BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN URL:https://lectures.london/london-school-of-economics/the-madness-of-mark ets-why-smart-investors-make-crazy-decisions-and-how-to-exploit-them/calen der.ics NAME:Lectures London X-WR-CALNAME:Lectures London TIMEZONE-ID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5944fe32-41ce-4cac-abf5-e0f5adb1c2ac SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20261022T105131 DTSTART:20261026T183000 DTEND:20261026T193000 SUMMARY:The madness of markets: why smart investors make crazy decisions – and how to exploit them LOCATION:London School of Economics: In-person public event (Old Theatre\, Old Building) DESCRIPTION:Monday 26 October 2026 6.30pm - 7.30pmSpeakerProfessor Alex Ed mansChairDr Cameron PengEven the smartest investors lose their minds – a nd their money. Join us for this talk\, based on a brand-new book\, in whi ch Alex Edmans reveals how mood\, emotion and social contagion lead even s easoned professionals to make irrational decisions.Why do investors chase AI stocks that bleed losses? Why do they ignore glaring opportunities hidi ng in plain sight? Why does the stock market fall after a football defeat\ , or rise on a sunny day?But their mistakes can become your advantage. Edm ans uncovers how you can protect yourself from costly mishaps and capitali se when others misstep. You’ll learn how to think sharper\, invest smart er and recognise when the crowd has lost the plot. Drawing on surprising a cademic research and practical insights\, this is a compelling guide to be ating the market in a world that thinks fast\, loud and wrong.Meet our spe aker and chairAlex Edmans is Professor of Finance at London Business Schoo l. Alex has a PhD from MIT as a Fulbright Scholar\, and was previously a t enured professor at Wharton and an investment banker at Morgan Stanley. Al ex has spoken at the World Economic Forum in Davos\, testified in the UK P arliament\, and given TED/TEDx talks with a combined 3 million views. He s erves as non-executive director of the Investor Forum\, on Morgan Stanley ’s Institute for Sustainable Investing Advisory Board\, and on Royal Lon don Asset Management’s Responsible Investment Advisory Committee. He is a Fellow of the British Academy\, Academy of Social Sciences\, and the CFA Society of the UK.Alex is the author of Grow the Pie: How Great Companies Deliver Both Purpose and Profit\, May Contain Lies: How Stories\, Statist ics\, and Studies Exploit Our Biases – And What We Can Do About It\, and Principles of Corporate Finance (with Brealey\, Myers\, and Allen). He ha s won 31 teaching awards and was named Professor of the Year by Poets & Qu ants in 2021.Cameron Peng is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lond on School of Economics and Political Science and a Research Affiliate at t he Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR). At LSE\, he is Programme Di rector of Capital Markets at the Financial Markets Group (FMG) and a membe r of the Paul Woolley Centre. His research focuses on behavioral economics \, behavioral finance\, household finance\, and empirical asset pricing. H e has published in leading economics and finance journals\, including Econ ometrica\, Quarterly Journal of Economics\, Review of Financial Studies\, and the Journal of Financial Economics. He holds a B.A. in Finance from Pe king University and a Ph.D. in Financial Economics from Yale University.Mo re about this eventThe Financial Markets Group (@FMG_LSE) is a leading cen tre for research into financial markets. 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