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Behavioral Finance


Investing Through Uncertainty: 5 Lessons in Emotional Discipline

In light of the uncertainty dominating today’s markets and headlines, it’s worth revisiting some of the behavioral pitfalls that have tripped up investors for centuries.

Social Norms Shape Investment Behavior. What Can Advisors Do About It?

Note to financial advisors: It’s time to embrace the norm effect and rethink how we influence investment decisions.

What Is the Future of Investing? Augmented Intelligence

How can we design a financial system that integrates AI with human intelligence?

From Tweets to Trades: The Risks of Social Media in Investing

Are you able to step outside the confines of social media echo chambers to make informed investment decisions?

Market Efficiency vs. Behavioral Finance: Which Strategy Delivers Better Returns?

Team Efficient Markets vs. Team Behavioral Finance: It's the academic equivalent of Lakers vs. Celtics.

What Do Experts Really Know? Embracing the Unknown

Confidence is a necessary but insufficient factor in long-term investing success. Raising the metaknowledge quotient of the investment team can help protect against the surprises that lurk in left-tail events and remain unknown, until they’re known.

Did Inflation Kill the CAPM?

While the immediate future may not be promising for the equity premium, it looks bright for factor premiums.

FX Bubbles: Through the Lens of Shiller and Sornette

The theories and models introduced by Robert Shiller and Didier Sornette are as applicable to the foreign exchange market as they are to the stock market.

Book Review: A Wealth of Well-Being

Finance practitioners can benefit from Meir Statman's challenge to make finance an “afterthought” and spend more time thinking about life well-being.

Does a Stock’s Price Influence Its Risk Profile?

As a stock falls in value, it becomes more sensitive to market movements and its total volatility increases.