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Behavioral finance explains dramatic price changes in securities markets as a tendency for investors to “herd.”

Acknowledging traits that affect investment behavior should lead to better investment decisions.

Being familiar with a company often results in individuals buying stock (e.g., buying the stock in the company for which they work).

Monetary policy affects securities prices by1. affecting investors’ required return2. increasing the federal deficit3. affecting firms’ capacity to generate earnings

A price increase on small volume is more bullish than a price increase on large volume since fewer investors bought the stock.

Open market operations involve the buying and selling of securities by the Federal Reserve.

Calculate the arterial oxygen content for a patient with the following arterial blood gas measurements: Hgb = 9 g%, arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2) = 96%, arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2) = 97 mm Hg.

Economies go through regular, identifiable cycles that can be forecasted with accuracy.

The bilateral infiltrates with a normal pulmonary artery occlusion pressure (PAOP) suggests cardiogenic pulmonary edema 

Behavioral finance suggests that