overvalue
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Behavioral-finance experts say this stems from the “endowment effect”: a psychological bias where we overvalue what we already own and confuse familiarity with financial security.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
Mr. Lefebvre ends up arguing against himself sometimes, and even asks at one point whether humans overvalue avian intelligence simply because we’re so smart.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Purplebricks told us it doesn't overvalue properties and that while price reductions were once a target for rewarding staff, that was no longer the case.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2025
People tend to overvalue the tax break now versus the long-term consequences of a smaller benefit later, she says.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
They’re also more likely to remember true “predictions,” overvalue coincidences, and ignore everything else.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
I treat many adults who have severe eating disorders partly as a result of growing up in a society that overvalues thinness, promotes dieting for weight loss, and shames people who are overweight or obese.
From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2024
Data shows the draft value chart developed by Johnson in the early 1990s — which assigns each pick numerical value and is still used leaguewide — overvalues the top 50 picks and undervalues the rest.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 20, 2020
The formula used to calculate those taxes overvalues many vehicles compared to the commonly used Kelley Blue Book, angering some vehicle owners.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 6, 2019
One person overvalues himself while, at the same time, devaluing the contributions of others.
From Inc ● Apr. 10, 2013
He undervalues the present; he overvalues the future.
From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Robert Ezra Park
The global race to build data centres to train and run chatbots, image generators and other AI tools has turbocharged the fortunes of Samsung and other chipmakers, despite concerns that the sector may be overvalued.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
Conversely, when a stock stays lower despite increased trading volume, it can be a sign that institutions see a stock as overvalued and are eager to sell even as demand remains strong from other investors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
“Almost all valuation indicators with decent track records suggest that the stock market is not just overvalued — it’s extremely overvalued,” he wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
This would be good advice even if the U.S. market weren’t so much more overvalued than non-U.S. markets.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
The Securities and Exchange Commission later said that those figures were “false and misleading,” in part because the sale price for the headquarters had been overvalued by as much as $40 million.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
“He looks for what people are overvaluing, what they’re undervaluing, and he just changes his personality.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
"We are overvaluing properties massively just to gain instructions," said the agent to the whistleblower in a private message.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2025
Instead, those who are most likely to evade detection are the people trying to hide their income in tax shelters, shifting their profits overseas, exaggerating their business deductions, or overvaluing their charitable donations.
From Slate ● Jan. 29, 2025
It's not just about overvaluing exercise; it's about not always being realistic about food.
From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2024
And yet he never fell into the mistake of overvaluing what he valued so highly.
From Among My Books First Series by James Russell Lowell
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