…to market behavior, policy and economics,” adding that how these questions are answered will “prove consequential not only for market prospects but for the global economy.” El-Erian argues that the…
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Decision Making and Biases that Beat Logic
…influence—”when large groups respond in the same way based on an outside factor, whether it’s new information, words from a perceived leader, or observe behavior by someone the herd identifies…
Zweig: What Would Yogi Berra Would Say About the Bull Market
…isn’t about to overheat.” He shares the following comments from industry players: Howard Marks, co-chairman of Oaktree Capital Management: “I just don’t think the psychology is that euphoric right now….
Five Questions: Defending Value Investing with Tobias Carlisle
…this direction and it’s more likely to mean revert. And so I think because there’s such a big behavioral component of value that you’re accepting near-term pain for long-term outperformance….
Human Error and Behavioral Biases
A recent article in Morningstar addresses the subject of behavioral biases and how they affect investment decision-making. “Most investors,” it says, “could improve their portfolio risk management by turning the…
Some Lessons For My Former Investing Self
…testing, but if investors can’t stick with them, they will never realize their potential. You need to recognize that human behavior needs to be a central part of the construction…
Survey: How the Financial Crisis Changed Investor Behavior
The AAII Journal recently reported on a survey it conducted to evaluate what lasting impact the 2007-2009 financial crisis has had on its members’ investing decisions. Here are highlights of…
Joel Greenblatt Talks Value Investing, Investor Emotions and his Magic Formula
…you’re doing.” The reason investors don’t beat the market, according to Greenblatt, is largely due to investor behavior: “People are still emotional,” he argues. “If you’re cold and calculating go…
Five More Questions: Factor Investing with Jim O’Shaughnessy
…we found is that the number of false positives that they give leads to exactly the type of behavior that you’re talking about, which is, you get a false positive…
When the Best Investors Disagree
…I was able to talk to Alpha Architect founder Wes Gray about quantitative value investing. I talked Daniel Crosby about behavior in investing. I spoke to Ben Hunt about how…