# The psychology that can lead investors to make bad financial decisions

- Source: Phys.org
- Published: 2026-10-22T19:00:25+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-10-psychology-investors-bad-financial-decisions.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/the-psychology-that-can-lead-investors-to-make-bad-financial-decisions-e23878/

Say you buy shares in a company. The price climbs and months later you sell for a healthy profit. Ask why it worked, and the answer is often some version of "I made a good call." Now imagine the trade had lost money instead. Would you be as quick to blame your own judgment? Many of us wouldn't. We may point to bad timing, a jittery market, anything but ourselves.

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