Modern portfolio theory (MPT)andbehavioral financerepresent differing schools of thought that attempt to explain investor behavior. Perhaps the easiest way to think about their arguments and positions is to think of modern portfolio theory as how the financial markets would work in the ideal world,...
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Avoiding confirmation bias can be tricky. However, it is possible. The trick once again is to first realize that there is the possibility that one’s thinking may be biased. Half the battle is one when an investor starts to doubt their thinking and acknowledges the possibility that he/she m...
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(see also confirmation bias) and even some forms of forgetting. In behavioral finance, for example, research has shown that investors are less likely to check their portfolio online when the stock market is down than when it is up, which has been termed theostrich effect(Karlsson et al., ...
Behavioral Finance The field of behavioral finance argues that people are not nearly as rational as traditional finance theory makes out. For investors who are curious about how emotions and cognitive biases drive individual decisions as well as broader market prices, behavioral finance offers some int...
It wasn’t too long ago that Medium articles, blog posts, and press releases everywhere were singing endless praise to behavioral science — specifically to its potential in consumer finance. Pundits were promising that its application would unlock better user experiences and improve financial health ...
finance and manufacturing-have faced some of the biggest skills gaps for all types of job. that in turn has accelerated a pre-existing trend of young employees trading wall street for silicon valley. now technology bosses are more willin...
I’ve always worked in Finance but I also have a creative side — I’m really good at pottery and I dedicate my free time to it. I made countless vases and mugs and even plates, all hand-decorated and lovely, but all just sitting in my attic. My husband always encouraged me to sta...
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