Fear were, in order: terrorist attacks, spiders, death, failure, war, criminal or gang violence, being alone, the future, and nuclear war. In an estimate of what people fear the most, book author Bill Tancer analyzed the most frequent online queries that involved the phrase, "fear of..." following the assumption that people tend to seek information on the issues that concern them the most. His top ten list of fears published 2008 consisted of flying, heights, clowns, intimacy, death, rejection, people, snakes, failure, and driving. According to surveys, some of the most common fears are of demons and ghosts, the existence of
Greed and fear is an example of a complete negligence of long term investing plan which is based on fundamentals. Investors disregarded their plans because of fear of committing persisting losses, which identically did not bring any profits and benefits. Some academics disagree with the notion that greed and fear are main emotions driving financial markets. According to psychologist Lola Lopes, while fear is indeed a crucial factor driving financial markets, majority of investors don't respond that much to greed but to hope. Lopes indicates that fear unlike hope, provokes investors to concentrate on unprofitable invests, while hope does the complete opposite. Furthermore,