10 – Investor Psychology – Know Thy Self

2021-01-13

Introduction

In the long run, earnings determine market price. But in the short run, emotions determine market price. This investor psychology video deals with investor psychology and how biases can impact decisions. A key message is to know the value of what you are investing in and not just the price. However, as the venerable Warren Buffett once said, he would rather be generally correct than precisely wrong.

One thing that we’re all about at Value-You Academy is valuation, and how valuation works. But the reality of it is, valuation does not always work perfectly. One of the keys here is trying to understand investor psychology, so we have Professor Nathan Mauck, and he’s going to give you a presentation on some of the basic errors that investors tend to make. Understanding ourselves and our biases is one of the most important things we as investors can strive to do.