Understanding Investment Psychology - Workshop 2016 - OLD

This workshop aims to provide you with the basic and practical knowledge in investment psychology. It makes a comparison between traditional finance and investment psychology. It also discusses the common psychological biases in terms of emotion, cognition, heuristics and collective behaviour.

Learning objectives

• What is investment psychology?
• Historical development of investment psychology
• Traditional finance vs. investment psychology
• Common psychological biases in investing

Audience

Accountants, auditors, finance professionals and anyone who is interested in understanding the psychology of investing