Confirmation bias in investing can lead to skewed decision-making and missed opportunities. It is a kind of cognitive bias that occurs when investors favor information that supports their existing ...

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Thierry Brunel is the Chief Investment Strategist at Matter Family Office, advising families and institutions on long-term wealth strategy. Biases get a bad reputation. They’re typically described as ...

As investors, we like to think that every decision to buy, sell, or hold is deeply rooted in logic and discipline. Unfortunately, that's not always the case. Investors are inherently vulnerable to ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American I have been inundated with confirmation bias ...

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You can convince yourself of anything if you ignore evidence that doesn’t support your idea of the truth. The three-headed dragon of confirmation bias, cherry-picking, and echo chambers wages a ...