Investment Traps Exposed: Navigating Investor Mistakes and Behavioral Biases

H. Kent Baker, CFA, CMA, is University Professor of Finance in the KogodSchool of Business at the American University. He has authored or edited 28 books and more than 250 otherpublications in such outlets as the Journal of Finance, Journal ofFinancial and Quantitative Analysis, Financial Management, FinancialAnalysts Journal, and Journal of Portfolio Management. Severalsources rank him among the top 1 percent of the most prolific academic authorsin finance during the past 50 years. Professor Baker has consulting andtraining experience with more than 100 organizations. He haseight earned degrees including three doctorates.

VesaPuttonen is Professor of Finance at Aalto University School ofBusiness. His research has been published in Management Science, Financial Analysts Journal, FinancialManagement, European FinancialManagement, Journal of Banking andFinance, and Journal of AssetManagement among others. He has worked as Senior Vice President at the Helsinki StockExchange and as Managing Director at Conventum Asset Management (Helsinki). Professor Puttonen is a faculty member of MBAPrograms in Helsinki, Hong Kong, Singapore, Poland, China, Iran, Taiwan andSouth Korea.

H. Kent Baker, CFA, CMA, is University Professor of Finance in the Kogod School of Business at the American University. He has authored or edited 28 books and more than 250 other publications in such outlets as the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Financial Management, Financial Analysts Journal, and Journal of Portfolio Management. Several sources rank him among the top 1 percent of the most prolific academic authors in finance during the past 50 years. Professor Baker has consulting and training experience with more than 100 organizations. He has eight earned degrees including three doctorates.Vesa Puttonen is Professor of Finance at Aalto University School of Business. His research has been published in Management Science, Financial Analysts Journal, Financial Management, European Financial Management, Journal of Banking and Finance, and Journal of Asset Management among others. He has worked as Senior Vice President at the Helsinki Stock Exchange and as Managing Director at Conventum Asset Management (Helsinki). Professor Puttonen is a faculty member of MBA Programs in Helsinki, Hong Kong, Singapore, Poland, China, Iran, Taiwan, and South Korea.

H. Kent Baker, CFA, CMA, is University Professor of Finance in the Kogod School of Business at the American University. He has authored or edited 28 books and more than 250 other publications in such outlets as the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Financial Management, Financial Analysts Journal, and Journal of Portfolio Management. Several sources rank him among the top 1 percent of the most prolific academic authors in finance during the past 50 years. Professor Baker has consulting and training experience with more than 100 organizations. He has eight earned degrees including three doctorates.Vesa Puttonen is Professor of Finance at Aalto University School of Business. His research has been published in Management Science, Financial Analysts Journal, Financial Management, European Financial Management, Journal of Banking and Finance, and Journal of Asset Management among others. He has worked as Senior Vice President at the Helsinki Stock Exchange and as Managing Director at Conventum Asset Management (Helsinki). Professor Puttonen is a faculty member of MBA Programs in Helsinki, Hong Kong, Singapore, Poland, China, Iran, Taiwan, and South Korea.