Brokerage Why Biases Lead to Irrational Investment Decisions, and How to Fight Back by internationalbanker May 9, 2017 The foundations of behavioral finance can be traced back to the 1970s, when psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky started … Continue Reading May 9, 2017 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Brokerage Cognitive Bias Series: 6. The Denomination Effect by internationalbanker June 24, 2016 Even though a $50 note has the same value as 10 $5 notes, we will invariably spend the lower value … Continue Reading June 24, 2016 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Brokerage Cognitive Bias Series: 5. Loss-Aversion Bias by internationalbanker June 22, 2016 In a 2013 study by psychologists Jeffrey Berejikian and Bryan Early, 100 trade disputes between the US and other countries … Continue Reading June 22, 2016 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Brokerage Cognitive Bias Series: 4. Status Quo Bias by internationalbanker June 21, 2016 People have a strong tendency to “go with the flow” when faced with having to make a specific decision. It’s … Continue Reading June 21, 2016 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Brokerage Cognitive Bias Series: 3. Mental Accounting Bias by internationalbanker June 17, 2016 In 1984, a study was conducted by behavioural economics psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky called the “theatre ticket” experiment, … Continue Reading June 17, 2016 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Brokerage Cognitive Bias Series: 2. Confirmation Bias by internationalbanker June 15, 2016 In today’s world, we are confronted by a barrage of information on an ongoing basis. Online news, television and social … Continue Reading June 15, 2016 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Brokerage Cognitive Bias in Investing: The Bandwagon Effect by internationalbanker June 9, 2016 Back in the mid-19th century, a famous circus clown of the time, Dan Rice, started using a bandwagon that blared … Continue Reading June 9, 2016 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail