Financial markets

Investments and emotions: An opportunity or a risk?

Investors can be tempted to let themselves be driven by their emotions, especially in turbulent times. Do algorithms deliver better results?

Date: 8 March 2022
Author: Tilmann Schaal, LGT
Reading time: 1 minute

In today's world of investing, robo-advisor algorithms are competing with the expertise of professional investment advisors and the gut instincts of private investors. So how do humans compare to robots against a backdrop of increasingly automated trading processes and a world full of uncertainties?

In this video, Thomas Wille, Chief Investment Officer, LGT Private Banking Europe, answers questions from business journalist Carolin Roth. He is joined by Stefan Zeisberger, Associate Professor of Fintech - Experimental Finance at the University of Zurich.