Big Money Thinks Small : : Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing / / Joel Tillinghast.

Investors are tempted daily by misleading or incomplete information. They may make a lucky bet, realize a sizable profit, and find themselves full of confidence. Their next high-stakes gamble might backfire, not only hitting them in the balance sheet but also taking a mental and emotional toll. Even...

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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2017]
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Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
Series:Columbia Business School Publishing
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Physical Description:1 online resource (320 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • PART I. Sleight of Mind
  • 1. It's a Mad, Mad World
  • 2. Silly Human Tricks (Decision Biases)
  • 3. Gamblers, Speculators, and Investors
  • 4. Mind Over Money
  • PART II. Blind Spots
  • 5. Need to Know?
  • 6. It's the Simple Life for Me
  • 7. Thinking Small
  • 8. Bulls in the China Shop
  • PART III. Honest, Capable Fiduciaries
  • 9. Dare to Be Great! Or, Distinctive Character
  • 10. Bang for the Buck
  • 11. Do the Bad Guys Wear Black Hats?
  • 12. Shipping Bricks and Other Accounting Riddles
  • PART IV. Live Long and Prosper
  • 13. Is the End Near?
  • 14. Oil Gushers and Slicks
  • 15. Tech Stocks and Science Fiction
  • 16. How Much Debt Is Too Much?
  • PART V. What's It Worth?
  • 17. Will the Lowest Be Raised Up?
  • 18. Which Earnings Number?
  • 19. The Art of Judging Value
  • 20. Double Bubble Trouble
  • 21. Two Paradigms
  • Index