Category: Behavioral

Money market fund assets hit a record $7.86 trillion this week as investors fled equities and bonds amid the Iran oil shock. The “dash for…

Four weeks of daily oil shocks, ceasefire signals, and reversals have put clients through a cognitive stress test. Behavioral research is clear on what happens…

Four weeks of Iran war headlines have created a specific behavioral trap: the compulsion to act in response to every market move. UBS, MSCI, and…

Markets surged more than 2% Monday morning on Trump’s Iran pause announcement. For investors who sold during the past three weeks of volatility, today’s bounce…

The initial shock of the Iran war has given way to something behaviorally more dangerous: sustained low-grade anxiety that erodes decision-making quality over time. Understanding…

Fed Chair Powell said “nobody knows” how long the Iran war will last. Governor Macklem said the Bank faces a dilemma with no clear answer.…

The acute panic phase of the Iran conflict is fading — replaced by something more dangerous for long-term portfolio health: normalized anxiety and the urge…

Three weeks into the Iran war, some of your clients are making money — and feeling conflicted about it. The psychology of profiting during a…

The first wave of panic calls has passed. But behavioral research shows the second wave — driven by exhaustion, rationalization, and creeping certainty that “this…

Week 1 of a market shock produces fear. Week 2 produces something harder to manage: fatigue, frustration, and the compulsion to act just to feel…