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Loss Aversion

behavioral finance
Definition
The psychological tendency to feel losses roughly twice as strongly as equivalent gains, causing irrational investment decisions.

Explanation

The psychological tendency to feel losses roughly twice as strongly as equivalent gains, causing irrational investment decisions.

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