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Personal financial behaviour

INSTRUCTIONS:

This INDIVIDUAL coursework accounts for 50% of your final grade. You should prepare up to 2500 words case study with appropriate annexes, if necessary.  The main report must be word-processed and presented in a suitable way using tables, charts/diagrams, if considered necessary to support your explanations. (There is no limit on what can be put into the appendices to the main report).  PART 1: Financial markets anomalies and financial bubbles  Required:  -       Find 3 examples of ANY market anomalies or market bubbles from ANY real financial market; -       Explain why you consider each example as market anomaly/market bubble; -       Provide your understanding of the situation, highlighting the possibilities that could help to avoid the consequences (should we avoid the positive consequences?) of a market anomaly/market bubble. -       Compare the analysed examples, explaining opportunities to identify the formation of market anomalies/market bubbles in advance and not allowing them to happen (if possible).   PART 2: Fake news and information manipulation in financial environment Required:  -       Make a selection of fake news (3 or more) in ANY financial market. -       Analyse the common features of your selected examples. -       Suggest how to identify fake news „up on their arrival“ to the public and prevent their negative (or positive?) influence. -       Discuss 6 examples of information manipulation you have ever experienced and explain your behaviour in each situation.   PART 3: Cognitive and emotional biases and their influence on decision making Required:  -       Choose 3 cognitive and emotional biases that influences your behaviour most of all. -       Discuss your decisions under the influence of your selected biases. Are they all the time rational? How could you change your behaviour, applying all knowledge gained during this module?
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