Have you ever felt like you are your own worst enemy when it comes to investing? If so, you’re not alone. In fact, it’s a foundational truth of behavioral finance, the psychological study of financial decision-making. When it comes to investing, humans routinely make mistakes due to mental shortcuts and emotional biases.
To better understand the role of emotions in investing, we talked with Morgan Housel, a partner at the Collaborative Fund, former columnist at The Wall Street Journal and analyst at The Motley Fool, about the implications of behavioral finance.
Have you ever felt like you are your own worst enemy when it comes to investing? If so, you’re not alone. In fact, it’s a foundational truth of behavioral finance, the psychological study of financial decision-making. When it comes to investing, humans routinely make mistakes due to mental shortcuts and emotional biases.
To better understand the role of emotions in investing, we talked with Morgan Housel, a partner at the Collaborative Fund, former columnist at The Wall Street Journal and analyst at The Motley Fool, about the implications of behavioral finance.
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