We know that greed and fear rule the markets. But did you know that when investors gets too greedy, markets usually fall, and when investors are overcome with fear, markets usually rise. So how can when we monitor investors emotions and take advantage of investors emotional extremes?
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Investor psychology [...]
Posts on ‘September 10th, 2010’
VIX and the Psychology of Markets
The 5C’s of Finance: Business Loans
When you go to a bank or financial lending institution there are 5 key things they will take into consideration before approving a loan. These “5 Cs” apply to both personal and business loans. Since the bank or lending institution are in business to make money, they take these 5 things very seriously and you [...]
Avoiding Sub-Prime Borrower Cards
If you have had bad credit in the past, it might seem hard to get a credit card that isn’t more expensive than it’s worth. If you have had bad credit in the past or not, it is important that you avoid sub-prime borrower cards. These cards are very expensive, and if this is your [...]
Choosing The Best Credit Card
There seems to be adverts for credit card deals everywhere at the moment, all offering different rates and incentives to try and get you to sign up. You may be trying to work out which one is best for you. Well, as you might think, the answer here depends on your personal financial situation. I [...]