Behavioral Finance is the study of how people in general and investors in particular make common errors in their financial decision making due to their emotions. It is the study ...of psychology and finance. This is the common sense approach to investing![+] Show More
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Introduction to Behavioral Finance Part 01
Behavioral Finance is the study of how people in general and investors in particular make common errors in their financial decision making due to their emotions. It is the study ...of psychology and finance. This is the common sense approach to investing![+] Show More
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Success and Failure: Lecture by Parag Parikh
This first lecture talks about the various characteristics of human nature which ultimately dictate if a person is going to be successful or not. Habits and our Emotional Quotient (EQ) ...plays a big part in how we progress in life. This lecture will form the basis for the following lectures on how one can use the principles of behavioral finance to be successful investors.[+] Show More
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Introduction to Behaverial Finance Part 2
This lecture talks about the emotions of Greed and Fear and the importance of making decisions in times of uncertainty. Introduction to the Prospect Theory which forms the backbone of ...Behavioral finance.[+] Show More
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Introduction to Behavioral Finance Part 03
Prospect Theory continues and a few real life examples.
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Behavioral Finance Solutions
Are you prone to the 4 biases of the Prospect Theory? You will find out in this lecture if you are, through a few quizzes, experiments and real life experiences. ...In addition the lecture will also highlight 'why stocks are the best hedge against inflation.[+] Show More
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Why is investing confusing
This lecture is about understanding investing, the paradigm of money, what type of investment planning is necessary and what sort of financial literacy is required to manage ones investments.
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Mental Accounting
Mental accounting is the shortcut the brain takes to assign different values to the same amount of money, depending on how and when the money has been acquired. We look ...at this phenomenon of mental accounting through 4 stories and a few interesting scenarios in this lecture.[+] Show More
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Mental Heuristics Part I
Mr. Parikh discusses cognitive biases which take the form of Mental Heuristics such as Overconfidence bias, base-rate neglect bias etc.
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Mental Heuristics - Part II
Mr. Parikh continues with his discussion on "Mental Heuristics". Here he dwells on Availability Bias, Self Attribution Bias etc.
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Understanding Stock Market
Mr. Parikh discusses stock market basics, how manipulations take place, market bubbles etc.
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Psychology of IPO Investing
Mr. Parikh discusses IPOs in general and elaborates on how various constituents in the IPO market exploit certain psychological biases embedded in investors' minds.
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Index Investing
Mr. Parikh elaborates upon the pros and cons of investing in index funds.