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When others are greedy be fearful and when others are fearful be greedy'-ill-timed bouts of greed and fear among investors make stock markets volatile. Ratinal and successful investing is all about restraining and channelizing these emotions and understanding behavioral finance, not market sentiments, crowd behavior or company performances. At a time when market upheavals are eroding investors' confidence, dooming life's earnings and corporate fortunes, and shipping up mass hysteria-Value Investing and Behavioral Finance comes as an antidote to investor anxiety and a guide to sane and safe investment decisions. Using investing trends in Indian capital markets over the last three decades, it shows how collective behavioral biases affect investment decisions, returns and market vagaries. As a corrective, it spells out long-term value and contrarian investing strategies based on the principles of behavioral finance. Further, it advises on how to spot investment opportunities and pitfalls in commodity stocks, growth stock, PSUs, IPOs, sectors and index stocks. It also alerts the reader to a `bubble' or crisis situation, and ways to identify and insure against it. Value Investing and Behavioral Finance, a timely offering from a seasoned investment strategist, is a must read for stock brokers, bankers, lay investors, portfolio manager, fund manager, and students of finance. About the Author Parag Parikh is Founder Chairman of Parag Parikh Financial Advisory Services Limited (PPFAS), Mumbai. Mr Parikh has over 25 years' experience in investing, broking and advisory business. He regularly shares his insights through guest contributions in many of India's leading financial publications such as The Economic Times, Business Standard and DNA, through appearances on CNBC, NDTV Profit, Aaj Tak and Star News, as well as by undertaking lectures at various investor and educational forums. Mr Parikh has a Masters in Commerce from Mumbai University and is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) from the Financial Planning Standards Boards of India. He is an alumni of the Harvard Business School having successfully completed the prestigious Owner President Management Program. He has also attended the program on Investment Decisions and Behaviourial Finance at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at the Harvard. A keen believer in nurturing one's physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual side, Mr Parikh engages in physical activities such as golf, reads extensively, and practices Vipassana regularly. Table of Contents Chapter 1. Success and Failure Chapter 2. Understanding Behavioral Trends Chapter 3. Behavioral Obstacles to Value Investing Chapter 4. Contrarian Investing: The Psychology of Going Against the Crowd Chapter 5. Growth Trap Chapter 6. Commodity Investig Chapter 7. Public Sector Units Chapter 8. Sector Investing Chapter 9. Initial Public Offerings Chapter 10. Index Investing Chapter 11. Bubble Trap Chapter 12. Investor Behavior Based Finance Bibliography Glossary Index