Behavioral biases, which are psychological tendencies, can influence an investor's decisions more than they realize. Common biases include herd mentality, overconfidence, confirmation bias, loss ...
We’re now in week three of looking at why smart people do dumb things with their investments. Last time, we focused on recency bias — the tendency to believe that the recent past will keep repeating.
WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Herd mentality rules during a financial crisis because people are wired to follow the crowd when times are uncertain, experts say. Brain and behavior studies clearly ...