
Class #:20287
Units: 2

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 0
Enrolled: 280
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 280
Waitlist Max: 125
Open Reserved Seats:
6 reserved for All Undergraduate Students including Visitors

Hours & Workload

2 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, and 4 hours of outside work hours per week.

Final Exam

THU, DECEMBER 18TH
08:00 am - 11:00 am
Haas Faculty Wing F295

Other classes by Terrance T Odean

Other classes by Robert J Shaye

Course Catalog Description

Survey of major life financial decisions (e.g., career choice, consumption versus saving, investments, mortgages, insurance) and how decision-making biases (e.g., overconfidence, present bias, limited attention) can lead to suboptimal choice. The course draws on research from economics, psychology, and sociology.

Rules & Requirements

Repeat Rules

Course is not repeatable for credit.

Reserved Seats

Reserved Seating For This Term

Current Enrollment

Open Reserved Seats:
6 reserved for All Undergraduate Students including Visitors

Textbooks & Materials

See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.

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eTextbooks

Associated Sections

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