Peterson Inside the Investor's Brain

The Power of Mind Over Money
1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-470-16590-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 416 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Wiley Trading Series

Unique insights into how the mind of an investor operates andhow developing emotional awareness leads to long-term success
Inside the Investor's Brain provides readers with specifictechniques for understanding their financial psychology, so thatthey can improve their own performance and learn how to outsmartother investors. Chapter by chapter, author Richard Petersonaddresses various mental traps and how they play a role ininvesting. Through examples, such as a gambling experiment withplaying cards, the author shows readers how being aware of thesubconscious can separate the smart investors from the averageones. This book also contains descriptions of the work ofneuroscientists, financial practitioners, and psychologists,offering an expert's view into the mind of the market. Innovativeand accessible, Inside the Investor's Brain gives investors thetools they need to better understand how emotions and mental biasesaffect the way they manage money and react to market moves.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Peterson, Richard L.

Über Autor(innen)

RICHARD L. PETERSON, MD, is a Managing Partner of Market Psychology Consulting, an Associate Editor at the Journal of Behavioral Finance, a psychiatrist, and a former trader. He has written for a number of publications, including the Journal of Psychology and Financial Markets, and was a contributor to the book Risk Management: A Modern Perspective. Peterson holds seminars around the world for investment professionals and has two active Web sites: www.marketpsych.com and www.richard.peterson.net. He received his medical and bachelor's degrees from the University of Texas, completed his psychiatry training in the San Francisco Bay Area, and performed postgraduate neuroeconomics research at Stanford University.