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Showing posts with label irrational behaviour. Show all posts
Showing posts with label irrational behaviour. Show all posts
Wednesday, 11 January 2017

The Psychology of Investing. Emotions affect people's behaviour and ultimately market prices.

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The emotions surrounding investing are very real.  These emotions affect people's behaviour and ultimately, affect market prices. Un...
Friday, 10 October 2014

Cinderella at the Ball. Warning investors about the "sedation of effortless money".

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The line separating investment and speculation , which is never bright and clear, becomes blurred still further when most market participant...
Thursday, 31 October 2013

Intelligence alone is not enough to ensure investment success.

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The counterpart of emotion is rationality. The size of the investor's brain is less important than the ability to detach the brain ...
Wednesday, 18 September 2013

The Twelve Silliest (and Most Dangerous) Things People Say About Stock Prices

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1.  If it's gone down this much already, it can't go much lower. 2.  You can always tell when a stock's hit bottom. 3.  If it...
Thursday, 8 March 2012

Warren Buffett: The Fourth Law Of Motion

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"Long ago, Sir Isaac Newton gave us three laws of motion, which were the work of genius. But Sir Isaac’s talents didn’t extend to inves...
Saturday, 7 January 2012

Efficient Market Hypothesis: Fact Or Fiction?

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Published in   Investing   on   5 January 2012 Our economics series looks at the question of whether we really can beat the market. How ma...
Monday, 5 December 2011

I don't understand why business schools don't teach the Warren Buffett model of investing.

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I don't understand why business schools don't teach the Warren Buffett model of investing. Or the Ben Graham model. Or the Peter...
Saturday, 3 December 2011

Lessons from the '87 Crash

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SPECIAL REPORT October 11, 2007 Lessons from the '87 Crash Enjoying the Dow's record run? Don't get too comfy. The market...
Thursday, 20 January 2011

Market Behaviour: Control Yourself (Patience)

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Patience is a virtue you must learn in order to excel as a value investor.  You must think outside the box and move in a direction the crow...

Market Behaviour: Can You Beat the Market?

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The best answer to this question is, sometimes - but don't count on it. Generally, the market does a pretty good job of pricing stocks...
Tuesday, 12 October 2010

Behavioural Finance: Irrational Behaviour and Stock Market Investing

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"You have great skill with your bow, but little control of your mind", said the master to his young archer. This is also applica...
Friday, 23 July 2010

Insights into Irrational Minds and Markets

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http://www.centaur.co.za/investment_methodology/index.html
Saturday, 10 April 2010

Curb irrational behaviour: Be aware of ANCHORING, a common mind trap when investing.

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Curb irrational behaviour Annette Sampson April 7, 2010 The strategy  To avoid common mind traps when investing. You're talking abo...