Image Credit: Heath Hinegardner By Jason Zweig | April 4, 2009 11:59 p.m. ET Maybe your DNA made you do it. Whatever investing mistake you have committed lately, there is probably a gene that is often associated with that behavior. Are you predestined to be the prisoner of your genetic code? To find out, I recently spent a day at the University of...
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By Jason Zweig | Mar. 31, 2009 11:14 am ET Image credit: Pixabay If you’re wondering why you’ve ever listened to dubious advice from your broker or financial planner, neuroeconomist Gregory S. Berns of Emory University may have an answer. Dr. Berns, who works at the intersection of neuroscience, economics and psychology, has just published a study...
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