The chances of winning the EuroMillions jackpot are one in 140 million – not that that deters anyone

A behavioural finance expert says investors are not as dispassionate as you’d think

Western culture is in direct conflict with the urgent need to take collective action

Climate change specialist William Nordhaus says carbon price needed to achieve targets will rise as policies have been delayed

Notion that past gains were inevitable and future is murky is bedevilled by hindsight bias

Interestingly, long-term investors in Ireland have not fared badly over the last decade

While most active funds underperform, investors persist in belief hard work pays

We can all learn from the man who so closely observes the quirks that govern our financial decision-making

Janan Ganesh: Powerlessness of governments against human foibles is common theme

Long-term performance of stock markets shows perma-bears have negativity bias

Do investors get too attached to the stocks they own and overvalue their worth?

Bestselling business author on how he became invested in the principles he framed

Actively managed funds are losing out to computerised investment strategies

Not since Lincoln has there been a president so fundamentally shaped by reading and writing as Barack Obama

Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky paved the way for behavioural finance

Money must be collected if we are serious about society where people are willing to contribute generously to common good

Bear in mind these tips when you’re next stuck behind a line of stressed shoppers

Anxiety presents itself to many on a daily basis but support services are there, as are measures to reduce it

Research into why new products are rejected can be key, says UCD’s Dr Michael Claudy

A new Yale study shows that both institutions and individuals regularly overestimate the likelihood of market meltdowns

Behavioural economics is helping governments and businesses to read our thoughts and change our behaviour for their benefit

Richard Thaler’s book ‘Misbehaving’ is a must-read for investors and non-investors

Should education be about creating a compliant workforce or good citizens?

Many believe dysfunctional behaviour in finance is due solely to distorted incentives

EU should consider letting them in if both sides agree on peace, says AB Yehoshua

Clayton Christensen’s ideas, a cornerstone of business thinking, are under challenge

74 years after his death, Jesse Livermore’s Wall Street reflections continue to exert influence

Financier believes investors must focus only on specified criteria

The link between wealth and happiness is less strong than commonly assumed, but research suggests clever spending may yield benefits

The lionisation of CEOs has resulted in multi-million euro pay packages, but research indicates their importance is overstated

Quantitative screening techniques have shownit’s time for investors to get nerdy and ditch opinions

When it comes to selecting progressive stocks too many of us find ‘cognitive effort’ too much bother

A lifetime of research into dodgy decision-making has not helped Daniel Kahneman see the error of his ways

How many of the seven great money-losing tips apply to you?

Investors are increasingly realising that cheap index funds trump actively managed funds

Investors too positive in good times and too negative in bad