In a world where technology and social media seem to be taking the place of face-to-face contact, award-winning developmental psychologist Susan Pinker makes a compelling case for the dying act of ‘face-to-face’ contact. A national columnist, lecturer and broadcaster whose work has garnered...
Stressed out? Feeling like life's harder than it should be? You are not alone. For many of us, the battle for balance is a daily struggle. Stay balanced, and you will be able to enjoy life to the full. Lose balance, and life gets...
In this book, Dr Crosby examines the human behavioural tendencies that often get in the way of investment success. Crosby analyses sociological, neurological and psychological conditions that influence our investment decisions and provides practical solutions for resolving these issues. The Behavioral Investor then transfers these lessons...
Authored by personal finance expert and FT columnist Jason Butler, this book is filled to the brim with anecdotes, first-hand accounts and century-old tales about motivation, how to achieve it, how to maintain it and the benefits of successfully doing so. The content is both easily-digestible...
Is the world getting better or worse? You’d be excused for answering with the latter, especially considering the nature of global events covered in the media. When asked simple questions about global trends e.g. why the is the world's population increasing, how many young women go...
What does it mean to be truly wealthy? According to behavioral finance expert Brian Portnoy, wealth is ‘funded contentment’. It is the ability to underwrite a meaningful life. This stands in stark contrast to angling to become rich, which is usually unsatisfying. Being rich is having...
Modern life is pretty complicated these days. Our personal, work and family commitments seem to increase every day and the constant pursuit of happiness often leads us to seek out more material wealth. While nothing is wrong with that per se, the danger is that...
Written by Dr. Daniel Crosby, a psychologist and behavioural finance expert, The Laws of Wealth provides an informative set of guidelines to avoid making some of the more illogical decisions investors frequently make. It’s not only a must-read for behavioural finance enthusiasts, but also an...
The pressure of everyday life can lead us to burnout and depression. In this best-selling book, Ruby Wax - comedian, writer and mental health campaigner - shows us how our minds can jeopardise our sanity. Arriving in Britain from the US in 1977, Ruby Wax...
The conventional wisdom about retirement is this: spend 30 to 40 years of your life working and saving, stop work at 60 or 65 and then spend the next 30 years or so living off your savings. So it’s no surprise that when Mitch Anthony first...