D risking is a situation where you're paying value for someone else to take the risk. Derivative markets are all the time, and it's not so much that they think they're making a smart bet. They're actually paying up, or paying more than they would, to avoid knowing that they've made a mistake. That's a different situation than deciding that i don't want to know what's going on.
#388: Recessions are terrifying.
Market crashes often bring out the worst in people’s anxieties and fears.
This fear triggers us to act even more irrationally than usual – which can lead to making expensive mistakes in our investment portfolios.
In today’s episode, Scott Nations, who spent his career studying market volatility, describes some of the most common cognitive biases and irrational behaviors that investors make. He shares tips on how to master the mental game of investing, especially in turbulent times.
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