An Insight into Overconfidence in the Forecasting Abilities of Financial Advisors

Australian Journal of Management

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 545-557

  Van de Venter, Gerhard ^a   Michayluk, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

BEHAVIOURAL FINANCE; FINANCIAL PLANNING; JUDGMENT BIASES; OVERCONFIDENCE

Indexed keywords

EID: 44449149290     PISSN: 03128962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/031289620803200309     Document Type: Article

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