Behavioural Finance

Chicago Booth
Friday, 30 September 2016 / Published in Behavioural Finance

Consumer protection takes more than transparency

The principles of transparency and disclosure are visible everywhere from fast-food menus to financial regulation. But if lawmakers don’t consider the behavior of both markets and consumers, better information may not translate to smarter shoppers.
Chicago Booth
Friday, 03 June 2016 / Published in Behavioural Finance

Lost money? Re-invest!

Investors sometimes play a psychological trick on themselves when they lose money, research suggests—and that mental accounting trick may help improve their investment performance.
Chicago Booth
Friday, 15 April 2016 / Published in Behavioural Finance

How to motivate better

How do you know if you are selecting the right motivational strategies to convince your employees, peers, and even yourself to work smarter and harder?
Chicago Booth
Tuesday, 15 December 2015 / Published in Behavioural Finance

What your future self can teach you?

The ‘future you’ can help you be wealthier, healthier, and more generous in the present
MMI Team
Friday, 10 July 2015 / Published in Behavioural Finance

How to get investors to take a long-term view

Small changes in how retirement funds display information can have big effects on the way households invest their money, according to research by Chicago Booth PhD candidate Maya O. Shaton. How materials display a portfolio’s returns can affect how much an investor trades and how much risk that investor takes.