Navigating the investment minefield : a practical guide to avoiding mistakes biases and traps

Author

• Baker, H. Kent

Additional Author(s)

• Puttonen, Vesa

Publisher

Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2019

Language

English

ISBN

9781787690530

Series

Subject(s)

• BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / GENERAL
• INVESTMENTS

Notes

• Emerald Business Management and Economics Ebooks 2019
• Includes index

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Abstract

A Practical Guide to Avoiding Mistakes, Biases, and Traps
H. Kent Baker and Vesa Puttonen show new investors how to avoid rash financial decisions and basic investing sins. They help them to recognize and avoid common investing mistakes, behavioral biases, and traps that can affect sound judgment and reduce wealth. Ultimately, they explain how to separate investment fads from time-tested principles.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

online resource (xiv, 199 p.)

Dimension

-

Other Desc.

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Summary / Review / Table of Content

Prelims
Chapter 1 Navigating the Investment Minefield: Don’t Be Intimidated by the World of Investing
Chapter 2 Avoiding Common Investing Mistakes: Don’t Make the Same Mistake Twice
Chapter 3 Overcoming Your Behavioral Biases: Don’t Be Your Own Worst Enemy
Chapter 4 Trap 1: Overpaying for Products and Services
Chapter 5 Trap 2: Becoming a Victim of Investment Frauds and Scams
Chapter 6 Trap 3: Misrepresenting Risky Products as Safe
Chapter 7 Trap 4: Investing in Complex Products
Chapter 8 Trap 5: Relying on Unsupported Evidence
Chapter 9 Trap 6: Having Unrealistic Return Expectations
Chapter 10 Trap 7: Engaging in Gambling Disguised as Investing
Chapter 11 Trap 8: Falling for Mutual Fund Traps
Index

Exemplar(s)

#	Accession No.	Call Number	Location	Status
1.	00446/20	332.6 Bak N	Online !	Available