My brain made me do it
Our emotions naturally make it difficult to make smart investment decisions such as buying low and selling high. By taking a closer look at some of the basics of behavioral finance, investors can learn to let logic, rather than emotion, drive their investment decisions.
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Behavioral biases: Strategies to help you make better investment decisions
PDF - 752 KBThis brochure explores 6 common investing mistakes due to behavioral biases: loss aversion, procrastination, hindsight bias, anchoring, status quo bias, and availability.This brochure explores 6 common investing mistakes due to behavioral biases: loss aversion, procrastination, hindsight bias, anchoring, status quo bias, and availability. -
Let logic, not emotion, drive your investment decisions
PDF - 170 KBThis piece explores some of the biases that lead many investors to underperform the stock market and presents some logic-driven solutions to help stay on track.This piece explores some of the biases that lead many investors to underperform the stock market and presents some logic-driven solutions to help stay on track. -
Investors who abandon stocks in a downturn may miss out on their eventual recovery
PDF - 162 KBSticking to a long-term financial plan gets harder when markets decline. This piece highlights the risks of not staying invested.Sticking to a long-term financial plan gets harder when markets decline. This piece highlights the risks of not staying invested.
