After an Event Happens, People Often Think That They 'Knew

question 205

Short Answer

After an event happens, people often think that they 'knew all along' that it would happen the way it did. This is known as the __________ bias.

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Definitions:

Fair Value Adjustments

Changes made to the reported carrying value of an asset or liability to reflect its current market value.

Identifiable Net Assets

Assets of a company that can be separated or divided from the entity and sold, transferred, licensed, rented, or exchanged.

Fair Values

An estimate of the market value of an asset or liability based on current conditions and assumptions of what parties would agree upon as a fair exchange.

Acquisition Analysis

The process of evaluating the financial, operational, and strategic aspects of a target company during a merger or acquisition.