These Behavioral Biases Are Driving Investor Decisions

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Rupert Hargreaves
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Watch out for historical bias Some might say that Greenrock Research’s third quarter 2017 (yes the company calls it Q3, not Q2) Investor Insights newsletter (as reviewed by ValueWalk) is pessimistic. More experienced investors might say that the note strikes an appropriately cautious tone for the current environment. Whichever camp you fall into, the central message of the newsletter should not be ignored: Investing is tough. The note begins with a reference to Michael J. Mauboussin’s book, Think Twice in which he argues that it is human nature to simplify problems, preventing us from making sound judgments when confronted with…

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Sign up now and get our in-depth FREE e-books on famous investors like Klarman, Dalio, Schloss, Munger Rupert is a committed value investor and regularly writes and invests following the principles set out by Benjamin Graham. He is the editor and co-owner of Hidden Value Stocks, a quarterly investment newsletter aimed at institutional investors. Rupert owns shares in Berkshire Hathaway. Rupert holds qualifications from the Chartered Institute For Securities & Investment and the CFA Society of the UK. Rupert covers everything value investing for ValueWalk