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Michael Pokrovski

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How do biases affect financial decisions?
How Do Biases Affect Financial Decisions? The Illusion of Rational Money A person reviews their investment portfolio late in the evening. Numbers move across the screen. Some positions are green, others red. The decisions behind each position feel deliberate, even analytical. Yet when retracing the path that led here, something less orderly often appears. A recent news story influenced a...

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Michael Pokrovski

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How does pricing psychology work?
How Does Pricing Psychology Work? The Strange Distance Between Price and Value A customer stands in front of two identical bottles of olive oil. One is priced at $9.99. The other at $14.99. Nothing else differs. Same shelf. Same brand. Same quantity. Yet the customer hesitates. Then chooses the more expensive bottle. When asked why, they offer a familiar explanation: it “seems...

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Michael Pokrovski

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How does psychology influence spending?
How Does Psychology Influence Spending? The Invisible Hand Inside the Wallet A person walks into a store intending to buy a single item. They leave with three bags. Nothing about their income changed in that moment. Nothing about prices fundamentally shifted. The list they carried in was clear. What changed was not the budget. It was the mind navigating that budget under real-world...

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Michael Pokrovski

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What is prospect theory?
What Is Prospect Theory? The Moment Where Economic Theory Meets Human Behavior A person is offered two choices: A guaranteed gain of $500 A 50% chance to gain $1,000, and a 50% chance to gain nothing Most people choose the guaranteed $500. Now reverse the framing: A guaranteed loss of $500 A 50% chance to lose $1,000, and a 50% chance to lose nothing Now most...

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Michael Pokrovski

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Why do discounts and sales work?
Why Do Discounts and Sales Work? The Strange Power of a Crossed-Out Number A person walks into a store and sees two price tags. The first says: $100 The second says: $150 → $100 The final price is identical. Yet the second offer feels significantly more attractive. Nothing about the product changed. Nothing about the amount paid changed. Only the comparison changed. And that...

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Michael Pokrovski

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2026-06-08 20:45:33 -

Why do people fear losses more than gains?
Why Do People Fear Losses More Than Gains? The Asymmetry That Shows Up Everywhere A person is offered a choice: Receive $100 for sure Or flip a coin: win $200 or win nothing Most people hesitate, then choose the sure $100. Now reverse the structure: Lose $100 for sure Or flip a coin: lose $200 or lose nothing Now many people take the gamble. Nothing in the...

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Why do people overspend?
Why Do People Overspend? The Gap Between Intention and Spending Behavior A person checks their budget in the morning. They decide to be careful with money. By the evening, several small purchases have been made. None of them feel significant on their own. Together, they quietly exceed the intended limit. Overspending rarely comes from a single large decision. It usually emerges from...

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2026-06-09 05:54:34 -

Why do people struggle to save money?
Why Do People Struggle to Save Money? The Gap Between Intention and Behavior A person decides to save more money this month. They set a clear goal. They even feel confident about it. But as the weeks pass, expenses appear, small purchases accumulate, and the savings goal is quietly postponed. By the end of the month, little has changed. This pattern is extremely common. It is not...

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