Rational Investors? Is There Such a Thing?

Friday, August 28, 2009

“Despite what theoreticians tell us, investing – particularly at the margin – is not the product of rational and objective analysis, but an emotional relative analysis – anxiety about the future. My colleague Bob Ferrell put it this way: ‘Emotions are simply stronger than reason; people do not change and people make markets!’”

- market maven Arthur Zeikel

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