Disposition refers to selling or transferring assets or securities. Learn how this process works in investing, its ...

The disposition effect is a well-documented behavioural anomaly where investors tend to sell assets that have appreciated in value prematurely while holding on to depreciating ones for too long. This ...

Once upon a time most economists and some investors thought people behaved rationally when it came to their money. Economic theory assumed investors, on average, would make good, even optimal ...

Disposing stocks or bonds involves selling them on their relevant markets and may lead to capital gains taxes. Significant business asset sales must be reported if exceeding 10% of fiscal year assets, ...

We analyze brokerage data and an experiment to test a cognitive dissonance based theory of trading: investors avoid realizing losses because they dislike admitting that past purchases were mistakes, ...

Back in 2009 I was working at a bank in London, and had begun earning enough money to really start investing. I’d studied behavioral economics all through college and grad school, so I knew I’d be ...