Stage 3: The Investor Self
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Behavioral finance proves that it is possible to model particular behavioral and psychological attributes in order to actually incorporate these into one’s own style and enhance one’s own investment record. Don’t be intimidated by the fancy label the academics gave this study of the investor self which basically integrates cognitive psychology with investing. Its foundation is rooted on the premise that we make financial decisions based on a combination of facts and what we believe about those facts.
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