Episode Details

Rebecca Hotsko chats with Colin Slabach, who is a professor at NYU, Faculty lead for Masters in Financial Planning program. They talk about what behavioral finance is, his thoughts on the major anomalies that persist in markets, his views about the top behavioral biases investors make and so much more!  

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

03:08 - What behavioral finance is and how it differs from mainstream financial theory. 

05:49 - What behavioral finance helps us understand and the implications it has on markets. 

07:33 - Some of the major anomalies that persist in markets and the behavioral explanations as to why they exist. 

17:17 - Why is it difficult for the average investor to profit from one of these strategies? 

24:17 - The top behavioral biases investors make and how they impact investing decisions and outcomes. 

24:17 - Colin’s advice on how we can overcome negative behavioral tendencies. 

33:54 - Behavioral explanations as to why there are market cycles and deep recessions. 

33:54 - Why behavioral biases are hard to profit from in markets. 

And much, much more!

*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.

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