Drawing incorrect conclusions, based on ill-conceived heuristics, can lead to bad decision making. This is cognitive bias. Researchers have identified an enormous range of cognitive biases that can ...

Investing is emotional business; anyone who believes differently hasn't been through a financial crisis like the one that the global health crisis is inducing. From the longest recorded economic ...

As advisors incorporate behavioral finance more into their practices, their focus has been almost entirely on the potential harm investors might cause themselves through their own biases. However, ...

As advisors incorporate behavioral finance more in their practices, the focus has been entirely on the potential harm investors might cause themselves through their own biases. However, advisor biases ...

Institutional investors who want to gain an investment edge can do so by controlling their behavioral biases. That insight comes from Simon Hallett, co-chief investment officer at Harding Loevner, a ...

This article was written by Mark Gorzycki and Mahesh Kashyap, co-founders of Kievanos. As a species that relies heavily on cognitive ability for our evolutionary success, it’s no surprise that many of ...

Investing in the financial markets is a complex endeavor influenced not only by economic factors and market dynamics but also by human behavior. Traditional finance theory assumes that investors make ...

Financial advisors should consider incorporating behavioral financial advice into their practices to better serve affluent clients, according to the latest research from Cerulli Associates. The firm's ...

The purpose of the wealth management industry is to increase the value of your portfolio. Add a new focus to the industry's mission: your head. How an investor thinks and feels — not just about money ...

Behavioral finance is the study of how psychology affects investor behavior and financial markets. The study of behavioral finance relies on the assumption that investors and other financial ...