Comments on: When Investing, Consider Your ‘Confirmation Bias’ http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/11/when-investing-consider-your-confirmation-bias/ Macro Perspective on the Capital Markets, Economy, Geopolitics, Technology, and Digital Media Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:17:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: AJB http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/11/when-investing-consider-your-confirmation-bias/comment-page-1/#comment-235525 AJB Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:12:43 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=43849#comment-235525 My bias is that I am an idiot. Hard to shake it. My bias is that I am an idiot. Hard to shake it.

]]> By: Jack Gavin http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/11/when-investing-consider-your-confirmation-bias/comment-page-1/#comment-235009 Jack Gavin Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:54:55 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=43849#comment-235009 How is this any different from people who seek affirmation of their political, religious, (fill in the blank) beliefs? In my opinion, most people allow their beliefs (certainty of the unknowable) to supersede their knowledge of the facts. Some people call this insanity. How is this any different from people who seek affirmation of their political, religious, (fill in the blank) beliefs? In my opinion, most people allow their beliefs (certainty of the unknowable) to supersede their knowledge of the facts.

Some people call this insanity.

]]> By: Mike in Nola http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/11/when-investing-consider-your-confirmation-bias/comment-page-1/#comment-234845 Mike in Nola Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:30:27 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=43849#comment-234845 How does one fight the bias that about 2/3 of Wall Street are greedy pr##ks? :) How does one fight the bias that about 2/3 of Wall Street are greedy pr##ks? :)

]]> By: PhilD34 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/11/when-investing-consider-your-confirmation-bias/comment-page-1/#comment-234843 PhilD34 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:25:18 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=43849#comment-234843 See the book "Seeking Wisdom: Munger to Darwin" much more on this topic. See the book “Seeking Wisdom: Munger to Darwin” much more on this topic.

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