behavioural finance, cognitive bias, heuristics, investor psychology, market anomalies
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Behavioural Finance: An Indian Perspective
Abstract: Conventional finance has long rested on the premise of fully rational agents operating in efficient and frictionless markets, where all available information is instantly reflected in asset prices and investment decisions are made to maximize expected utility. However, a substantial body of empirical evidence has challenged these assumptions, revealing that investors frequently deviate from rational behaviour due to cognitive limitations, emotions, and psychological biases. Behavioural finance emerged as an alternative …
Published in NOLEGEIN Journal of Financial Planning and Management · Vol. 9, Issue 2, 2026 Read article