 Simon Russell Director, Behavioural Finance Australia (at time of writing) Russell is the founder and director of Behavioural Finance Australia. He provides specialist behavioural finance training and consultancy services to financial advisers, fund managers and major superannuation funds. His most recent book, Behavioural finance: a guide for financial advisers, is intended to help financial advisers prepare for the behavioural-finance-related components of the FASEA exam, and improve their client engagement skills.
SIMON RUSSELL | MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016 When we think about investors' behavioural biases we might think of mum and dad investors panicking and selling following sharp market falls, only to miss out on the subsequent rebound. Or worse, then buying in too late, only to set themselves up ... Read more SIMON RUSSELL | TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014 Often the most important factor in getting the best investment outcome relates as much to the people making the investment decisions as to the investments themselves. For example, a fund can perform well over a long period but if a client sells out ... Read more PAGE: 1 |
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