The Psychology of Capital Allocation: How Investors Really Decide — Ashby Monk & Logan Yonavjak
About this episode
The episode explores how understanding investor psychology can provide an edge in capital allocation.
What if the biggest edge in capital allocation isn't information — it's understanding how the people deploying $140 trillion actually think under pressure? In this episode, Stanford's Ashby Monk admits he was skeptical of behavioral assessment tools — until one read his eight-page profile and left him feeling "seen." Ashby Monk, who leads a Stanford research center focused on long-term investor decision-making, and Logan Yonavjak, Co-Founder and CEO of Readiness Engine, join Joshua Wilson to...
People in this episode
Host: Joshua Wilson
Guests: Ashby Monk, Logan Yonavjak
Topics covered
- capital allocation
- behavioral finance
- investor psychology
- decision-making
- long-term investing
Keywords
- capital allocation
- investor psychology
- behavioral assessment
- decision-making
- long-term investing
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Stanford, Readiness Engine
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