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illusion of knowledge: a standalone construct

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Behavioral finance

investors' belief that having more information makes their forecasts more accurate, which raises confidence and trading without improving returns.

In behavioral finance, illusion of knowledge refers to investors' belief that having more information makes their forecasts more accurate, which raises confidence and trading without improving returns. This meaning comes from Barber (2002) in Review of Financial Studies.[1]

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References

Barber, B. M., & Odean, T. (2002). Online Investors: Do the Slow Die First? Review of Financial Studies, 15(2), 455-488. https://doi.org/10.1093/rfs/15.2.455

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