Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes-And How to Correct Them
Lessons from the New Science of Behavioral Economics
Belsky, Gary
Gilovich, Thomas
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BOOK SYNOPSIS
Why do so many otherwise smart people make foolish financial choices? Why do investors sell stocks just before they skyrocket -- and cling to others as they plummer? Why do shoppers overspend when using credit cards rather than cash? What do our habits of tipping or buying lottery tickets indicate about our relationship with money?
In this fascinating investigation of the ways we spend, invest, save, borrow, and waste money, Gary Belsky and Thomas Gilovich reveal the psychological causes -- the patterns of thinking and decision making -- of irrational behavior. Most important, they focus on the decisions we make every day and, using entertaining examples, provide invaluable tips on avoiding the financial faux pas that can cost thousands of dollars each year.
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0684859386
Copyright: 2000
Dewey Decimal: 332.024
Library of Congress: BL 00004816
Book Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 220
Paper Weight (lb): 0.9
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