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Understanding Availability Bias in Investing

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  1. 28 July 2026 · corrected by Emir Baycan

    Fact-check: corrected the March 2020 '$326 billion pulled from equity funds' claim - the figure was total mutual-fund and ETF outflows, while long-term U.S. equity funds saw ~$10.5B in net INFLOWS that month.

    Before

    Investors pulled $326 billion from equity funds in March 2020 alone.

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    The ~$326 billion was total mutual-fund and ETF outflows in March 2020; long-term U.S. equity funds specifically saw ~$10.5 billion in net inflows, so the outflows were concentrated in bond and money-market categories, not equities.

    Why: Independent fact-check against Morningstar fund-flow data for March 2020.

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  1. Correction 28 July 2026

    Emir Baycan: Fact-check: corrected the March 2020 '$326 billion pulled from equity funds' claim - the figure was total mutual-fund and ETF outflows, while long-term U.S. equity funds saw ~$10.5B in net INFLOWS that month.

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