Peterson / Murtha MarketPsych

How to Manage Fear and Build Your Investor Identity
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-470-88677-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 240 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Wiley Finance Editions

An investor's guide to understanding the most elusive (yet mostimportant) aspect of successful investing - yourself.
Why is it that the investing performance of so many smart peoplereliably and predictably falls short? The answer is not thatthey know too little about the markets. In fact, they know toolittle about themselves.
Combining the latest findings from the academic fields ofbehavioral finance and experimental psychology with thedown-and-dirty real-world wisdom of successful investors, Drs.Richard Peterson and Frank Murtha guide both new and experiencedinvestors through the psychological learning process necessary toachieve their financial goals.
In an easy and entertaining style that masks the book'sscientific rigor, the authors make complex scientific insightsreadily understandable and actionable, shattering a number ofinvesting myths along the way. You will gain understanding of yourtrue investing motivations, learn to avoid the unseen forces thatsubvert your performance, and build your investor identity - thefoundation for long-lasting investing success.
Replete with humorous games, insightful self-assessments,entertaining exercises, and concrete planning tools, this book goesbeyond mere education. MarketPsych: How to Manage Fear and BuildYour Investor Identity functions as a psychological outfitterfor your unique investing journey, providing the tools, trainingand equipment to help you navigate the right paths, stay on them,and see your journey through to success.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Peterson, Richard L.

Murtha, Frank F.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Chapter 1: What Is Your Investor Identity?
Chapter 2: Investor Identity Fundamentals.
Chapter 3: Is Character Destiny?
Chapter 4: Managing Investing Emotions.
Chapter 5: What Do You Really Value?
Chapter 6: Identifying (and Avoiding) Investor Traps.
Chapter 7: Managing Investment Stress.
Chapter 8: Being Your Best.
Appendix A: Summary of Meditation Techniques.
Appendix B: Gratitude List.
About the Authors.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

RICHARD L. PETERSON works at the intersection of the mindand markets. He is co-founder of MarketPsych LLC, where he trainsfinancial advisers, portfolio managers, traders, and executives inemotion management and intuitive decision skills. Peterson is alsoManaging Director at MarketPsy Capital LLC, a psychology-basedasset-management firm. Additionally, he operatesMarketPsychAdvisor.com which offers investors real-time marketpsychological intelligence on individual stocks, ETFs, and markets.Peterson is the author of the Wiley title Inside the Investor'sBrain, which was praised as "exceptionally well-written" and"outstanding" by Barron's. His financial psychology research hasbeen published in leading academic journals and textbooks, and heis an Associate Editor of the Journal of Behavioral Finance.Peterson has degrees in electrical engineering, arts, and medicinefrom the University of Texas. He is a Board-certified psychiatristand performed post-doctoral studies in neuroeconomics at StanfordUniversity. Peterson lives in Los Angeles with his wife and twodaughters.
FRANK F. MURTHA received his PhD in counseling psychologyfrom the University at Buffalo in 2001. He went on to join theconsulting firm, RHR International LLP where he developed seniorexecutives in leadership and pioneered a specialty in the new fieldof behavioral finance. In 2003 Murtha cofounded MarketPsych LLC,where he has led hundreds of workshops and trainings on appliedinvesting psychology. Murtha's clients have included investmentbanks, financial services companies, and day trading firms, wherehe has coached financial advisors, analysts, and portfolio managersin reaching peak performance. Murtha has taught at numerousuniversities and is adjunct faculty at New York University. He is arecognized gambling and behavioral finance content expert andfrequent contributor on the subject of investing psychology forprint and electronic news media. Murtha lives in New York City withhis wife and son.