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Professors Darke and Greenglass on how post-recession anxiety is getting better of investors

The recognition that emotions such as fear can drive investment choices is a relatively new one. Classical economics long viewed people as hyper-rational. But in the 1960s, a new field called behavioural economics emerged to show that’s far from the case, reported Macleans.ca Dec. 1: Julie Tyios was already a savvy investor by her mid-20s, […]

Prof takes unconventional approach to life’s major financial decisions

Everything changed for finance sage Moshe Milevsky – and every other investor – when the economy tanked in 2008. His financial net worth fell 50 per cent and he hadn’t seen it coming. What a shock for the author of advice books on smart investing and the three-time winner of The Globe and Mail’s annual stock-picking competition. […]

Schulich prof’s book refutes mainstream financial rules

Calling Moshe Milevsky’s views on personal finances unconventional is an understatement, wrote USA Today March 11 in a review of Your Money Milestones, the latest book by the professor of finance in the Schulich School of Business at York University. Before you dismiss Milevsky’s views as nutty, think about this: How well did following the […]

Schulich professor identifies nine milestones of a financially-sound life

Moshe Milevsky, associate professor of finance in the Schulich School of Business, recently published Your Money Milestones: A Guide to Making the 9 Most Important Financial Decisions of Your Life, as noted in this article by Michael Posner which appeared in The Globe & Mail on February 24. Moshe Milevsky never intended to write another […]