Essentials Of Investments
Essentials Of Investments
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781260013924
Author: Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
bartleby

Concept explainers

Question
Book Icon
Chapter 9, Problem 5CP
Summary Introduction

To determine:

Three concepts of behavioral finance which is demonstrated in the comments of Pierce and explain each concept. Discuss how these concepts will be challenged by the investor practicing traditional or standard finance.

Introduction:

Overconfidence refers to the behavioral bias which stand dangerous, especially in the financial markets. It was assumed that overconfidence does not impact the investor, however the more the investor is overconfidence the more it will impact. In other words, it depicts underestimation of risk, overestimation of knowledge and exaggerating the ability of controlling the events.

Loss aversion reflects the tendency of the people to avoid incurring losses for earning equivalent amount of gains. For instance the investors that possess behavioral characteristics of loss aversion find it optimum to find $5 but not to lose $5. This principle also stands important in economics domain.

Reference point stands to be one of the keys in the world of behavioral finance to understand that the outcomes are evaluated by the people in relation to a relative point and then the classification of loss and gain is done.

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Background pattern image
Finance
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, finance and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Recommended textbooks for you
Text book image
Essentials Of Investments
Finance
ISBN:9781260013924
Author:Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.
Publisher:Mcgraw-hill Education,
Text book image
FUNDAMENTALS OF CORPORATE FINANCE
Finance
ISBN:9781260013962
Author:BREALEY
Publisher:RENT MCG
Text book image
Financial Management: Theory & Practice
Finance
ISBN:9781337909730
Author:Brigham
Publisher:Cengage
Text book image
Foundations Of Finance
Finance
ISBN:9780134897264
Author:KEOWN, Arthur J., Martin, John D., PETTY, J. William
Publisher:Pearson,
Text book image
Fundamentals of Financial Management (MindTap Cou...
Finance
ISBN:9781337395250
Author:Eugene F. Brigham, Joel F. Houston
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Text book image
Corporate Finance (The Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series i...
Finance
ISBN:9780077861759
Author:Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Jeffrey Jaffe, Bradford D Jordan Professor
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education