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Alessandro Innocenti

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behavioral economics, behavioral finance

Interpreting trends

20 December 2018 Alessandro Innocenti

This is the mistake you’re most likely to make during market volatility When you hear the market has suffered a big drop, your first instinct is probably to check your investment account balances. But that is actually the opposite of … Continue reading Interpreting trends

behavioral economics, behavioral finance

Your intuitive judgment

19 November 2018 Alessandro Innocenti

Daniel Kahneman: Your Intuition Is Wrong, Unless These 3 Conditions Are Met Can intuition play a role in investing? According to Daniel Kahneman, a Nobel Memorial Prize-winning behavioral economist, no. During a speech given at the World Business Forum in … Continue reading Your intuitive judgment

behavioral economics, behavioral finance

Don’t let setbacks discourage you

7 October 2018 Alessandro Innocenti

Five Ways to Deal with Difficult Financial Challenges In an earlier blog post, I wrote that many of our personal financial problems have the characteristics of mysteries rather than puzzles. They are marked by ambiguity. They not only lack a … Continue reading Don’t let setbacks discourage you

behavioral economics, behavioral finance

The randomness of stock market

15 July 2018 Alessandro Innocenti

How to Save Investors From Themselves When the stock market dropped in the early months of 2018, including a 1,175 point plunge in the Dow Jones Industrial Average on February 5, many individual investors asked, “Is it time to sell?” … Continue reading The randomness of stock market

behavioral economics, behavioral finance

Artificial intelligence based trading

9 April 2018 Alessandro Innocenti

Machine Learning in Finance – Present and Future Applications Machine learning has had fruitful applications in finance well before the advent of mobile banking apps, proficient chat bots, or search engines. Given high volume, accurate historical records, and quantitative nature … Continue reading Artificial intelligence based trading

behavioral economics, behavioral finance

Identical funds different fees

13 January 2018 Alessandro Innocenti

How Do Investors Compare Index Fund Fees? Imagine that you’re searching for a new car. And you’ve found two cars from different manufacturers that are effectively the same in terms of fuel efficiency, horsepower, and style. But one costs $20,000, … Continue reading Identical funds different fees

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Economists are not normal

1 January 201826 December 2017 Alessandro Innocenti

Behavioural economics reveals the irrational decision-maker in all of us Humans are pretty complicated creatures — but that hasn’t always been reflected in the influential field of economics. Economic models based on assumptions we are fully emotionless have, however, given … Continue reading Economists are not normal

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