behavioral finance
The Market’s Multiple Personalities: Who Are You Really Investing Against?
The stock market isn’t a single entity but a chaotic ecosystem of competing players. Understanding its “multiple personalities” is key to modern investing.
Beyond the Balance Sheet: A Victorian Asylum’s Guide to the Modern Economy
A 19th-century asylum’s archives reveal a timeless link between economic distress and mental health, offering crucial lessons for modern finance and investing.
Calm or Chaos: Decoding the Binary Mindset of Modern Finance
A deep dive into why financial markets oscillate between unflappable calm and sheer hysteria, and what it means for investors in the digital age.
The £3,000 Theory Test: What 128 Failed Attempts Can Teach Us About Modern Investing and the Economy
A quirky news story about a driver failing their theory test 128 times holds profound lessons on sunk costs, risk management, and investment strategy.
Solving the Market: Why Navigating the Economy is Like Cracking the Ultimate Crossword Puzzle
The skills needed to solve a complex crossword puzzle are a powerful metaphor for navigating the intricate worlds of finance, investing, and economics.
The Ministry of Truth on Wall Street: Are Orwellian Narratives Shaping Your Portfolio?
Orwell’s ‘1984’ isn’t just a novel; it’s a playbook for understanding the manipulative language used in modern finance, economics, and investing.
Beyond the Balance Sheet: A Professional’s Guide to Financial Mastery in the Digital Age
Stop dreading your bank balance. This guide offers a professional framework for mastering your money using psychology, strategy, and modern fintech solutions.
Your Financial Thermostat: When Is the Right Time to Make a Major Investment Move?
Just as people have different triggers for turning on the heat, investors have different triggers for making financial moves. What does your thermostat say?
The Louvre Principle: What a Low-Tech Art Heist Teaches Modern Finance About High-Tech Risk
A “lo-fi” art heist at the Louvre offers a profound lesson for modern finance, revealing that our greatest risks often lie in simple, human vulnerabilities.
Echoes of 1929: Is Today’s Tech Boom a Modern-Day Tale of “Shiny Toy Hubris”?
A look at the “shiny toy hubris” of the 1920s and its eerie parallels to today’s tech-driven market, exploring lessons on investing and market psychology.
The Sideline CEO: What Irrational Behavior at Youth Sports Teaches Us About Modern Investing
The irrational behavior of parents at youth sports offers a powerful mirror to the cognitive biases that plague investors and business leaders.
Market Crossroads: AI Bubbles, Crypto’s Niche, and the Human Factor in Finance
A deep dive into today’s market paradoxes, from the AI bubble debate and crypto’s shadow economy to the human behaviors driving financial trends.