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Wikipedia - Behavioral Finance

Behavioral finance and behavioral economics are closely related fields which apply scientific research on human and social cognitive and emotional biases to better understand economic decisions and how they affect market prices, returns and the allocation of resources. The fields are primarily concerned with the rationality, or lack thereof, of economic agents. Behavioral models typically […]

Psychology - Behavioral Finance

Just came across a wonderful research article from Stanford University.  Here is a glimpse of it:

Where Stock Market Psychology and Pricing Intersect
by:  Harrison G. Hong & Ming Huang
STANFORD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS — At the zenith of the dot-com craze when Palm Inc. spun off from parent 3Com Corp., its March 2, 2000, IPO touched off a […]

The Dangers of Buy & Hold

Buy and hold:  Wall Street has lead people to believe to buy and hold their stock holdings for gains.  Under no circumstance shall an investor sell his holding, unless of course you need the cash for margin requirements.  I believe this form of investing is quite dangerous, leading many investors to lose more $$$ than […]

Have a Happy and Safe 4th of July

I couldn’t imagine living in 1776 when our forefathers were drafting the Decleration of Independence.  It must have been a rush of emotion being able to be at the beginning of something great.  Today, we have forgotten what it is like not to have the freedoms we have.  Could you live in a world where […]

NASDAQ look

Current Chart of the NASDAQ.  Despite all the negativity surrounding the market, the NASDAQ keeps on moving higher. 

RNIN - Test Buy

Initiated a small position in RNIN

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Here is where Market Speculator will be posting about general trends in the market as well as stocks he owns and is looking at.

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