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cognitive dissonance in fund investing: a standalone construct

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Behavioral finance

fund investors holding on to losing funds and keeping overly positive beliefs about past performance to reduce discomfort about their choices.

In behavioral finance, cognitive dissonance in fund investing refers to fund investors holding on to losing funds and keeping overly positive beliefs about past performance to reduce discomfort about their choices. This meaning comes from Goetzmann (1997) in Journal of Financial Research.[1]

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References

Goetzmann, W. N., & Peles, N. (1997). Cognitive Dissonance and Mutual Fund Investors. Journal of Financial Research, 20(2), 145-158. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-6803.1997.tb00241.x

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