--- title: BEworks in The Globe and Mail on ‘How investors can stay rational in irrational times’ description: BEworks in The Globe and Mail on ‘How investors can stay rational in irrational times’ image: https://blog.beworks.com/hubfs/Featured%20Articles_Cover.png --- [![beworks](https://blog.beworks.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BEworks_February2020%20Theme/img/beworks_logo.png?width=324&height=104&name=beworks_logo.png "beworks")](https://beworks.com/) - [About Us](https://beworks.com/about-us/) - [Mandate](https://beworks.com/about-us/#mandate) - [Why We’re Here](https://beworks.com/about-us/#why_we_re_here) - [Founder’s Philosophy](https://beworks.com/about-us/#founders_philosophy) - [Team](https://beworks.com/about-us/#team_intro) - [Our Partners](https://beworks.com/about-us/#our_partners) - [What We Do](https://beworks.com/what-we-do/) - [Products & Services](https://beworks.com/what-we-do/#products-and-services) - [How We’re Different](https://beworks.com/what-we-do/#how-we-are-different) - [Our Approach](https://beworks.com/what-we-do/#our-approach) - [Testimonials](https://beworks.com/what-we-do/#testimonials) - [Working With Us](https://beworks.com/what-we-do/#working-with-us) - [Case Studies](https://beworks.com/what-we-do/#case-studies) - [Knowledge Centre](https://beworks.com/knowledge-centre/) - [COVID-19](https://beworks.com/covid-19/) - [Blog](https://blog.beworks.com/becurious) - [Case Studies](https://beworks.com/knowledge-centre/#case-studies) - [Press Releases](https://beworks.com/knowledge-centre/#press-release) - [In The Media](https://beworks.com/knowledge-centre/#in-the-media) - [Talks and Presentations](https://beworks.com/knowledge-centre/#talks_and_presentations) - [What We Are Up To](https://beworks.com/what-we-are-up-to/) - [Academy](https://www.beworksacademy.com/) - [Research Institute](https://beworks.com/research-institute/) - [Events](https://beworks.com/events/) - [Upcoming Events](https://beworks.com/events/upcoming/) - [Past Events](https://beworks.com/events/past-events/) - [Join Us](https://www.beworkscareers.com/) - [Connect](https://beworks.com/connect/) [![Beworks](https://blog.beworks.com/hubfs/BEworks_February2020%20Theme/img/beworks_logo.png)](https://beworks.com/) X English Japanese Spanish # BEcurious # BEworks in The Globe and Mail on ‘How investors can stay rational in irrational times’ Posted by [BEworks](https://blog.beworks.com/becurious/author/beworks) on Jun 3, 2020 3:06:35 PM ![BEworks](https://blog.beworks.com/hubfs/BEworks_Lockup-Square-02-1.png) Share this post - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![Featured Articles_Featured Article-1](https://blog.beworks.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Featured%20Articles_Featured%20Article-1.png?width=157&name=Featured%20Articles_Featured%20Article-1.png)In this article, David Lewis (Chief Client Officer), Kelly Peters (CEO and Co-Founder), and Dan Ariely (Chief Behavioral Scientist and Co-Founder) consider the economic fallout caused by a global pandemic, and consider the role of behavioral economics in managing mindsets when managing money in these trying times.   Behavioral economics not only pinpoints biases that can tilt us toward poor choices, but it also provides directions for how to overcome them.   A deeper understanding of the science of behavior can help preserve rationality in the ranks of financial professionals, and ensure that investors, too, keep their cool in challenging times.  [**![](https://blog.beworks.com/hubfs/Featured%20Articles_Click%20Here.png)**](https://www.businessinsider.com/how-managers-have-to-adapt-to-work-from-home-force-2020-3) [Featured](https://blog.beworks.com/becurious/tag/featured) , [investor](https://blog.beworks.com/becurious/tag/investor) , [news](https://blog.beworks.com/becurious/tag/news) ## About **BE***works* Founded in 2010, BEworks is the first management consulting firm dedicated to the practice of applying behavioral science to strategy, marketing, operations, and policy challenges. 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