Respectfully, Robert: #1 is circular reasoning #2 is irrelevant as a cause -- its consequential to their success #3 is non-distinctive since all investors take...
Wow. I am really suprised at the response to my comments here! I had no idea that anything I said could be taken as so controversial and upseting to some...
Yes Jan, I think this is just an application of the "normal" probability distribution of performances within that "alpha" population. Peter ... From:...
This is a very interesting discussion. Suspend your beliefs about statistics for a moment, and question the individual variables or factors that seem to have...
Jan, I find the role that luck or randomness plays in any competitive endeavor to be a fascinating subject. It may be off-topic but the members of this group...
Is the housing market so desperate so that an obscure real estate agent decide to bother us with that stupid ad ? Of course, member banned, stupid message...
Good afternoon everybody, I did a master in Finance last year, and now i am trying to write my dissertation on "excess volatility and behavioral finance" and i...
Guys: I do not understand the meaning of this mail - is this one of the behavioral patterns we are studying? Please help. With warm regards S Ramanathan ... ...
Dear all, I think Jan's previous statement on Buffet's luck may be interpreted very differently by readers, as it may imply that: 1. Jan believes that there is...
mmmm..no, I think the person just posted in the wrong group by mistake..I deleted it. *grins* Jan ... behavioral patterns we are studying? Please help. ... ...
Well, Neil if you feel you understood my argument then I don't see what more I can say. We will have to agree to disagree. Jan ... interests ... a ... this ......
I will simplify this discussion down to this question: Assuming 3 children of equal intellect and social networking skills, which child has the better chance...
Well, I think a few people are reading very different things into what I said. And it's getting a little frustrating and pointless so I prefer to move on. From...
Hi Sara, I wish you well with your dissertation on excess stock market volatility. It's a popular research interest. Have you considered positive feedback...
High Sara! Excess of confidence ? Maybe, but why not lack of confidence in some cases ? It could be (but I don't have references) that (short term) volatility...
Hi Sara, I am not sure that you want to find a econometric model or suitable variables for your dissertation. I believe that there are some econometric methods...
Hello everybody, I'm a fourth year international business student from germany and I just decided to write my thesis about the aspects of Behavioral Finance. ...
Hi Bastian, I think it is best to compare Conquest Behavioral Finance Fond to the DAX 30, if it invests in the German stock market. Or the index that ...
... Jan, Normally when someone says "let's agree to disagree," I will drop the subject. But I got the feeling during our exchange that your thinking was, "If...
... How could it not be? Contrarian investing means going against the herd. Grahamites (nice term, Jan!) go around looking for 50-cent dollars, which are...
I noticed that some of the discussions got bogged down in small misunderstandings, perhaps because of terminology... investing: According to Ben Graham, should...
I disagree. I think that there are times that contrarians and value investors act differently. It would be fair to say that the latter tend to act like...
If you are really investing on the basis of your value assessment then market sentiment is only going to be a factor as far as it brings opportunities like...
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Hi, dear members and visitors! Here is your 98th month newsletter 1) Monthly activity The number of (unbouncing) members reaches 1805 (+15), Welcome to new...
Peter, Well said. Perhaps this young field of Behavioral Finance may someday distinguish MacroBF from MicroBF and Behavioral Financiometrics for the math...
[ source: http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2008/605/1 ] Deal or No Deal? By Constance Holden ScienceNOW Daily News 05 June 2008 What if your...
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