Category Archives: Behavioral Science

Retirement planning: who will succeed?

Posted on November 16, 2011 by AgeBander

This article originally appeared in the November 12th edition of Steve Vernon’s “Retirement” blog on CBS MoneyWatch. It reappears here with Mr Vernon’s permission. My wife and I were hiking recently in a forest, and we stopped to watch a … Continue reading →

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Learning From Investing Mistakes

Posted on September 21, 2011 by AgeBander

This article originally appeared in the September 19, 2011 edition of Rick Kahler’s “Financial Awakenings” Blog. It reappears here with Mr. Kahler’s permission. As we’re faced with another period of dramatic market swings, investors who panicked and sold everything during … Continue reading →

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Taming Irrational Decisions By Buying Bad Products?

Posted on June 16, 2011 by AgeBander

This article originally appeared in the June 8th edition or Rick Kahler’s “Financial Awakenings” Blog. It re-appears here with Mr. Kahler’s permission.   By Rick Kahler I came across an interesting article today in the InvestmentNews on “How to save … Continue reading →

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Perception, Reality, and the Psychology of Risk

Posted on May 4, 2011 by AgeBander

The following article originally appeared on May 2nd, 2011 in Rick Kahler’s “Financial Awakenings” blog. It re-appears here with Mr. Kahler’s permission. By Rick Kahler My kid’s favorite TV show is Mythbusters. The host, Adam Savage, is known for saying, … Continue reading →

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Does Money Buy Happiness? Let’s Find Out

Posted on April 29, 2011 by AgeBander

This article originally appeared in the April 29 edition of Steve Vernon’s Money for Life blog for MoneyWatch. It re-appears here with Mr. Vernon’s permission. By Steve Vernon Happiness and satisfaction with life — that’s what most people really want. … Continue reading →

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The Economics of Fear

Posted on April 27, 2011 by AgeBander

The following article first appeared in the May 21, 2010 edition of The Financial Planning Association blog “All Things Financial Planning” by Somnath Basu An experiential learning of mammoth proportions occurred last Thursday in the financial markets. The absolute 10-minute … Continue reading →

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How Well Behaved Are Your Financial Decisions?

Posted on April 25, 2011 by AgeBander

by Somnath Basu The following article originally appeared in the July 19th, 2010 Financial Planning Blog, “All Things Financial Planning”. How well we make investment decisions depends in large part on how reasoned or emotional the decision was. The greater … Continue reading →

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