Category Archives: Behavioral Finance
Daniel J. Levitin Offers an Alternative to Multi-Tasking
Neuroscientist Daniel J. Levitin shared his recommendations for people trying to deal with information overload and accomplish more at work. Read More
Improving Decisions to Evolve beyond Passive Management
Annie Duke, Josh Brown, and Clare Flynn Levy say that investment managers who want to remain relevant must adapt to disruption. Read More
Daniel Kahneman on Expertise, Bias, and the Investment Industry
Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman has four simple strategies for better decision making that can be applied to both finance and life. Read More
Top 10 Steven Eisman Quotes from Hong Kong
Steven Eisman delivered an hour’s worth of pithy and insightful comments on the global financial crisis, the markets, and the finance industry. Read More
Staying Ahead of the Curve in Global Investing
The 71st CFA Institute Annual Conference has been designed to equip financial professionals with the tools necessary to succeed in an increasingly competitive, diverse, global working environment. Read More
Thaler on Choice Confusion: To Intervene or Not to Intervene
Richard H. Thaler reviewed many of our behavioral frailties during his lively and engaging presentation at the 70th CFA Institute Annual Conference in Philadelphia. The key takeaway: If only we could learn. Read More
C. Thomas Howard Urges Practitioners to “View the Markets as They Are”
C. Thomas Howard, an opponent of the efficient markets hypothesis, advocates for a radical departure from the idea of diversification at the core of a healthy portfolio. Read More
Is Your Gray Rhino Plan in Place?
“The most obvious thing is what escapes us,” says author Michele Wucker. Her advice to financial professionals? Identify and plan for the obvious gray rhinos. Read More
Lie Detection in a Post-Truth World
“Everybody knows we are in a post-truth world,” deception detection expert Pamela Meyer told delegates at the 70th CFA Institute Annual Conference in Philadelphia. “People will tell you anything.” So what are the verbal and nonverbal clues indicating someone might be deceiving us? Read More
Register to Attend the 70th CFA Institute Annual Conference
Registration is open for the 70th CFA Institute Annual Conference, held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 21–24 May 2017. Read More
