# Prof. Zur Shapira on purchasing multiple insurance policies

1 Faculty News October 8, 2011 ![Wall Street Journal logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/wsjlogo.jpg?itok=5Qt0z3WX)>

Excerpt from [The Wall Street Journal](http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203405504576599051448432720.html?mod=ITP_businessandfinance_5) -- "Loading up on policies 'makes sense as a psychological phenomenon, but it doesn't make financial sense,' says Zur Shapira."

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