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Basic Question 3 of 5

An equity analyst working for a growth-oriented mutual fund has a tendency to misvalue the stocks of popular companies that she has previously recommended and the fund already owns. Her behavior is most likely consistent with which of the following biases?

A. Escalation bias
B. Prospect theory
C. Confirmation bias

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praj24 Bad analyst! You should be ashamed of yourself
Inaganti6 Right now everyone covering Tesla is prone to this because of their god Elon musj
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describe behavioral finance and its potential relevance to understanding market anomalies

CFA® 2025 Level I Curriculum, Volume 3, Module 3.