Everyone in marketing and sales knows what FOMO is, but what about FOBO? FOMO, of course, is Fear of Missing Out. When something is scarce, or in danger of vanishing, it becomes more desirable.

We’ve all heard the term FOMO before, but have you ever stopped to wonder why we fear missing out? Here, an expert explains why we get FOMO, and how we can get it under control. If you don’t ...

Since exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, debuted in the 1990s, investing has become a bit like dress-up: Let's see what else we can put in an ETF uniform. From index funds to bond funds to actively ...

FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) FOMO, otherwise known as the fear of missing out, is an investing bias that branches into other areas of our lives. It's one of the most powerful forces that can lead to ...

The concept of FOMO is widely known these days. This term for “the fear of missing out” even made it into dictionaries starting in 2013. But fewer people are familiar with a related and ...

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As a personal finance writer who scrimped and saved for more than a year to fund a backpacking trip around the world, I know what it's like to grapple with FOMO and spending restraints.