Weekend Reads for Financial Advisors: Emotional Finance and Chaos Theory

by Lauren Foster, CFA Institute

Weekend Reads for Financial Advisors: Emotional Finance and Chaos Theory | CFA Institute Enterprising Investor

Practical analysis for investment professionals

Here, in no particular order, are some articles and resources you may find interesting. Happy reading.

Investing

  • Itā€™s always worthwhile getting a peek into Jeremy Granthamā€™s (sometimes depressing, always sobering) thinking. In his latest latest quarterly letter, Grantham says ā€œour last best hopesā€ for averting the cliff edge are declining fertility rates and improving technology for alternative energy. (GMO, PDF)
  • Also, I have flagged his before, but if you missed Charlie Roseā€™s recent interview with Grantham, here it is again. (Charlie Rose)

Behavioral Finance/Behavioral Economics

Retirement/Mutual Fund Fees

China/Bitcoins/Currency Wars

Social Media

And Now For Something Completely Different


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Lauren Foster

Lauren Foster is managing editor of Enterprising Investor and co-lead of CFA Instituteā€™s Women in Investment Management initiative. Previously, she worked as a freelance writer for Barronā€™s and the Financial Times. Prior to her freelance work, Foster spent nearly a decade on staff at the FT as a reporter and editor based in the New York bureau. Foster holds a BA in political science from the University of Cape Town, and an MS in journalism from Columbia University.

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