Personal Benchmark: Integrating Behavioral Finance and Investment Management by

Description: Personal Benchmark by Charles Widger, Daniel Crosby In Personal Benchmark: Integrating Behavioral Finance and Investment Management, Chuck Widger and Dr. Daniel Crosby outline the ways in which a program of embedded behavioral finance, fueled by what matters most to you, can be your protection against irrational financial behavior. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In Personal Benchmark: Integrating Behavioral Finance and Investment Management, Chuck Widger and Dr. Daniel Crosby outline the ways in which a program of embedded behavioral finance, fueled by what matters most to you, can be your protection against irrational financial behavior. Along the way, youll learn how to improve your investment experience, increase returns formerly sacrificed to misbehavior, and worry less about "The Economy" as you become increasingly focused on "My Economy." Welcome to a new way of investing, a new paradigm for conceptualizing wealth, and a system of turning emotion from your portfolios worst enemy into its best friend! In this new model, risk is simply the likelihood that we will underperform our dreams. Irrationality is acting in ways that thwart our ability to reach those dreams. And the optimal portfolio is not the one that generates the highest return in abstraction, it is the one that helps us meet our goals without killing our nerves before we get there. This book gives advisors the tools needed to effectively communicate the design and execution of the Personal Benchmark solution. Back Cover Personal Benchmark One of the benefits of behavioral finance is that it shines a light on the little peccadilloes that make us the flawed but lovable people we are. But irrational as we may be, we can turn the tide on ourselves and use these quirks to our personal advantage. Just as surely as irrational simplifications can lead us to focus on the wrong things, an effective system for mentally accounting for our holdings can provide us with felt security. In Personal Benchmark: Integrating Behavioral Finance and Investment Management , Chuck Widger and Dr. Daniel Crosby outline the ways in which a program of embedded behavioral finance, fueled by what matters most to you, can be your protection against irrational financial behavior. Along the way, youll learn how to improve your investment experience, increase returns formerly sacrificed to misbehavior, and worry less about "The Economy" as you become increasingly focused on "My Economy." Welcome to a new way of investing, a new paradigm for conceptualizing wealth, and a system of turning emotion from your portfolios worst enemy into its best friend! In this new model, risk is simply the likelihood that we will underperform our dreams. Irrationality is acting in ways that thwart our ability to reach those dreams. And the optimal portfolio is not the one that generates the highest return in abstraction, it is the one that helps us meet our goals without killing our nerves before we get there. This book gives advisors the tools needed to effectively communicate the design and execution of the Personal Benchmark solution. Flap Personal Benchmark One of the benefits of behavioral finance is that it shines a light on the little peccadilloes that make us the flawed but lovable people we are. But irrational as we may be, we can turn the tide on ourselves and use these quirks to our personal advantage. Just as surely as irrational simplifications can lead us to focus on the wrong things, an effective system for mentally accounting for our holdings can provide us with felt security. In Personal Benchmark: Integrating Behavioral Finance and Investment Management , Chuck Widger and Dr. Daniel Crosby outline the ways in which a program of embedded behavioral finance, fueled by what matters most to you, can be your protection against irrational financial behavior. Along the way, youll learn how to improve your investment experience, increase returns formerly sacrificed to misbehavior, and worry less about "The Economy" as you become increasingly focused on "My Economy." Welcome to a new way of investing, a new paradigm for conceptualizing wealth, and a system of turning emotion from your portfolios worst enemy into its best friend! In this new model, risk is simply the likelihood that we will underperform our dreams. Irrationality is acting in ways that thwart our ability to reach those dreams. And the optimal portfolio is not the one that generates the highest return in abstraction, it is the one that helps us meet our goals without killing our nerves before we get there. This book gives advisors the tools needed to effectively communicate the design and execution of the Personal Benchmark solution. Author Biography CHUCK WIDGER is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Brinker Capital, an investment managment firm with $17 billion in assets under management. Chuck is currently Chair of the Villanova University School of Law Board of Consultors. Chuck is a past Chair of the Gettysburg College Board of Trustees and is chair-emeritus of the Money Management Institutes Board of Governors. The Money Management Institute is the industry association for the $3.5 trillion managed solutions industry. He served as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy. DR. DANIEL CROSBY is a psychologist and behavioral finance expert who helps organizations understand the intersection of mind and markets. Dr. Crosby constructed the "Irrationality Index," a sentiment measure that gauges greed and fear in the marketplace from month to month. His ideas have appeared in print and online, and Daniel was named one of the "12 Thinkers to Watch" by Monster.com and a "Financial Blogger You Should Be Reading" by AARP. Dr. Crosbys well-reviewed first book, Youre Not That Great (2012), applies elements of behavioral finance to the pursuit of a meaningful life. Table of Contents Preface xi Introduction 1 PART 1 WHY DO WE NEED TO LOOK AT INVESTING DIFFERENTLY? 7 Chapter 1 Freedom in the Market and Advisor Responsibility 9 Chuck Widger The Financial Markets 10 What Weve Been Up to as Advisors 15 What Investors Really Want and Need 18 A New Investment Advice Delivery System 26 Brinker Capital and Personal Benchmark 29 Summary 45 References 46 Chapter 2 Investor Emotions and Financial Decisions 49 Dr. Daniel Crosby The Origins and Evolution of Behavioral Finance 50 The Myths of Efficiency and Rationality 52 A Definition and Framework for Behavioral Finance 57 Summary 77 References 79 Chapter 3 Risk, This Time Its Personal 83 Dr. Daniel Crosby Fallacy 1: Risk and Return Are Systematically Correlated 85 Fallacy 2: Investors Have a Single, Static Level of Risk Tolerance 90 Fallacy 3: One Mans Risk Is Another Mans Reasonable Probability 96 Behavioral Risk and You 102 Summary 104 References 105 PART 2 WHAT IS THE PERSONAL BENCHMARK APPROACH? 107 Chapter 4 Brinker Capitals Multi-Asset Class Investment Philosophy 109 Chuck Widger A Brief History of Investing 110 Our Multi-Asset Class Investment Philosophy 119 Applying Our Philosophy 122 Implementing Our Philosophy 137 Summary 151 References 152 Chapter 5 The Power of Buckets 153 Dr. Daniel Crosby Intentional Framing 158 Framing with Purpose 160 Mental Accounting for Increased Rationality 161 Goals-Based Mental Accounts: A Case Study 164 Summary 166 References 166 Chapter 6 Selection of an Active Investment Manager 169 Chuck Widger Passive versus Active Management 170 The Successful Investment Firm 172 The Successful Investment Manager 175 An Effective Investment Management Process 176 Monitoring and Assessing Performance 179 Summary 187 References 187 PART 3 HOW CAN WE EXECUTE A PURPOSE-DRIVEN INVESTMENT STRATEGY? 189 Chapter 7 Using a Goals-Based Approach 191 Dr. Daniel Crosby The Allure of Determinism in Economics and Psychology 193 The Economy of One 200 Our Inner Demons: A Field Guide 202 Let Your "Why" Teach You "How" 209 Summary 211 References 212 Chapter 8 Pursuing Your Personal Benchmark 215 Dr. Daniel Crosby The Difference a Frame Makes 217 Limitations in Our Decision Making 219 The Joneses, Jealousy, and Missteps 221 The Anatomy of Better Decisions 226 Summary 235 References 235 Chapter 9 Providing an Easy-to-Understand Explanation 237 Chuck Widger Your Best Investment 238 Once More, with Feeling 240 Changing the Conversation 247 The Brinker Capital Personal Benchmark Solution 251 Summary 258 References 258 Chapter 10 Leveraging a Scalable Offering for Investors and Advisors 259 Chuck Widger Using Personal Benchmark 259 Reaping Benefits for Advisors 280 Summary 282 Conclusion 283 The Centrality of Purpose 288 Finding Meaning in the Mundane 292 References 293 About the Authors 295 About the Companion Website 297 Index 299 Long Description Personal Benchmark One of the benefits of behavioral finance is that it shines a light on the little peccadilloes that make us the flawed but lovable people we are. But irrational as we may be, we can turn the tide on ourselves and use these quirks to our personal advantage. Just as surely as irrational simplifications can lead us to focus on the wrong things, an effective system for mentally accounting for our holdings can provide us with felt security. In Personal Benchmark: Integrating Behavioral Finance and Investment Management , Chuck Widger and Dr. Daniel Crosby outline the ways in which a program of embedded behavioral finance, fueled by what matters most to you, can be your protection against irrational financial behavior. Along the way, youll learn how to improve your investment experience, increase returns formerly sacrificed to misbehavior, and worry less about "The Economy" as you become increasingly focused on "My Economy." Welcome to a new way of investing, a new paradigm for conceptualizing wealth, and a system of turning emotion from your portfolios worst enemy into its best friend! In this new model, risk is simply the likelihood that we will underperform our dreams. Irrationality is acting in ways that thwart our ability to reach those dreams. And the optimal portfolio is not the one that generates the highest return in abstraction, it is the one that helps us meet our goals without killing our nerves before we get there. This book gives advisors the tools needed to effectively communicate the design and execution of the Personal Benchmark solution. Details ISBN1118963326 Year 2014 ISBN-10 1118963326 ISBN-13 9781118963326 Format Hardcover Language English Subtitle Integrating Behavioral Finance and Investment Management Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States DEWEY 332.6 Media Book Pages 336 Edition 1st Illustrations black & white tables, figures Short Title PERSONAL BENCHMARK Author Daniel Crosby UK Release Date 2014-11-14 AU Release Date 2014-10-10 NZ Release Date 2014-10-10 Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc Publication Date 2014-11-14 Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc Audience General US Release Date 2014-11-14 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:136203582;

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