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Ryan Weiser
Student of the Market - February 2024

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Student of the Market - February 2024

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3 Biases That Can Sabotage Your Wealth

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3 Biases That Can Sabotage Your Wealth

Making financial decisions can often be more challenging than it appears. A variety of subtle influences can cloud our judgment. Among these, behavioral biases like anchoring, loss aversion, and herd behavior have been found to shape our choices significantly. In this article, we’ll explore each of these biases and ways to counteract their influence.

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CLIENT QUESTION OF THE MONTH: Should I Be Worried by the Recent Banking Turmoil?

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CLIENT QUESTION OF THE MONTH: Should I Be Worried by the Recent Banking Turmoil?

Uncertainty is nothing new and investing comes with risks. Consider the events of the last three years alone: a global pandemic, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, spiking inflation, and ongoing recession fears. Despite these concerns, for the three years ending February 28, 2023, the Russell 3000 Index (a broad market-capitalization-weighted index of public US companies) returned an annualized 11.79%, slightly outpacing its average annualized returns of 11.65% since inception in January 1979.