Daniel Kahneman
Would you rather be stuck in rush hour traffic or rebalance your portfolio?
What Enterprising Investor articles most resonated with readers this year? The results offer an illuminating look into the forces that shaped finance in 2018.
Should we banish "volatility drag" from our vocabularies?
Is loss aversion overstated? What fueled Portugal's recent economic recovery? These were among the topics covered in the leading Enterprising Investor posts from June.
"Regret is probably the greatest enemy of good decision making in personal finance," Daniel Kahneman says.
Loss aversion may not influence investment decision making as much as we think, says David Gal.
Why smart people do foolish things, the search for meaning, and the potential dangers of social media and smartphones are among the topics covered in Lauren Foster's latest Weekend Reads.
As I looked back over a year of tweets and blog posts, one theme was perennial: we cannot escape ourselves. What do I mean by that? Behavioral biases inform our investment decisions, regardless of gender, season, or geography.
If you are a regular reader of these posts, you won't be surprised by this week's headline and range of articles. But if this is your first time, and you're wondering what psychopaths, bubbles, and black holes have to do with being a professional investor and/or financial adviser, the answer is simple: "Investing demands that you be a polymath — knowing a lot about many things (including nonfinancial topics) and how those things interconnect into an organic whole."
Lauren Foster rounds up recent articles and resources that you may have missed during the last couple of week.