Tag: Investing

Consumer Finance, Investment1 Comment

Investment, Emotions and the Temple at Delphi*

Mark Fenton-O'Creevy

Can understanding the psychology of investment behaviour help you outperform the market? Probably not, but it can certainly help reduce the probability that you will under-perform the market. This matters, because the majority of private investors under-perform. One compelling piece … Continue reading Investment, Emotions and the Temple at Delphi*

Traders7 Comments

It’s clouds’ illusions I recall . . . trading and the illusion of control

Mark Fenton-O'Creevy

Humans have a great capacity for exercising control over their environment and for detecting patterns in the confusing mass of information they face. This capacity can also mislead; not least in financial markets. Have you ever looked at the clouds … Continue reading It’s clouds’ illusions I recall . . . trading and the illusion of control