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Family 02 of 04 · “I won't feel pain.”

Emotion

Motivated by protecting themselves from loss, regret and uncertainty. Strongly influenced by loss aversion and ambiguity aversion. They excel at preserving capital during uncertain markets, and may underperform during strong bull markets.

What separates them
TypeCore biasesAnti-biases
The GuardianAmbiguity aversion · Loss aversionOverconfidence · Recency
The ArchivistLoss aversion · AnchoringOverconfidence · Herd mentality
The WatchmanRecency · Ambiguity aversionOverconfidence · Confirmation
The JudgeAmbiguity aversion · AnchoringRecency · Herd mentality
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Emotion-Driven Investors are motivated primarily by protecting themselves from loss, regret, and uncertainty. Their decisions are strongly influenced by loss aversion and ambiguity aversion, making them cautious and risk-aware.

When it comes to investing, they often spend considerable time evaluating potential downsides and risks before taking a decision, and may hesitate to act until they feel comfortable with the available information. They may miss attractive opportunities because they wait for perfect conditions. They excel at preserving capital during uncertain markets, but may underperform during strong bull markets.

In daily life, they are generally conscientious, responsible, patient, and dependable. They dislike unnecessary surprises and often prefer routines, planning, and stability over spontaneity. These individuals are calm, careful decision-makers who rarely act impulsively.

MBTI types commonly associated with this family include ISFJ (Defender), ISTP (Virtuoso), INFJ (Advocate), and ISFP (Adventurer).

It is important to mention that MBTI is a personality type test, whereas your IDNA is a behavioral finance profile. There is no established scientific evidence that specific MBTI types consistently correspond to particular investing behaviors. The archetypes in this quiz are based on decision-making patterns and cognitive biases, rather than personality types. So, although each family has certain MBTIs assigned to them, any personality type could exhibit said behaviors.