bidder Wrote:
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> Thanks CFAdreams
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> So Recallability can link to loss aversion
> behaviour.
> Representativeness can lead to price
> inefficiency.
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> Oh and here are the 6 psychological "traps":
> Anchoring
> Status quo
> Confirming evidence
> Overconfidence
> Recallability
> Prudence
The 6 traps you mentioned are primarily traps related to forecasting, correct?
> RM - One doesn't solve the decreasing stock and
> keep it until it goes up.
You just defined "loss aversion" - keep the losers..
Regret minimization is when an investor invests 50/50 stocks and bonds to avoid regret, in case one asset class outperforms the other. This behavioral trait can lead to avoidance of variety => less diversification..