Behavioural finance – Benefits Canada.com https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 16 Jan 2025 20:41:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Effective wellness programs must take science-based approach to motivating employees https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/effective-wellness-programs-must-take-science-based-approach-to-motivating-employees/ Fri, 27 Mar 2020 05:30:45 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/effective-wellness-programs-must-take-science-based-approach-to-motivating-employees/ Employers that want to see their wellness programs pay dividends need to develop a strategy that’s rooted in behavioural science. “This idea of ticking a box on wellness is not working anymore,” said Cynthia Hastings-James, co-founder of BestLifeRewarded Innovations, during a webinar hosted by the Canadian Pension and Benefits Institute on Thursday. “It really needs […]

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]]> Most Canadians feel investment anxiety https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/most-canadians-feel-investment-anxiety/ Tue, 11 Aug 2015 03:00:03 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/most-canadians-feel-investment-anxiety/ Nearly all Canadian investors (97%) feel anxiety when thinking about their investments, finds the BMO InvestorLine Psychology of Investing Study.

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]]> Getting past emotional investing https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/getting-past-emotional-investing/ Fri, 15 Mar 2013 03:33:02 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/getting-past-emotional-investing/ Conventional finance theory says that humans are inherently rational beings who look to investing as a way to maximize their wealth and to ensure they can maintain a comfortable standard of living as they age. When it comes to money, so the theory goes, humans behave without emotion or bias.

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]]> Double Then Nothing: Why Individual Stock Investments Disappoint https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/double-then-nothing-why-individual-stock-investments-disappoint/ Mon, 05 Dec 2011 03:19:31 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/double-then-nothing-why-individual-stock-investments-disappoint/ New working paper draws on behavioural finance.

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]]> Investment Tip: Doing Less https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/ashby-monk/investment-tip-doing-less/ Tue, 05 Apr 2011 07:16:00 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/investment-tip-doing-less/ When investment decision-making goes wrong.

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]]> Why Individual Stock Investments Disappoint https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/why-individual-stock-investments-disappoint/ Tue, 01 Feb 2011 05:00:12 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/why-individual-stock-investments-disappoint/ Coverage of the 2010 Investment Innovation Conference.

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]]> Manager Hires/Fires Show Short-term Thinking https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/manager-hiresfires-show-short-term-thinking/ Tue, 25 May 2010 05:49:30 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/manager-hiresfires-show-short-term-thinking/ Patterns show institutions following hot money, not long-term.

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]]> Andrew Lo: Adaptive Markets Hypothesis Sheds Light on Crisis https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/caroline-cakebread/andrew-lo-adaptive-markets-hypothesis-sheds-light-on-crisis/ Thu, 13 May 2010 06:53:27 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/andrew-lo-adaptive-markets-hypothesis-sheds-light-on-crisis/ The madness of mobs...

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