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Behavioral Finance |
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Behavioral Finance A field of finance that proposes psychology-based theories to explain stock market anomalies. Within behavioral finance it is assumed that the information structure and the characteristics of market participants systematically influence individuals' investment decisions as well as market outcomes. Notes: There have been many studies that have documented long-term historical phenomena in securities markets that contradict the efficient market hypothesis and cannot be captured plausibly in models based on perfect investor rationality. Behavioral Finance attempts to fill the void. |
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``Once investor psychology starts turning, you can find something wrong with every stock. This monitoring of investor psychology, in addition to making wise option moves, has helped Elias' portfolio climb towards the top of the Zacks Challenge ranks. What has clearly bolstered stock prices, although in a way that is difficult to document precisely, is investor psychology. |
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