All of asset-pricing theory currently stems from one key assumption: price equals expected discounted payoff. And much of what we think we know about discount rates comes from studying a particular kind of expected payoff: the earnings forecasts in analyst reports. Researchers typically access...

The Traditional Approach to Finance -- Behavioral Finance -- Financial Markets as Interacting Individuals: Price Formation From Models of Complexity -- A Psychological Galilean Principle for Price Movements: Fundamental Framework for Technical Analysis -- Catching Animal Spirits: Using...

"Behavioral finance helps investors understand unusual asset prices and empirical observations originating out of capital markets. At its core, this field of study aids investors navigating complex psychological trappings in market behavior and making smarter investment decisions. Behavioral...