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Behavioural Insights
Thoughtful analysis of how psychology shapes financial behaviour, spending habits, and long term decision making, translating academic research into practical insights that help individuals make smarter, more intentional financial choices.


Are You (Emotionally) Intelligent?
What is intelligence? For a lot of people the first thing that comes to mind is IQ, or a measure of IQ. Now whether you agree with this...

Merle van den Akker
Feb 18, 20215 min read


Interview with Jason Collins
Behavioural Science is a rapidly expanding field and everyday new research is being developed in academia, tested and implemented by...

Merle van den Akker
Feb 15, 20214 min read


The GameStop Saga – Rebuttal from a Behavioural Financier
I wrote an article on GameStop, and my view of the whole saga a week ago. I think it's one of my more "controversial" articles, the...

Merle van den Akker
Feb 11, 202113 min read


Interview with Cristina Bicchieri
Behavioural Science is a rapidly expanding field and everyday new research is being developed in academia, tested and implemented by...

Merle van den Akker
Feb 8, 20216 min read


GameStop: It’s Not About Money.
I’ve been tracking the “GameStop Saga” for a while now. I think it’s fascinating, both what’s going on in the actual financial markets,...

Merle van den Akker
Feb 4, 20218 min read


Interview with Felicity Algate
Behavioural Science is a rapidly expanding field and everyday new research is being developed in academia, tested and implemented by...

Merle van den Akker
Feb 1, 20216 min read


Size Matters
Whether you like the innuendo or not. Size matters. And I'm referring to sample size, you dirty dog. In my previous article I outlined...

Merle van den Akker
Jan 28, 20214 min read


Interview with Donna Hoffman
Behavioural Science is a rapidly expanding field and everyday new research is being developed in academia, tested and implemented by...

Merle van den Akker
Jan 25, 20214 min read


Saving Your Credit Score
Your credit score. Do you know what it is? I don’t even just mean, do you know what your own current “score” is, but do you know what a...

Merle van den Akker
Jan 21, 20218 min read
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