BIAS BLIND SPOT
Algorithms help people see and correct their biases, study shows
Algorithms reflect and perpetuate biases in society, from racial and gender biases to wealth inequality. They expose bias blind spots and externalize biases, providing a corrective lens for individuals to improve decision-making and correct biases.
What's gone horribly wrong with the US college admission system
Applicants have more anxiety than ever. Elite schools have more power than ever. Something had to give.
Stock market psychology and behavioural finance: What investors should know
Financial success is not a hard science. It’s a soft skill, where how you behave is more important than what you know. While everybody is looking at the same stock prices, same charts and has access to the same balance sheets and management commentary, not everybody has the same outcome in their trading and investing journey.
How to improve your team's performance: Use these 8 models
A mental model is a summary or compressed version of how a thing works. Let’s consider how you can apply some of these models as a team leader.
Seven mistakes you could be making while engaging with your financial planner
In this story, we bring out the common missteps and mistakes that clients make while engaging with planners. We hope it will help you unlock the true potential of your relationship with your adviser.
The psychology behind financial decisions: How our minds play tricks on our investments
In this blog, we'll unravel the hidden psychology behind investing, exposing the quirks and biases that can turn even the most logical investors into emotional rollercoasters. So fasten your seatbelts and get ready for a thrilling ride through the world of behavioural biases!
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Feeling overwhelmed & stressed at work, but can't admit it to your manager? You're not alone
The prevalence of mental health challenges in the workplace is increasing, with the Covid-19 pandemic cited as a major cause. Many workers may be reluctant to admit to mental health issues, however, due to worries about prejudice or job loss, while managers may lack the knowledge or resources to respond effectively.
ETMarkets Smart Talk: Message to investors – Don’t look for illusive multibagger in FY24 but focus on asset allocation: Devina Mehra
It was the very worst year in over 200 years in US bond history. For both US equities and bonds being down had happened only for 1 year in the Great Depression (1931), 1 year in World War 2 (1941), once in 1969 and then this was the first time in 50 years that this happened.
Will Adani Group stocks losing value affect indices in a big way, should investors be worried?
The Adani episode shows that indices do have a blind spot. They do experience the occasional mishap. Yet, they also have the inbuilt ability to heal injury to self. Over the years, they have overcome these intermittent setbacks to deliver healthy outcomes.
View: Harnessing Strategic Foresight and Agile methodologies to create India@2047
The fundamental challenge is: how to plan for 25 years in a world changing at a dizzying pace? How to navigate through the meta changes due to climate crisis, geopolitics, shifting economic power, stress on social fabric etc?
Mind Over Money: Rahul Jain on how to turn stocks to multibaggers with the art of behavioural science
"We generally tend to ignore negative news about something or give more credence to some positive news. Our ability to spot positive news more and ignore negative news is one of the things. Because of confirmation bias, investors stick to loss-making investments because they believe they will do well."
When bias hurts the mother of invention: Gender gap affects health innovations targeted at women
Most medical innovations were designed by men who overlooked women's needs.
9 mental models that can help boost your career
Like any tool, a mental model is neither correct nor effective all the time. However, having many mental models gives you multiple paths to a good result. Here are a few great models to understand and use to supercharge your career.
Don’t judge a stock by its price! That’s one of Tillinghast’s stock-picking secrets
Tillinghast says investors should look for companies that dominate market niche and have low levels of debt. He feels investors should look for a distinctive brand that consumers trust and seek out and a business model that isn’t buffeted by the ups and downs of the economy.
Mistakes that can ruin your quality stock portfolio & how to avoid them
Cunningham says one should look for some key qualities in a business that can stand the test of time and help it fend off competition.
The tightrope walk between diversity quotas and being forward leaning
If we don’t build a workplace culture that is fair and equitable, efforts in hiring women will eventually be put to waste and we will be back to square one.
When outcome-based biases hit decision making in investing
As investors, we must avoid the mistake of getting anchored to the outcome, while evaluating the decision.
James Montier’s formula to tame behavioural bias for investing success
According to Montier, investing is an area where there are complex problems, incomplete information, ill-defined goals and high stress. It is very important for investors to control their emotions if they want to be successful.
Tendencies Charlie Munger wants you to beat to make money in market
“I saw this irrational pattern, which was so extreme, and I had no theory to deal with it. So, I created my own system of psychology,” Munger told investors in an address at the Harvard University.
The primary goal of investing is not to invest but to sell: View
These are stressful times for all investors. They must remember that some of the worst decisions are made in such situations.
Your biases can ruin your equities investment and how!
The disposition effect is the tendency of investors to sell winning stocks prematurely, despite the potential of these gains becoming much larger in future.
Globally, investors make the same human mistakes: Carl Richards, author, New York Times
From comparing financial attitudes between Indian and American investors to listing common behavioural mistakes, Carl Richards covers many topics.
Big Trump card could hit Indian IT, pharma! Five takeaways from presser
Trump said pharmaceutical companies were "getting away with murder" in drug pricing and promised that it would all be changed.
Rupee is going to strengthen but very gradually: K Harihar, FirstRand Bank
I would rather prefer a safety in domestic growth than try to trade in the rally that is going to happen in the global sectors.
10 cognitive biases that mess up your daily decisions
Being too negative can definitely be harmful but being too positive can be even worse. Here are some popular bias that might be stagnating your career.
Managing Blind Spots
We all have blind spots, and they are weaknesses we should combat...But how do managers work actively to fight weaknesses of which, by definition, they are insufficiently aware?
Opportunity funds: Tap unique investment ideas for good returns
Find out how to tap investment ideas across market segments by opting for opportunity funds.
Hocus focus
Imagine a prisoner in tower, who desperately wants to escape. One day, he gets a rope through his gruel basket.
Valuations have again become slightly more expensive: Quantum Asset Management
In an interview with ET Now, Nilesh Shetty, Associate Fund Manager (Equity), Quantum Asset Management Company Pvt Ltd, gives his views on the markets. Excerpts:
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