Investment Psychology

Your brain was not built for investing but your strategy can be. Learn how fear, bias and emotion shape your decisions and build smarter habits, mental tools and

a mindset for long-term success.

FOMO, Panic & the Social Herd

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Everyone’s buying? That’s your red flag.

Markets can feel like multiplayer games where everyone else already knows the cheat codes. FOMO kicks in. Panic spreads. And suddenly, you're making moves just to keep up.


This skill shows how social pressure hijacks your thinking and how to stay calm when hype and fear go viral. Once you see the herd, you stop running with it and start thinking for yourself.


You'll learn:


  1. How FOMO and panic distort your thinking and make reckless trades feel logical
  2. Why hype cycles trigger social instincts and how to recognize them before they hit
  3. How to stay grounded and make smarter choices even when everyone else is freaking out