Looking Back On Behavior & Investing

From the “Best of TGIF 2 Minutes” 2017 Archives….

Under the heading of ICYMI and how meaningful this man’s work is to every human being:

The Nobel Prize in Economics may be a real yawn for most people. But this year [2017], the winner is a rock star. He made a cameo appearance in a hit movie with Selena Gomez and has written multiple best-sellers. His name is Richard Thaler and he’s an economist by trade but over the years chose to combine his studies of economics with psychology – and is widely known as “The Father of Behavioral Economics.” Are you still yawning? Read on.

Richard Thaler
Richard Thaler: The Father of Behavioral Economics
Source: Personal Financial News

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A Very Cool Nobel Prize Winner

Under the heading of ICYMI and because of how meaningful this man’s work is to every human being:

The Nobel Prize in Economics, announced a week and a half ago, may be a real yawn for most people.  But this year, the winner is practically a rock star.  He made a cameo appearance in a hit movie with Selena Gomez and has written multiple best-sellers.  His name is Richard Thaler and he is an economist by trade but over the years chose to combine his studies of economics with psychology — and is widely known as “The Father of Behavioral Economics”.  Are you still yawning?  Read on.

Richard Thaler
Source: Personal Financial News

 

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