Behavioral Finance
On Selling Out – Part 3
As you know by now, selling because the market is up or because the market is down are the 2 classic mistakes of investing. Those who have not read Part 1 and/or Part 2 of this ser ....
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February 22, 2022 | 5 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
On Selling Out – Part 2
“The more I thought about selling, the more convinced I have become that there are 2 main reasons why people sell investments: because they are up and because they are down”, w ....
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February 15, 2022 | 6 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
On Selling Out – Part 1
I had written a Nano headlined “When to Invest and Sell” on January 7th,2022. Many of you loved it. Though that Nano sums up pretty well all that you need to know about when to ....
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February 8, 2022 | 5 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
Correct is not Equal to True
Ludwig Wittgenstein was an iconoclast who shook the foundations of both philosophy and mathematics by questioning the basis of both. He questioned the very notion of ....
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February 1, 2022 | 3 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
The Hot Cold Empathy Gap
In the Book “Nudge”, Authors Richard Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein, talk about two endpoints: hot and cold.They write, “When Sally is very hungry and appetizing aromas are eman ....
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January 25, 2022 | 5 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
The 200000% return
I was speaking with a friend sometime back and he said ‘what if making money was as easy as plucking money from a tree. I wish money was so easy and it grew on trees like a money ....
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January 18, 2022 | 5 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
What You Should Focus On in 2022
This Behavior Gap Sketch is one of my favourites.
Our success in investing lies in understanding the difference between things we can control and the things we can’t.
We all ....
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January 11, 2022 | 2 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
Emotions and Worry
What better way to start the year than writing about Emotions and Worry? Don't you agree? Maybe Not. I get it if you don't. Trust me, I don't get it too, but this is ....
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January 4, 2022 | 5 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
Amor Fati Volatility
I thought of intentionally keeping today’s post short and sweet but insightful. This concept is one of the most important concepts for investo ....
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December 28, 2021 | 6 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
Ontological Confusion
"Ontological Confusion" is a new phrase I learned a few days ago while reading a paper that described some recent research about why so many otherwise level-headed and sane people ....
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December 21, 2021 | 5 Minute Read
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