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Bombay Oxygen: What's In A Name?

Investors are going gaga over Bombay Oxygen, a non-bank lending company, just because its name contains the word ‘oxygen’! Like seriously? And this really got us thinking…

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What is Sunk Cost Fallacy: Are you as Smart as you Think!

Have you ever bought the tickets to a concert. And on the day of the event, you catch a cold. Even though you are sick, you decide to go to the concert because otherwise “you would have wasted your money”.

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Herd Mentality Bias: How it affects your Investment Decision

Since their evolution, human beings have tried to remain in groups. We all want to belong to a group. But why? Why is it so important for us to fit into a certain group?

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What is Hindsight Bias? - An Overview

"I knew it!" or, "I told you so," how many times have you said these words or have heard them from others?

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Overconfidence Bias: Are you as smart as you think?

Good character can often be undermined by overconfidence. For instance, most of the investors, mainly when they are new to the investment world, are very overconfident. Overdoing anything has consequences. Overestimating your appetite and ordering too much food leads to a lot of wastage of food. Over sourcing, your dinner ruins the taste.

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Confirmation bias and how it affects your investment decisions?

Our mind is divided between an elephant and a rider. We often think that the rider is the one who controls the elephant, but we often forget that the rider is only the guide.

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Anchoring Bias and their effects on Investment Decisions

Do you know when Mahatma Gandhi was born? Let us suppose you don't have the year in your head, and your smartphone battery has just died. How would you find out? Perhaps you know that India got independence in 1947 and that he was assassinated in the next year in 1948. And in all the pictures you have ever seen of him from that time, he looked pretty old. So let's assume that he was around 80 when he died—making 1888 our year of estimate when he was born.

What is Heuristics? How does Heuristics influence Decision Making ?

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Behavioral finance

Bombay Oxygen: What's In A Name?

What is Sunk Cost Fallacy: Are you as Smart as you Think!

Herd Mentality Bias: How it affects your Investment Decision

What is Hindsight Bias? - An Overview

Overconfidence Bias: Are you as smart as you think?

Confirmation bias and how it affects your investment decisions?

Anchoring Bias and their effects on Investment Decisions

What is Heuristics? How does Heuristics influence Decision Making ?

What is Prospect Theory? How do users take decisions under risk?

What is Behavioral Finance and how does it affect your Financial decisions?

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