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Summary of The Little Book of Behavioral Investing

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.

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Title Information

ISBN:

9780470686027

Pages:

236 pages

Format:

Hardback

Product Code:

429082

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons Ltd

Published:

28/01/2010

Press and Industry Reviews

"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 means being 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

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About James Montier

James Montier is a member of GMO's asset allocation team. Prior to that, he was the co-Head of Global Strategy at Societe Generale and has been the top-rated strategist in the annual Thomson Extel survey for most of the last decade. Montier is the author of three market-leading books, Behavioral Finance: Insights into Irrational Minds and Markets, Behavioral Investing: A Practitioners Guide to Applying Behavioral Finance, and Value Investing: Tools and Techniques for Intelligent Investment. He is a Visiting Fellow at the University of Durham and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Montier has been described as a maverick, an iconoclast, and an enfant terrible by the press.

Contents of The Little Book of Behavioral Investing

Foreword
Introduction
This Is a Book About You

1. In the Heat of the Moment
2. Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Market?
3. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life
4. Why Does Anyone Listen to These Guys?
5. The Folly of Forecasting
6. Information Overload
7. Turn off That Bubblevision!

Conclusion The Road to Hell Is Paved with Good Intentions

Acknowledgments