Among the tactics introduced by behavioral finance is the notion of “framing.” For individuals, however, it’s much easier to understand things if they are reframed into “buckets” representing specific individual goals.
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Despite the better intentions of finance professors a generation ago, the market regularly fails the efficiency test. The scary reality is not a question of what degree of market inefficiency exists, it’s that market inefficiency exists at all. And that can harm investors.
Why are financial professionals more likely to embrace behavioral finance and how can this help the average investor?
Top-down retirement policy ideas, “What? I pay Fees?” and what we remember (and don’t) about market volatility
With the introduction of the concept of anchoring, Tversky and Kahneman opened the door to a new way of thinking about and addressing the financial decision-making process. For more than four decades, subsequent research has expanded upon their idea. Yet, plan sponsors and participants continue to remain uninformed of the dangers of anchoring.
Fiduciary irony, fee disbelief, and investment deja vu.
HSA in fiduciary cross-hairs, fiduciary first thoughts, and a new investment hope.
It is critically important that retirement savers make a long-term game plan for their savings and investing strategy.
Each of these is dripping with overtones from the lessons of behavioral finance.
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