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Sam Sivarajan is a behavioural scientist, keynote speaker and author of the upcoming book The Uncertainty E.D.G.E. – helping leaders master the tension between hesitation and haste.

“Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink.” When Samuel Taylor Coleridge penned these famous words in The Rime of the Ancient Mariner , he described a sailor surrounded by an ocean of useless saltwater. Today’s investors face a similar paradox: an endless sea of investment information with precious little useful guidance to be found.

The investment commentary landscape has transformed dramatically. More than 60 per cent of U.S. investors under age 35 now use social media as their primary source of investment information, outpacing traditional financial advisers at 57 per cent. Retail inves

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