What $30 Billion in Investor Data Reveals About Bad Investment Decisions with Litan Yahav

About this episode

Litan Yahav discusses how emotions influence investment decisions and trends in private and public markets.

Most investors don’t lose money because of bad opportunities. They lose money because emotions drive their decisions. In this episode, Litan Yahav returns to break down the fascinating trends his platform, Vyzer, is uncovering across thousands of investors and billions in tracked assets. Russ and Joey explore why investors have recently shifted from private investments back into public markets, how emotions are influencing decisions, and why people often struggle to stay disciplined during uncertain market cycles. Litan also explains how private investing has evolved over the last few years and how investors can avoid repeating costly mistakes of the 2021–2022 investment boom. The conversation also dives into operating businesses, real estate trends, investor psychology, and how data and AI are helping investors become more objective and strategic with their capital allocation decisions. Top three things you will learn: -Why emotions lead investors to make poor financial decisions -How private market investing is shifting and where smart money is moving next -How data, due diligence, and objective analysis can help investors make better long-term investment decisions Learn how…

People in this episode

Hosts: Russ Morgan, Joey Muré

Guest: Litan Yahav

Topics covered

• investment decisions
• investor psychology
• private market investing
• data analysis
• capital allocation

Keywords

• investment
• emotions
• private investing
• public markets
• data
• AI
• capital allocation
• financial decisions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vyzer

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