The Money To The Masses Podcast

Ep 492 - Investors' behavioural biases, crowdfunding and financial planning week


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On this week's episode, Damien discusses seven of the main behavioural biases that can affect your investment decision making and hurt your investment returns. Damien also explores crowdfunding, the potential rewards, risks and examples of crowdfunding successes and failures. Finally, Andy looks at financial planning week and the free tools and advice that are available for those wanting to sort their finances.


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00:00 - Celebrating 15 Years of Money to the Masses

02:43 - Understanding Behavioral Biases in Investing
19:46 - Mitigating Investment Biases for Better Decisions
20:13 - Understanding Crowdfunding: An Overview
21:02 - Types of Crowdfunding Explained
23:27 - How Crowdfunding Works
24:05 - Potential Rewards of Crowdfunding
25:40 - Risks Involved in Crowdfunding
28:03 - Behavioural Biases in Crowdfunding
30:28 - Final Thoughts on Crowdfunding
30:44 - Financial Planning Week Overview
31:00 - Get a Free Financial Review


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