Mental Models: Avoid Rationalizing a Stock that is a Lemon: #41
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Rationalization and thesis drift is akin to wrestling with muddy pigs... it’s slippery and you will lose $$$. For investors ”thesis drift” is the tendency to rationalize bad news and come up with fresh reasons to still like a stock. Don’t accommodate your viewpoint for a group of facts that you were not previously aware of. Consistency Bias: don’t flip-flop! -Thank you to all who have bought our book “Understanding Behavioral Bia$” - please write a review on Amazon http://amzn.to/2XHtsOE. The sales of the book support the Mental Models Podcast directly! Positive reviews on Amazon increase the likelihood that others will become aware if the book “Understanding Behavioral Bia$”. - BUY BOOK “Understanding Behavioral BIA$” http://amzn.to/2XHtsOE | Behavioral finance advice and solutions. #mentalModels This book will help you overcome the biases that are keeping you from investment success! Authored by Daniel Krawczyk, Ph.D. & George Baxter, JD, CFA your hosts of Mental models Podcast. Published by Business Expert Press Behavioral Finance Book AVAILABLE NOW ON AMAZON http://amzn.to/2XHtsOE Do you want strategies to make better financial decisions? Do you need a translational guide to Thinking Fast and Slow? Do you want to be a better investor and earn more money? If you said yes to any or all of the above questions then this book is for you! #UnderstandingBehavioralBias
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