Author: John R. Nofsinger '88, '96
3 article(s) found by this author.
The friends you keep & the wealth you reap
Summer 2003
People evaluate information through social interaction with others.There's an old saying that you can be judged by the friends you
keep. But do your friends also affect your wealth?Ever notice how a group of people who spend time together,
whether ...
Categories: Business, Social sciences
Tags: Friends, Finance, Money
Same dance, different tune
Winter 2002
Buy low, sell high. Investors understand this basic goal
of investing. This idea appeals to the intellectual side of our
brain. However, it is the emotional, not the intellectual, side of
our brain that usually motivates action. That is why advert...
Categories: Business
Tags: Investments, Money
The other side of the coin
Spring 2002
Making financial
decisions is difficult to begin with—even more so when we let
our emotions get in the way.“Greed is good,” says Gordon Gekko in the movie Wall
Street.Although I would not go quite that far, greed is a natural human
...
Categories: Business
Tags: Money, Investments