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Advisors Protect Investors From Mental Traps
Investor's Business Daily· 1 year agoClients often expect their advisor to teach them the basics of investing. But advisors must also help clients see where mental bias with their money gets...
Science has finally cracked the mystery of why so many people believe in conspiracy theories
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPeople don't buy into conspiracy theories because of ignorance or social isolation. They do it...
7 Biases That Can Cloud Investors’ Judgment About Finances
Barrons.com· 4 days agoBEST PRACTICES Financial advisors often describe their role as more psychologist than investment...
I’m a Financial Planner: 6 Mistakes You’re Making on Your 2024 Money Resolutions
GOBankingRates via Yahoo Finance· 5 months agoAlthough the new year is only a week old, many people's financial resolutions are already running...
How to Take the Emotion Out of Investing
SmartAsset via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoYou invest money to grow it but emotions can play a significant role in your decision-making when trying to prevent losing money. Prospect theory is the...
What Is Self-Serving Bias in Psychology?
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA common example is blaming bad grades on anything but yourself blackCAT / Getty Images Medically reviewed by Melissa Bronstein, LICSW "Self-serving...
FP Answers: How do I recognize investment bias in myself and my adviser?
Financial Post via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoBy Julie Cazzin and John DeGoey Q: We all like to think we’re truly objective in the choices we...
Illusions and Overconfidence Hide the Fact We’re Still in a Bear Market
InvestorPlace via Yahoo Finance· 6 months agoNo. We are NOT at new real highs for any market average. Money illusion, in behavioral finance, is a cognitive bias where individuals interpret their income and wealth in nominal terms, rather ...
Opinion | The Supreme Court Is Infected With the ‘Most Damaging’ Human Bias
Politico via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe Supreme Court’s public approval is back at record lows, and there is a common explanation: partisanship. The diagnosis is certainly understandable. Today’s court is extremely partisan by ...
Overconfidence in your stock market skills can cost you | David Moon
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo Finance· 8 months agoA recent study from Charles Schwab reaffirms what you have read multiple times but might still be tempted to test. Even if you could repeatedly guess the best time to invest your money in the ...