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Thursday, October 15, 2009
Emotions and investing: Gutted instinct
Emotions and investing: Gutted instinct | The Economist: "JUST before the hovering finger clicks the mouse to trade, there is one thing that online investors of the future might want to check: their “Rationalizer”. The device, a prototype of which was unveiled this week, is an emotion-sensing system designed to help investors keep a cool head when buying and selling."
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