The Little Book of Behavioral Investing: How not to be your own worst enemy

A detailed guide to overcoming the most frequently encountered psychological pitfalls of investingBias, 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 decisionmaking, 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 decisionmaking. Offers timetested ways to identify and avoid the pitfalls of investor bias Author James Montier is one of the worlds foremost behavioral analysts Discusses how to learn from our investment mistakes instead of repeating them Explores the behavioral principles that will allow you to maintain a successful investment portfolioWritten 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 InvestingThe 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 IrrationalIn 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 SchoolKnow thyself. Overcoming human instinct is key to becoming a better investor. You would be irrational if you did not read this book.Edward BonhamCarter, Chief Executive and Chief Investment Officer, Jupiter Asset ManagementThere is not an investor anywhere who wouldnt profit from reading this book.Jeff Hochman, Director of Technical Strategy, Fidelity Investment Services LimitedJames 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