The Psychology of Investing
Wiley Investment Series
1. Edition April 1999
X, 198 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Short Description
This authoritative book based on edited and updated speeches given at The Annual Congress on the Psychology of Investing at Harvard University explores the intricate connection between psychology and investment. It draws on insights and ideas from top experts in this emerging field, including David Dreman, author of The Contrarian Investor; Samuel Hayes, Harvard Business School; and Forbes columnist Mark Hulbert.
The first comprehensive book to apply psychological theory to a broad range of investment topics, The Psychology of Investing explores the interface between human emotions and financial decision making. Drawing on the invaluable wisdom and cutting-edge research of top experts in what is an area of ever-increasing interest and importance, it describes how both group dynamics and an individual's personal psychology affect investor decisions.
This authoritative and practical book features contributions from professional psychologists, psychiatrists, academics, and investment practitioners who are among the leading thinkers and teachers in their fields. Among those sharing their innovative ideas and far-reaching thoughts on such topics as contrarian theory, momentum strategies, and investor overreactions are faculty members from Harvard Medical School and Harvard Business School, columnists from Forbes magazine, publishers of investment newsletters, and authors of investment related books.
Groundbreaking in the way it explores the connection between psychology and investment performance, it is essential reading for anyone seeking insight into this unique relationship.
The Emotions of Risk (R. Geist).
Why It Is So Difficult to Sell (D. Cassidy).
The Psychology of Picking Stocks (M. Stichnoth).
Psychopathology of Everyday Investing (J. Schott).
Mindsets on Wall Street (S. Hayes).
Diagnosis Before Investment (H. Levinson).
Momentum Strategies (L. Chan, et al.).
The Misuse of Past-Performance Data (M. Hulbert).
Tilting the Investment Odds in Your Favor (S. Halpern).
The Stock Market Hysteria Still to Come (B. Chapman).
Index.
"If everyone were perfect, profits form investing would not exist. The collective insights gained from The Psychology of Investing provide invaluable clues to imperfect human behavior and how to exploit it in the financial markets." -Arnold S. Wood, President and Chief Executive Officer, Martingale Asset Management, L.P.
"In the irrational world of finance, this book uses psychology to see beyond the myth of the 'rational investor.' This clear, easy-to-follow lesson in behavioral economics is truly a shining example of mind over money." -Thomas G. Gutheil, MD, Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
"The contributors break new ground in addressing the complexities of investing from the perspectives of Personality Theory, Behavioral Finance, Organizational Psychology, Statistical Analysis, as well as through the eyes of the savvy market analyst. Eminently readable and technically sophisticated, this volume should stimulate more research into the world of money, markets, and motivations." -Robert W. Siroka, PhD, ABPP, Director, Center for the Pyschosocial Study of Financial Behavior, NYC
STANLEY LEMESHOW is Professor of Biostatistics in the School of Public Health at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association and has published numerous articles in statistical and biomedical journals. In addition to this book, he has coauthored Applied Logistic Regression (Wiley), Adequacy of Sample Size in Health Studies, and Applied Survival Analysis (Wiley).