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Bridge over ocean
1 January 2004 Financial Analysts Journal Volume 60, Issue 1

Irrational Optimism

  1. Elroy Dimson, FSIP, PhD
  2. Paul Marsh
  3. Mike Staunton

Investors who assume stocks will give safe, favorable returns in the long run are suffering from irrational optimism.

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