preferences
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Allison Cole of Arizona State University and three co-authors attribute this not to advisers’ incentives to market stocks, but to advisers’ own preferences: They themselves have above-average equity allocations, even after they stop advising clients.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
"By understanding the steps between nutrient detection in the gut and learning in the brain, it might be possible to fine-tune them to subtly change our preferences for different foods," Knight said.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026
“Rather, it is a justifiable shift in investor preferences to judicious corporate capital allocation,” adding, “We believe this is a prudent investment style for many asset owners just now. “
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
But Linebaugh said he worries that “everything is just going to become so uniform,” as the industry seems to lean too heavily on algorithms and audiences’ preferences.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
The two preferences were “the same as mine” or “it doesn’t matter.”
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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