num_pages: 240
description: A detailed guide to overcoming the most frequently encountered psychological pitfalls of investing Bias emotion and overconfidence are just three of the many behavioral traits that can lead investors to lose money or achieve lower returns. Behavioral finance which recognizes that there is a psychological element to all investor decision-making can help you overcome this obstacle. In The Little Book of Behavioral Investing  expert James Montier takes you through some of the most important behavioral challenges faced by investors. Montier reveals the most common psychological barriers clearly showing how emotion overconfidence and a multitude of other behavioral traits can affect investment decision-making. Written in a straightforward and accessible style The Little Book of Behavioral Investing will enable you to identify and eliminate behavioral traits that can hinder your investment endeavors and show you how to go about achieving superior returns in the process. Praise for The Little Book Of Behavioral Investing  The Little Book of Behavioral Investing is an important book for anyone who is interested in understanding the ways that human nature and financial markets interact. Dan Ariely James B. Duke Professor of Behavioral Economics Duke University and author of Predictably Irrational In investing success meansbeing on the right side of most trades. No book provides a better starting point toward that goal than this one. Bruce Greenwald Robert Heilbrunn Professor of Finance and Asset Management Columbia Business School 'Know thyself.' Overcoming human instinct is key to becoming a better investor. You would be irrational if you did not read this book. Edward Bonham-Carter Chief Executive and Chief Investment Officer Jupiter Asset Management There is not an investor anywhere who wouldn't profit from reading this book. Jeff Hochman Director of Technical Strategy Fidelity Investment Services Limited James Montier gives us a very accessible version of why we as investors are so predictably irrational and a guide to help us channel our 'Inner Spock' to make better investment decisions. Bravo! John Mauldin President Millennium Wave Investments
language: English
title: The Little Book of Behavioral Investing: How not to be your own worst enemy
publisher: Wiley