Behavioral Finance
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Understand how people buy expensive and sell cheap
The golden rule of investing is deceptively simple: “Buy low, sell high.” If everyone followed this four-word philosophy, the world…
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How the human brain reacts to financial risk
When you look at a stock chart that is crashing, your palms might sweat. When you see a cryptocurrency skyrocketing,…
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Why market downturns trigger irrational behavior
The screen is a sea of red. The Dow Jones is down 800 points. Your portfolio value has dropped significantly…
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Why lifestyle inflation is hard to avoid
Imagine finally getting that big promotion you worked so hard for. The salary bump is substantial—maybe 20% or even 30%.…
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The psychology behind impulse buying
We have all been there. You walk into a store to buy a tube of toothpaste. Twenty minutes later, you…
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Why financial budgeting fails for most people
It is a familiar story. The New Year rolls around, or perhaps you just had a terrifying look at your…
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How fear and greed drive market behavior
Wall Street is often depicted as a place of cold, hard numbers. We imagine supercomputers running complex algorithms, analysts crunching…
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Why we prefer immediate rewards to long-term wealth
Imagine someone offers you a choice: Option A: I give you $100 right now, in cash. Option B: I give…
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Why do we buy what we don’t need?
How many items still have the tags on them? How many pairs of shoes have you worn only once? Now,…
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