Behavioural finance

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Market Insights

How athletes and investors are alike

What happens to your body when you take risks? A lot, argues Canadian-born former trader John Coates in his new book, The Hour Between Dog and Wolf. And the more you understand the biology of risk-taking, he says, the better prepared you’ll be to make sound investment decisions.

By Brynna Leslie |December 5, 2012

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Planning and Advice

Restrict choice. Get better decisions

“Decisions can be easy when [people can] choose from a well-defined set of options,” says Baruch Fischhoff, a specialist in social and decision sciences at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.

By Brynna Leslie |December 3, 2012

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Industry

Canadians are emotional investors

When it comes to making investment decisions, many Canadians admit to engaging the emotional right side of the brain rather than the logical left. Two in five (40%) Canadians say emotions play a role in their investing decisions, says the latest BMO Psychology of Investing Report. Read: Do your clients make these mistakes? “While we’re […]

By Staff |November 28, 2012

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Economic Indicators

The right way to read volatile markets

Though America is going through a substantial deleveraging process, it doesn't mean another recession is around the corner.

November 14, 2012

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