About this episode
Clay explores Daniel Kahneman’s book Thinking, Fast and Slow, unpacking the cognitive biases that quietly shape our investment decisions. While markets often appear to be driven by data and logic, our decisions are frequently influenced by intuition, emotions, and mental shortcuts we don’t even realize we’re using.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:04:15 - Why temperament matters more than IQ in investing
00:11:10 - The difference between System 1 and System 2 thinking
00:16:01 - How cognitive substitution leads investors to answer the wrong questions and unknowingly ignore the more important questions
00:38:08 - How loss aversion shapes investor behavior during drawdowns and market volatility
00:54:01 - Clay’s updated views on Constellation Software
Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.
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