Monthly Archives: June 2018

Daniel Kahneman On Expertise, Bias, And The Investment Industry

Always worth listening to Dr Kahneman on the foibles of human thinking and behavior, especially around money and markets and especially when he is speaking to a room of would-be-expert-investors at the recent CFA Institute Annual Conference.  Enjoy. Nobel laureate … Continue reading

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What’s in a name? Not much when the bias for higher fee collection remains

Further to my article here yesterday, a reader correctly points out that financial sector representatives calling themselves “advisors” with an ‘0r’ in North America do not fall within security regulations requiring them to put the best interests of their clients … Continue reading

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Livestock industry greatly underestimating environmental harm

By greatly underestimating their greenhouse gas emissions, the livestock industry is placing the Paris Climate Agreement in jeopardy because we do not know just how big an impact this industry is having on climate change.  Here is a direct video … Continue reading

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