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Behaviorism
Behaviorism...
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Is a subfield of psychology
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Focused on how emotions and biases can affect decisions
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States that there are errors in decision-making
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States that people are NOT rational
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Explains why investment bubbles, volatility and drastic movements in the stock market occur
Why Should I Care?
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Psychological biases may cause you to make irrational decisions
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By knowing these traps, you may be able to avoid them
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In order to make the best financial decisions, there has to be rationality involved
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Knowing how to overcome these biases can prompt the making of better investing and financial decisions
ESSENTIAL READS
These are our must-read articles that we HIGHLY recommend will help you develop a strong foundation of behaviorism
Investment Bubbles are created due to over-evaluated prices of an asset, leading to irrational market behavior.
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The Recession of 2008 occurred due an investment bubble.
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Mental Accounting involves placing different values on money due to the creation of artificial categories.
When unchecked, it
can lead to harming your long-term goals.
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Gambler's Fallacy is the idea that past events somehow influence future events-which are independent.
No matter how many times the coin flips tails, don't count on it giving heads.
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Behavioral Finance is one of the key categories that we offer.
This new field analyzes how psychology affects decisions and subsequently, outcomes.
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The Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) is something we all experience due to our fears of being regretful.
But why is it so detrimental?
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Herding occurs when an individual, rather than using their own rational, follows a large group of people under the underlying assumption that others must be right.
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