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Why Financial Knowledge Isn’t Enough

Why do people make poor financial decisions even when they know better?

Knowing more does not automatically produce better financial decisions. Outcomes are shaped by behaviour, context, incentives, implementation and the process used when a decision becomes difficult.

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How knowledge becomes an outcome through five decision forces

Knowledge

An input, not an outcome

The decision filter

  • Behaviour
  • Context
  • Incentives
  • Implementation
  • Process

What happens

The decision carried out and sustained

Decision quality—not information quantity—drives outcomes.

Key takeaway

More decisions, explained clearly.

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