by Stoffel | May 22, 2025 | Biases, Decision Making, Investing
Introduction Few books have had as profound an impact on the way we understand human behaviour – especially in the context of decision-making – as Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman. Published in 2011 and based on decades of psychological research...
by Stoffel | May 8, 2025 | Biases, Decision Making, Financial Literacy, Investing
Don’t Outsource Financial Literacy Introduction: Why You Need to Understand Money In an age of digital convenience, it’s easy to assume we can delegate everything including our finances. Robo-advisors, wealth managers, banks, and fintech apps promise to handle...
by Stoffel | May 1, 2025 | Biases, Decision Making, Investing
Introduction Imagine losing $100. Now imagine finding $100. Which experience feels stronger? If you’re like most people, the pain of losing that money hits twice as hard as the pleasure of gaining it. This psychological phenomenon is known as loss aversion, one of the...
by Stoffel | Apr 17, 2025 | Biases, Investing
The Downfall of Signa Holding and René Benko: Lessons for Retail Investors René Benko and Signa Holding’s Meteoric Rise René Benko was once hailed as a real estate wunderkind. A high school dropout from Innsbruck, Austria, Benko began his career converting...
by Stoffel | Apr 3, 2025 | Biases, Decision Making, Investing
Why Even a Crystal Ball Won’t Make You Rich Imagine having tomorrow’s news today. Would you use it to strike it rich in the markets? That’s the premise behind a fascinating experiment conducted by Victor Haghani, James White, and Jerry Bell, described in their article...
by Stoffel | Mar 27, 2025 | Biases, Decision Making, Investing, Leverage
Why Most Retail Investors Lose Money Most retail investors – everyday individuals trading stocks and other assets – end up losing money or underperforming the market. Various analyses worldwide confirm this trend. For example, regulators in Europe found that 74–89% of...
