Behavioural Finance: Insights into Irrational Minds and Markets James Montier
Publisher: Wiley

Behavioural Finance: Insights into Irrational Minds and Markets by Montier, J. System 1 is fast, intuitive, and emotional; System 2 is slower, Behavioral finance expert and bestselling author Robert Koppel shows traders and investors how to invest your money rationally, even in an irrational world. Sep 16, 2011 - In the highly anticipated Thinking, Fast and Slow, Kahneman takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think and make choices. Apr 8, 2012 - Some universities listed it as a must to read for students who really likes behavioral economics. Jul 15, 2011 - Markets, Enterprise and Resiliency Initiative One of the major themes of the book is behavioral economics, which is beginning to shed light on how development initiatives that consider human irrationality or psychological barriers to positive financial behavior can improve (Several insights, ideas, and examples on savings-linked CCTs came out of a two-day expert global colloquium, held last November at the Ford Foundation and are summarized in this report.). Dec 4, 2012 - For example, a zombie market means that the internet bubble would not be accompanied by the feeling of 'irrational exuberance', nor would the Lehman collapse give rise to the feeling of 'fatalistic despair'. A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Change: Confirmatory Bias in Financial Markets. Sunshine Trading in an of Finance 62, No. May 2014 Shows that liquidity in emerging financial markets can be higher than one could think thanks to sunshine trading, a practice according to which traders pre-announce their trading needs. €�Behavioural Finance: from biases to bubbles” investigates the psychology of investors, both individually and as part of a crowd, offering a historical perspective on how markets can become inefficient or distorted, sometimes leading to booms and busts. May 23, 2012 - The 1990s bubble in Internet stocks—in which investors seemed to ignore critical information both in bidding stock prices up and slamming them back down again—was a classic example of seemingly irrational market behavior. When traders adapt their behavior to reflect past successes and failures, some market structures are better than others to foster efficiency. Mar 12, 2008 - Since hedge funds carefully guard a mysterious, cult-like status in the world of finance, we thought it might be useful to incorporate some anthropological insights. May 29, 2013 - From the powers of nudge and persuasion to the science behind annoying mobile phone calls, Day 5 was a mind-bending experience that enthralled the Digital Shoreditch team and community alike. Jan 19, 2014 - Roger Farmer: Rational Agents: Irrational Markets: Bob Shiller wrote an interesting piece in today's NY Times on the irrationality of human action. Tax incentives for "investors" to prefer income to windfalls come to mind - AGAIN! Action is inadequately captured by the assumptions that most economists make about behavior, I am not convinced that we need to go much beyond the rationality assumption, to understand what causes financial crises or why they are so .. Mar 30, 2014 - If you're interested for the small business books in UK, you should see this post on Behavioural Finance: Insights into Irrational Minds and Markets (The Wiley.