Julia Rees: The impact of familiarity bias
Unintended risk concentrations
Familiarity bias plays a huge role in the decisions advisers and their clients make. In this piece, Julia Rees explores the ways this can impact on investment decisions and how to overcome it...
If you ask a UK financial adviser whether he or she would invest primarily in Italian stocks and bonds, the answer is always the same: no way! Ask the same question in Italy and the answer is usually,...
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