#2 - Optimism Bias: Exploring and Refuting Common Investor Behavioral Biases
How confident are you in being right? If you’re like most individuals, you’re correct only 80% of the time when you believe you’re at least “99% sure” of being right. (Source) Neuroscientist Tali Sharot presented an excellent TED Talk on the subject of optimism bias in Long Beach, California in 2012.
