Cover -- Behavioral Finance -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Who Are the Authors? -- Why Did We Write This Book? -- What Is the Book About? -- Whom Do We Want to Thank? -- 1. Foundations and Psychological Concepts -- What Is Behavioral Finance? -- Why Is Behavioral Finance Important to...

I describe household behavior in boom and bust economic cycles with a particular focus on the recent financial crisis. The behaviors are motivated by cognitive limitations and psychological bias. In boom times, households’ extrapolation bias and groupthink lead to chasing and extending asset...

"Why do people's financial and economic preferences vary so widely? 'Nurture' variables such as socioeconomic factors partially explain these differences, but scientists have been discovering that 'nature' also plays an important role. This is the first book to bring together these scientific...

Psychology and finance -- Overconfidence -- Pride and regret -- Risk perceptions -- Decision frames -- Mental accounting -- Forming portfolios -- Representativeness and familiarity -- Social interaction and investing -- Emotion and investment decisions -- Self-control and decision making --...