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Market Insanity. A Brief Guide to Diagnosing the Madness in the Stock Market. Perspectives in Behavioral Economics and the Economics of Behavior

  • Book

  • March 2018
  • Elsevier Science and Technology
  • ID: 4455106

Market Insanity: A Brief Guide to Diagnosing the Madness in the Stock Market is an engaging and accessible primer which applies modern behavioral finance to equity markets. It helps readers understand how logical investment decisions can be betrayed by what Taillard calls "the insanity," all those behavioral quirks which cause us to achieve less than optimal utility. The book describes how limited information, habit, the rules of the game, asymmetric information and ego blend together in potentially toxic ways in market environments, thus creating bubbles, stock runs, and more prosaically, even 'normal' equity prices.

In addition, the book discusses the implications of these behaviors in-depth. In so doing, it helps the reader to not only predict the madness within equity markets, but also helps them develop solutions that address and mitigate outcomes.

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. The Rational Fallacy 3. Bizarre Biases 4. Bad Behavior 5. Problematic Perception 6. Feeling Foolish 7. Mindful Measures 8. Conclusion

Authors

Michael Taillard Professor, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan and Bellevue University, Bellevue, Nebraska, USA. Michael Taillard, PhD, MBA, is an economic researcher, author, consultant, and professor whose work emphasizes applied strategy and behavioral research. He has worked with private companies, federal and local government and political organizations, nonprofits, and a variety of media outlets. He currently holds adjunct status in the graduate schools at Central Michigan University as well as Bellevue University. He is the author of Market Insanity: A Brief Guide to Diagnosing the Madness in the Stock Market (Elsevier, 2018) as well as numerous other books including Economics & Modern Warfare, Psychology & Modern Warfare, , and 101 Things Everyone Needs to Know about the Global Economy.