Tag: behavioral finance

Behavioral finance has gained a considerable amount of popularity over the past few years as it pertains to investing. Among other things, it highlights...

In a poll administered by the CFA Institute of America {Link}, readers, many of whom are professional investors, were asked which behavioral biases most affect...

There is an evolution for individuals learning to play poker that is often captured in the adage ‘Play the player, not your cards’. Beginning...

The stock market will move up. The stock market will move down. I will think the market’s going to go up, and it will actually go...

In an ideal world, any important decision we make in life would go through a rigorous and disciplined process, designed to lead us to...

Active portfolio management, at its core, is the quest to outperform or beat the market. While some active managers focus more on better controlling risk...

If you had to analyze every decision you make on a given day, you probably wouldn’t get much done. You might not even make...

The most prevalent disclaimer in the investments world goes something like this – “past performance may not be repeated”. If you don’t believe us,...

All investors make errors that can often be traced back to a behavioral bias or emotional mistake. If under certain circumstances these mistakes are systematic,...

“The investor’s chief problem – and even his worst enemy – is likely to be himself” – Ben Graham Investing is not easy. If you...