Behavioral Finance

Discover how psychological influences and biases may affect your financial behavior. Or explore other financial planning topics:

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Financial Planning

Is It Time to Reboot Your New Year's Resolutions? (Rebroadcast)

If you set New Year's resolutions, have you fallen off track? Were you too overwhelmed to set resolutions? In either case, we have some helpful strategies to reboot your New Year's resolutions or get started on some new goals.

Cryptocurrency

Can You Invest in Crypto Without Buying Crypto Directly?

For investors looking to gain exposure to the crypto space, what are some alternatives to buying crypto directly?

Behavioral Finance

How to Make Better Financial Decisions

See how behavioral economics explain why investors sometimes make irrational decisions and learn strategies to avoid making the same mistakes.

Behavioral Finance

Common Trading Mistakes to Avoid

For new market traders, review these common trading mistakes so you can avoid emotional blunders with your investments and take advantage of psychological edges.

Charitable Giving

Mary Anne's Story: How Can You Leave a Legacy and Honor a Loved One?

How did one woman honor her twin sister through a charitable gift?

Taxes

Should You Start Giving Money to Your Heirs Now or Leave a Bequest?

Giving away assets in one's lifetime might make sense tax-wise, but the issue is deeply emotional and personal for most people.

Behavioral Finance

Mesmerized: With Guests Mara Rockliff & John List

Why is it so difficult to separate correlation from causation?

Portfolio Management

How Can You Steer Your Portfolio Through a Recession?

What are some strategies that can help investors navigate a recession?

Behavioral Finance

The Bad with the Good: With Guests Uzma Khan & Gustav Källstrand

Why do some people use "good" behavior to justify "bad" behavior?

Behavioral Finance

So Much in Common: With Guests Samantha Futerman, Anaïs Bordier & Kareem Haggag

Why do we often mistake the root causes of our feelings and other experiences?

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