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Why are investors so cocky? Biased memory might play a role

Why are investors so cocky? Biased memory might play a role


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Stock investors may selectively forget their money-losing stocks, according to new research. Overconfidence is often a contributing factor to market crashes, like the financial crisis of 2008.听Philip Fernbach,听associate professor of marketing听in the Leeds School of Business, and听INSEAD colleague Daniel Walters share on The Conversation.