Posts tagged cognitive bias
Basic Instincts: Psychological Bias in Decision-Making

We have brains that worked well to solve ancestral problems. Difficulties arise when we take those ancestral instincts to unnatural environments. And there is no more unnatural environment for a human brain than a financial market. In modern markets, humans are fish out of water. However, our seemingly irrational behaviors are actually rather predictable and systematic. By understanding those behaviors that influence decision-making, I strive to become a better investor, advisor, and human being.

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