Dr. Daniel Crosby - Emotions and Money: If You Can’t Beat It, Join It

About this episode

Dr. Daniel Crosby discusses the interplay between emotions and money, sharing insights from his unreleased essay in his new book.

This week on Standard Deviations, Dr. Daniel Crosby shares an unreleased essay from his new book, The Soul of Wealth. Educated at Brigham Young and Emory Universities, Dr. Daniel Crosby is a psychologist and behavioral finance expert who helps organizations understand the intersection of mind and markets. Dr. Crosby's first book, Personal Benchmark: Integrating Behavioral Finance and Investment Management, was a New York Times bestseller. His second book, The Laws of Wealth, was named the best investment book of 2017 by the Axiom Business Book Awards and has been translated into Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese and German. His latest work, The Behavioral Investor, is an in-depth look at how sociology, psychology and neurology all impact investment decision-making. Daniel was named one of the “12 Thinkers to Watch” by Monster.com, a “Financial Blogger You Should Be Reading” by AARP and a member of InvestmentNews prestigious "40 Under 40". When he is not consulting around market psychology, Daniel enjoys independent films, fanatically following St. Louis Cardinals baseball, and spending time with his wife and three children.

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Daniel Crosby

Topics covered

• behavioral finance
• emotions and money
• investment decision-making
• psychology
• wealth management

Keywords

• behavioral finance
• emotions
• money management
• investment psychology
• wealth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Brigham Young University, Emory University, Monster.com, AARP, InvestmentNews

Books & works: The Soul of Wealth, Personal Benchmark: Integrating Behavioral Finance and Investment Management, The Laws of Wealth, The Behavioral Investor

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