We would like to think that investors use all the information available to them to make investment decisions. This is why the pages of the financial press are often full of statistics and data about funds, stocks or bonds. Yet, the reality is that most of the time there is a narrative driving the market or a particular stock and that narrative (or story if you like) overwhelms all statistics.
Stories > Statistics
Stories > Statistics
Stories > Statistics
We would like to think that investors use all the information available to them to make investment decisions. This is why the pages of the financial press are often full of statistics and data about funds, stocks or bonds. Yet, the reality is that most of the time there is a narrative driving the market or a particular stock and that narrative (or story if you like) overwhelms all statistics.