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Finance Professor Meir Statman Head Shot

Finance Professor Meir Statman Head Shot

Meir Statman : Wise Investing Traits : The Gazette

Professor Meir Statman was quoted about women’s investing traits in a story that ran in The Gazette of Colorado Springs.
Glenn Klimek Professor of Finance Meir Statman Head Shot

Meir Statman, Glenn Klimek Professor of Finance, was quoted about women’s investing traits in a story in The Gazette of Colorado Springs.

An excerpt from the piece:
Studies have found that men are more confident than women when it comes to investing. According to Meir Statman, professor of finance with Santa Clara University, "Women tend to be less overconfident than men. In the stock market, where so much is random, trying to do better than average is more likely to get you results that are below average. This really is where all the confidence is going to hurt you."

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