tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148222695370746347.post8439909981494666779..comments2023-10-15T17:16:24.091+05:30Comments on Stock Market Charts | India Mutual Funds Investment: Are you an irrational investor?Subhankarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13248068905130821262noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148222695370746347.post-74261567582290777212009-10-24T16:20:17.962+05:302009-10-24T16:20:17.962+05:30@cvrk: Thanks for your comments. Hopefully, invest...@cvrk: Thanks for your comments. Hopefully, investors will read such articles and take more rational investment decisions.<br /><br />@SGMM: Sensible approach. Troubles start when we step outside our 'Circle of Competence'.<br /><br />@PowerMF: Appreciate the suggestion. My view is that trading is an irrational activity. Why would a rational person do stock trading when the odds of success are less than 50%?<br /><br />@Madhu: Thanks. To be a successful contrarian, one should be able to distinguish between a temporary setback for a company, and damage of a more permanent nature.<br /><br />You can read books be Shefrin (Beyond Greed and Fear), Shiller (Irrational Exuberance), Shleifer (Inefficient Markets).Subhankarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13248068905130821262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148222695370746347.post-26774238309257925372009-10-24T12:39:55.401+05:302009-10-24T12:39:55.401+05:30Very good piece.
One of the best example of making...Very good piece.<br />One of the best example of making money from understanding behavioral finance is by being contrarian.<br />Can u suggest me some good books on behavioural finance?<br />MadhuMadhuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15757492225817270032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148222695370746347.post-82956771626655204842009-10-24T12:13:02.172+05:302009-10-24T12:13:02.172+05:30Interesting post. But, dont you think the heading ...Interesting post. But, dont you think the heading should ideally have been 'irrational trader' instead of 'irrational investor'.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209690614444335905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148222695370746347.post-44684358543944979472009-10-23T17:25:51.352+05:302009-10-23T17:25:51.352+05:30What I have learned through my investing experienc...What I have learned through my investing experience is to invest where things are obvious and are considered not so fancy. All other types of investment opportunities become a bet which can go wrong before you realise the mistake.SG Money Mindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07134523706510323768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148222695370746347.post-85274469548229548232009-10-22T21:49:18.687+05:302009-10-22T21:49:18.687+05:30A good one, particularly the switch which made you...A good one, particularly the switch which made you to share the thoughts- telecom industry. such a behavior of conscious logic overtaking unconscious hope would continue to exist even after reading such articles.CVRKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11067281005284918202noreply@blogger.com