2025 Spring MBA 209P 001 LEC 001

Spring 2025

MBA 209P 001 - LEC 001

Personal Financial Management

Terrance T Odean, Robert J Shaye

Jan 21, 2025 - May 09, 2025
We
10:00 am - 11:59 am
Class #:33407
Units: 2

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 12
Enrolled: 38
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 50
Waitlist Max: 25
No Reserved Seats

Hours & Workload

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

Final Exam

TUE, MAY 13TH
03:00 pm - 06:00 pm
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 sub-optimal choice. The course draws on research from economics, psychology, and sociology.

Rules & Requirements

Repeat Rules

Course is not repeatable for credit.

Reserved Seats

Current Enrollment

No Reserved Seats

Textbooks & Materials

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

Textbook Lookup

Guide to Open, Free, & Affordable Course Materials

eTextbooks

Associated Sections

None