behavioral finance Archives | Wealthfront Blog Personal Finance & Investing Insights Wed, 12 Jan 2022 01:12:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-wave-logo-transparent-hi-res-500x500.png behavioral finance Archives | Wealthfront Blog 32 32 What Is the Second Generation of Behavioral Finance, and What Does It Teach Us About Market Efficiency? https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/the-second-generation-of-behavioral-finance/ Sat, 18 Jan 2020 00:17:36 +0000 https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=12489 Editor’s Note: Meir Statman is a longtime advisor to the Wealthfront investment team and a foremost expert in the field of behavioral finance. His new book, “Behavioral Finance: The Second Generation” is published by the CFA Institute Research Foundation and can be downloaded for free at this link. My new book, “Behavioral Finance: The Second […]

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]]> When Dumb Things Happen to Smart Investors https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/dumb-things-smart-investors/ Wed, 26 Apr 2017 15:55:21 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=7533 This article is an adaption from Meir Statman’s book, “Finance for Normal People: How Investors and Markets Behave” (Oxford University Press) and initially published in MarketWatch on April 20, 2017 You are contemplating a gift to your beloved and wonder whether it should be a red rose or $10, the price of the rose. You are […]

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