Inside the Investor's Brain by Peterson, Richard L. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Preface

GOOD INVESTING IS MORE THAN BOOK SMARTS ORGANIZATION OF THIS BOOK

Acknowledgments About the Author Introduction

BRAINS OF STEEL . . . ARE NOT ENOUGH CALCULATING THE MADNESS OF MEN MARK TWAIN AND THE “SILVER FEVER” WHAT’S THE USE OF NEUROFINANCE?

PART I - Foundations

CHAPTER 1 - Markets on the Mind

ANALYSTS AND DART BOARDS DEVELOPING BETTER EXPECTATIONS “THE WISDOM OF THE COLLECTIVE” METEOROLOGICAL ANOMALIES AND OTHER ANIMAL SPIRITS SENTIMENT

CHAPTER 2 - Brain Basics

DAMASIO AND THE IOWA GAMBLING TASK THE BRAIN: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION THE BRAIN-DAMAGED INVESTOR RESEARCH METHODS NEUROSCIENCE PREVIEW

CHAPTER 3 - Origins of Mind

EMOTIONS AND PERCEPTIONS EXPECTATIONS AND THE COMPARATOR COUNTERFACTUAL COMPARISONS BELIEFS AND EXPECTATIONS: THE PLACEBO EFFECT MAKING SENSE OF THE NEWS SELF-DECEPTION EMOTIONAL DEFENSE MECHANISMS AND MOTIVATED REASONING

CHAPTER 4 - Neurochemistry

INTRODUCING THE NEUROTRANSMITTERS THE CHEMISTRY OF (FINANCIAL) MENTAL DISORDERS THE NEUROCHEMISTRY OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE SEROTONIN AND MARKET BUBBLES RECREATIONAL DRUGS AND ALCOHOL

PART II - Feelings and Finances

CHAPTER 5 - Intuition

ANALYSIS AND INTUITION INVESTMENT PRACTICE WHAT DOES YOUR “GUT” TELL YOU? LISTENING WITHOUT THINKING INTUITION AND EMOTION IN INVESTING EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE SUBLIMINAL EMOTION STIRRING THE UNCONSCIOUS

CHAPTER 6 - Money Emotions

EMOTIONAL BIASES THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE FEELINGS REGRET AS A SELF-FULFILLING PROPHECY AN AMICABLE DIVORCE SADNESS AND DISGUST FEAR AND ANGER PROJECTION BIAS MANAGING FEELINGS SUMMARY

CHAPTER 7 - Excitement and Greed

BROKERS KINDLE IRRATIONAL EXUBERANCE THE ANATOMY OF STOCK HYPE GREED: THE BASICS THE BIAS TASK THE NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS EXCITED ABOUT A GOOD DEAL IMPROVING BIASED DECISION MAKING GREED IN THE MARKETS

CHAPTER 8 - Overconfidence and Hubris

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF HUBRIS OVERCONFIDENCE ILLUSION OF CONTROL WINNING CHANGES THE BRAIN THE NEUROCHEMISTRY OF EXPLORATION ONE WHO KNOWS: CHRISTIAN SIVA-JOTHY CONFIDENCE—THE “GOOD” KIND SOLUTIONS

CHAPTER 9 - Anxiety, Fear, and Nervousness

CLIMBING A WALL OF WORRY DREAD IN THE MRI NATURE VERSUS NURTURE IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD EMPATHY GAPS PAIN RELIEF INVESTMENT LESSONS OF HURRICANES, RISK PERCEPTIONS, AND OPPORTUNITY SUMMARY

CHAPTER 10 - Stress and Burnout

STRESS CRAMER ON STRESS CHOKING FOR RUPEES WHICH GOES WRONG—THE BRAINS OR THE BRAWN? STRESS AND TREND PERCEPTION NEUROCHEMISTRY OF STRESS BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF STRESS ADRENALINE JUNKIES MANAGING INVESTMENT STRESS SUMMARY

CHAPTER 11 - Love of Risk

KNOWING WHEN TO FOLD ‘EM PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING THE GAMBLER’S BRAIN OUGHT TO KNOW BETTER REDUCING GAMBLING SUMMARY

CHAPTER 12 - Personality Factors

THE “BIG FIVE” THE GENETICS OF PERSONALITY INVESTING PERSONALITY OTHER PERSONALITY RESEARCH TRADING PSYCHOLOGY

PART III - Thinking about Money

CHAPTER 13 - Making Decisions

EXPECTED VALUE AND EXPECTED UTILITY THE JACKPOT TRAP PROBABILITY MISJUDGMENTS VIVIDNESS, IMAGINATION, AND DESIRE AMBIGUITY AND UNCERTAINTY AMBIGUITY IN THE MARKETS NEUROSCIENCE OF AMBIGUITY, RISK, AND REWARD THE POSSIBILITY THAT YOU ARE OVERWEIGHT THE TRUSTING BRAIN NEUROSCIENCE OF THE ULTIMATUM GAME THE TRUST HORMONE IMPLICATIONS

CHAPTER 14 - Framing Your Options

THE DISPOSITION EFFECT A FATHER-SON STOCK SALE TEASING OUT THE PROBLEM FRAMING RISK A FRAME IN THE MEMBRANE HOLDING LOSERS: “DOUBLE-OR-NOTHING!” DIFFERENCES IN AVERSION LETTING WINNERS RIDE SUMMARY

CHAPTER 15 - Loss Aversion

NEUROSCIENCE OF LOSS AVERSION THE EQUITY PREMIUM PUZZLE THE IMPLIED PUT OPTION OVERCOMING LOSS AVERSION THE HOUSE MONEY EFFECT LESSONS FROM THE POPE COMMENTS FROM SOROS, TUDOR, AND CRAMER: “BOOYAH!”

CHAPTER 16 - Time Discounting

GET YOUR HAND OUT OF THE COOKIE JAR BRAIN BASIS OF DELAYED GRATIFICATION CHEMICAL IMPULSES MONKEY BUSINESS MAKING A KILLING IN THE OPTIONS PIT IMPROVING SELF-CONTROL IN PRACTICE

CHAPTER 17 - Herding

HERDING SOCIAL PROOF SOCIAL COMPARISON ASCH AND CONFORMITY INFORMATION CASCADES STANLEY MILGRAM AND THE SHOCKING TRUTH NICE CLOTHES, FAST CARS, AND FANCY TITLES THE NEUROSCIENCE OF COOPERATION ANALYSTS’ ABUSE OF AUTHORITY THE HERDING HABIT LIVING THE CONTRARIAN LIFESTYLE ADVICE FOR HERD ANIMALS AND TREND FOLLOWERS ADVICE FOR INVESTMENT COMMITTEES

CHAPTER 18 - Charting and Data Mining

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS DATA MINING AND SELF-DECEPTION FINDING PATTERNS IN THE NOISE THE TREND AND MEAN-REVERSION BIASES IN CHART READING OVERRELIANCE ON CHARTS THE GAMBLER’S FALLACY IRRATIONAL EXUBERANCE . . . CALLED TOO EARLY THE SOOCHOW GAMBLING TASK THE LEARNED CAUDATE PATTERNS IN EARNINGS REPORTS FOOLED BY RANDOMNESS

CHAPTER 19 - Attention and Memory

TERMINAL ILLNESS REPRESENTATIVE RETURNS FOND MEMORIES BEATING THE HINDSIGHT BIAS ATTENTION DEFICIT KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE PILLS WHAT’S IN A NAME? CHINA PROSPERITY INTERNET HOLDINGS “ALL THAT GLITTERS”

CHAPTER 20 - Age, Sex, and Culture

EMOTIONAL MEMORIES THE FEMALE BRAIN: ESTROGEN, EMOTION, AND COOPERATION FINANCIAL PLANNING FOR DIVORCEES MALE OVERCONFIDENCE AGE THE SEATTLE LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF ADULT DEVELOPMENT CULTURE (EAST AND WEST) CHINESE RISK TAKERS BIASES AMONG CHINESE STOCK TRADERS

PART IV - In Practice

CHAPTER 21 - Emotion Management

DO IT FOR LOVE, NOT MONEY MONEY CHANGES YOU EMOTIONAL DEFENSES THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS NEUROPLASTICITY CHEMICAL STABILIZERS SELF-DISCIPLINE CREATING A DECISION JOURNAL

CHAPTER 22 - Change Techniques

DEALING WITH FEARFUL AND OVERCONFIDENT CLIENTS COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY AND STRESS MANAGEMENT YOGA, MEDITATION, AND LIFESTYLE SIMPLE STRESS REDUCTION GETTING OUT OF A SLUMP TRADING COACHES MODELING OTHERS GROWING HAPPIER NEUROFEEDBACK MAINTAIN “LEARNING GOALS”

CHAPTER 23 - Behavioral Finance Investing

HARVESTING RISK PREMIA RISK PREMIA AND EXPECTATIONS VALUE VERSUS GLAMOUR MOMENTUM, SIZE, AND THE OPTIMAL PORTFOLIO “BUY ON THE RUMOR AND SELL ON THE NEWS” LIMITS TO ARBITRAGE BEHAVIORAL FINANCE FUND PERFORMANCE BEHAVIORAL INVESTMENT PRODUCTS FINAL NOTES

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