What can behavioural finance teach investors about interpreting financial and economic data? My talk at the Royal Institution’s 14-10 Club offers some examples of behavioural biases from reporting by central banks, companies and fund managers. The talk and slides can be viewed or uploaded as a pdf from this Dropbox link.
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Behavioral Finance & Technical Analysis
June 14, 2013 
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At the Market Technicians Association (MTA) UK Chapter Monthly Meeting on Monday June 17 2013 I will present on Behavioural Finance & Technical Analysis; illustrating the links with practical current examples from markets. (link to presentation). Event is at CMC Markets, 133 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7BX This Meeting is FREE for All to Attend. Members […]
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February 21, 2013 1 Comment
“Behavioural Finance & Investment” MSc in Investment Management, Heriot-Watt University 22 January 2013 Presentation by Professor Colin McLean I am going to focus on some practical ways in which behavioural finance can be applied day-to-day, and draw some conclusions about what we can do about psychology. I am not going to tell you to try […]
Continue readingDidn’t I do well? – Addressing Hindsight Bias
June 21, 2012 0 Comments
CFA UK Annual Conference. 21 Jun 2012. Investment managers should use journals, documenting their key decisions at the time they are made. There are good reasons for doing this, rooted in the findings of behavioural finance. We need to learn as observers of our own performance. And, I believe it can make all of us […]
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