I didn't go to the conference, but I have followed Lowensteins work for a long time, plus I've read the Thaler and Sunstein paper on libertarian paternalism....
... a ... I will add that there is some egotism in overconfidence, a false assumption about one's own capability. A thing quite common, as I heard that some...
Fascinating!! I must say it is not a great surprise to me; I think Bob Haugen's "popular" books have pretty much the same message. -- M. Edward (Ed) Borasky ...
MessageYes .. agreed 100% see also the paper of Chen, Hong and Stein "Forecasting Crashes: Trading Volume, Past Returns and Conditional Skewness in Stock " ...
... in ... resources ... assumption, ... I heard that too, but I heard that it was that they were asked if they were > average. I don't know if that 80% is...
Hi everybody, 1 compliments to Peter:i should have written to you privately and earlier. i really appreciate the way you care of the group contributions on...
Thanks, Irione, for your nice appreciation and your info. I saw your site under construction and wish you a lot of visitors when it will be completely running....
Hi, all members and visitors! Summertime again (boy, this newsletter is always topical ;-))! Here is our 38th month newsletter 1) Monthly stats We were quite...
Dear members, i have to write a research paper for my thesys but i have not yet decided on which argument, these are some arguments that apeal me: 1) Influence...
Interesting subject: my personal ranking is : 1 (was 5)Studies on the bubbles and crashes: a behavioral overview This is THE subject :) This is also the...
... i do not know anything like that, very interesting indeed ... this wouldnt be very scientific but interesting anyway! it may somehow justify BF in terms of...
... New York Times June 28, 2003 Calculating the Irrational in Economics By STEPHEN J. DUBNER When the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston invited the leading...
Just coincidentally read something or other to do with an anniversary date of Orwell's 1984...Not only is 'libertarian paternalism' doublespeak (it IS an ...
I strongly agree to that my friend. So far analysts recommend based only on share data which is not a good way to model markets. They create a trend ...many ...
Yes, but since analysts' recommendations always get transmitted to their firm's best institutional clients first - those who pay the most commissions and other...
I am new to the group. But have become a strong believer in Behaviorial Finance theories. I think they do more to explain the action of the market than...
Robert Krakes writes ..... I am new to the group. But have become a strong believer in Behavioral Finance theories. I think they do more to explain the...
... (the ... I think what the author of the original message intended to convey was to do with the smile/skew/smirk that you see in Option Volatilities. There...
I somewhat believe your thesis that technical analysis is to discern patterns of price movement and to project from these patterns some future trend. However,...
... <snip> Well, I agree that TA's basic goal is to find patterns from (internal mkt) data that can be used to forecast. My favourite definition of TA is Adam...
... Probably a better guide to your choice is entrepreneural - what area do You think is most interesting to research and that you can make a new/different...
I'd have thought Buffet's recent (2002 Letter to Shareholders, etc.) musings on _derivatives_ should have scored a section, but that does not seem to be the...
Still only 27 + 21 votes on our polls on BF seriousness / usefulness Your opinion is important, don't be so humble ;-) Just one or two minutes are needed to...
Welcome to All, I am looking for a paper work concerning BF vs EMH or only BF (like introduction, why, who, from when, what are main problems). I really need...
... (like introduction, why, who, from when, what are main problems). I really need this. Could someone help me. In English only. ... You might start with a...
This article is currently # 1 in the behavioral finance topten site http://papers.ssrn.com/toptens/tt_jrnl_119091_r_60.html Pump and Dump: An Empirical...
Hi all, I am currently working on developing topics for my master's thesis. One such idea that I came across was that a portfolio manager claimed a high...
