Daniel Kahneman: Psychology for Behavioral Finance

Daniel Kahneman: Psychology for Behavioral Finance

Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman is one of the founding fathers of behavioral finance. Although he holds a doctorate in psychology, not economics, he has had a profound effect on the dismal science. These days economic actors — that’s you and me — are not seen as...
Fact File: S&P 500 Volume Data

Fact File: S&P 500 Volume Data

When analyzing long swathes of market history, commentators usually focus on changes in price or price-to-earnings ratios of the Standard & Poor 500. Trading volume data, however, are infrequently discussed. Yet there are many interesting facts to be gleaned from...