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The Laws of Wealth

Psychology and the secret to investing success

By Daniel Crosby
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About the Author

Daniel Crosby

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 ... Read more on Daniel Crosby

Contents Listing

Acknowledgements
Preface or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Read this Book
Introduction: Of Worms & Wealth

Part One. The Rules of Behavioral Self-Management
Paradox of Primates & Formalwear
Rule #1. You Control What Matters Most
Rule #2. You Cannot Do This Alone
Rule #3. Trouble Is Opportunity
Rule #4. If You're Excited, It's A Bad Idea
Rule #5. You Are Not Special
Rule #6. Your Life Is The Best Benchmark
Rule #7. Forecasting Is For Weathermen
Rule #8. Excess Is Never Permanent
Rule #9. Diversification Means Always Having To Say You're Sorry
Rule #10. Risk Is Not A Squiggly Line
Applying the Rules of Behavioral Self-Management

Part Two. Behavioral Asset Management
The State of Money Management
Managing Behavioral Risk
The Four Cs of Rule-Based Behavioral Investing
The Five Ps of Equity Investing

Epilogue. Behavioral Investing in a World Gone Mad

Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgements
Preface or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Read this Book
Introduction: Of Worms & Wealth

Part One. The Rules of Behavioral Self-Management
Paradox of Primates & Formalwear
Rule #1. You Control What Matters Most
Rule #2. You Cannot Do This Alone
Rule #3. Trouble Is Opportunity
Rule #4. If You're Excited, It's A Bad Idea
Rule #5. You Are Not Special
Rule #6. Your Li ...

Jacket Text

GOLD MEDALLIST IN THE AXIOM BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS 2017

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Dr Daniel Crosby, comes the behavioral finance book all investors have been waiting for.

In The Laws of Wealth, psychologist and behavioral finance expert Daniel Crosby offers an accessible and applied take on a discipline that has long tended toward theory at the expense of the practical. Readers are treated to real, actionable guidance as the promise of behavioral finance is realised and practical applications for everyday investors are delivered.

Crosby presents a framework of timeless principles for managing your behavior and your investing process. He begins by outlining ten rules that are the hallmarks of good investor behavior, including 'Forecasting is for Weathermen' and 'If You're Excited, It's Probably a Bad Idea'. He then goes on to introduce a unique new taxonomy of behavioral investment risk that will enable investors and academics alike to understand behavioral risk in a newly coherent and complete way.

From here, attention turns to the four ways in which behavioral risk can be combatted and the five equity selection methods investors should harness to take advantage of behaviorally-induced opportunities in the stock market. Throughout, readers are treated to anecdotes, research and graphics that illustrate the lessons in memorable ways. And in highly valuable 'What now?' summaries at the end of each chapter, Crosby provides clear, concise direction on what investors should think, ask and do to benefit from the behavioral research.

Dr. Crosby's training as a clinical psychologist and work as an asset manager provide a unique vantage and result in a book that breaks new ground in behavioral finance. You need to follow the laws of wealth to manage your behavior and improve your investing process!

Professional Reviews

I think The Laws of Wealth should be read by all those new to investing. Jim O'Shaughnessy

First Book Investors Need to Read to Be Successful...One of the useful features of this book is the “What’s new” summary sections at the end of each chapter. Les Masonson, author Buy - Don't Hold and ETF Columnist for Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities Magazine

The financial services industry is broken and has for too long ignored the human factor. Savvy investors and advisors understand that emotions, decisions and behavior are at least as important as big returns and Dr. Daniel Crosby explains just that in The Laws of Wealth David Geller, CEO, GV Financial

Using lively and engaging real-life examples Dr. Crosby gives insights into innate human behavior and its role within the financial markets. In this entertaining book he provides brilliant invaluable practical framework for investors, financial professionals and anyone in search of true wealth. Dr. Svetlana Gherzi, Behavioral Finance Specialist, UBS

Individual investors are often their own worst enemies, whether they re selling when they should be buying, focusing on their stocks day-to-day swings or letting the media drive them into a panicked emotional state. In Dr. Daniel Crosby s newest book, he breaks down how to implement a set of easy-to-follow rules to keep investors on track. Don't let your mind ruin your investing outcomes. Read his book and arm yourself against yourself today. LouAnn Lofton, The Motley Fool

Drawing the connection that what makes us interesting as humans can make us unsuccessful at managing our money in times of turbulence, Dr. Crosby provides a safe haven with his framework for success. This book is not only informative but enjoyable, as he gently exposes how human behavior impacts our decision making. Noreen D. Beaman, CEO of Brinker Capital, Inc

Step away from CNBC and into financial therapy! People often think that buy low, sell high is the first (and only) rule of investing. This deceptively simple phrase motivates most, if not all investors, and yet many investors fail to successfully follow this simple mantra. In The Laws of Wealth, Daniel Crosby explains why we struggle with deceptively simple investment decisions, suggesting that first rule of profitable investing is to get out of your own way. Meredith A. Jones, Author, Women of The Street: Why Female Money Managers Generate Higher Returns (And How You Can Too)

When I'm looking for sharp, against-the-grain insights on how we can and should make better investing decisions, I always turn to Daniel Crosby. If he s publishing, blogging, or Tweeting, I want to know about it. It also doesn't hurt that he's often hilarious in taking our built-in foibles and creating the potential for ending up in a much better place than we would otherwise. This book is yet another fantastic contribution to the practice of sound (and sane) investing. Dr. Brian Portnoy, Head of Investor Education at Virtus Investment Partners

Dr. Daniel Crosby is one of the preeminent behavioral psychologists in investing today, and it shows with this tour de force of how an investor can manage their wealth. With these few simple rules, investors can easily build a framework allowing them to thrive, even when their human instincts try to sabotage their investing. Get this book! Aaron Klein, CEO at Riskalyze


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