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What Makes for a “Good” Financial Decision?

What Makes for a “Good” Financial Decision?. Solves the “right” problem, implying that there is clear goal identification as to the desired outcome before the application of the “solution” Observes a rigorous, four step process: Consultative

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What Makes for a “Good” Financial Decision?

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  1. What Makes for a “Good” Financial Decision? Solves the “right” problem, implying that there is clear goal identification as to the desired outcome before the application of the “solution” • Observes a rigorous, four step process: • Consultative (canvass the alternatives, remembering that subjectivity may be “hiding in plain sight” in many of them) • Documented (gathering the right information, especially about the inherent uncertainty in many of the alternatives) • Reasoned (recitals of what you know and what you don’t; a means to justify the chosen course) • Objective (measurable against recognized standards or benchmarks)

  2. The Distinction Between Knowledge and Understanding • Knowledge is just a “bucket of facts” • Understanding, which is based on knowledge, is the ability to assemble a bucket of facts into something useful • Wisdom may be the ability to repeatedly make the right choices, over long periods of time, perhaps based on the combined knowledge and understanding Choose poorly: suffer the consequences Choose wisely: enjoy the consequences

  3. Complexity and Trust “Complexity, especially in financial markets, enhances the value of trust.” “Trust, not English, is the lingua franca of business, especially finance.” ― Robert Brooks, Ph.D., CFAWallace D. Malone, Jr. Endowed Chair of Financial ManagementDepartment of Finance University of Alabama

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