The work behind the perspective
Morgan Housel
Bestselling Author of 'The Psychology of Money', Partner at Collaborative Fund, Award-Winning Finance Journalist
- Behavioral finance
- Psychology of money
- Long-term investing
- Index fund investing
- Risk management
- Wealth building and preservation
About Morgan Housel
Morgan Housel - Biography
Morgan Housel is a bestselling author, investor, and speaker renowned for blending psychology, history, and finance to explain money behavior. His books, including 'The Psychology of Money' and 'Same as Ever', have been translated into more than 60 languages.
Morgan Housel emerged as a prominent voice in finance journalism early in his career, working as a columnist for The Motley Fool and The Wall Street Journal. He earned recognition for his explanatory writing, including authoring '50 Years in the Making,' an analysis of the Great Recession, and 'Everyone Believes It,' exploring investing and economic intersections. His education includes a BA in Economics from the University of Southern California, which informed his analytical approach to financial storytelling. Housel transitioned into investing and authorship, becoming a partner at The Collaborative Fund, a venture capital firm focused on startups delivering financial returns and societal impact. There, he contributes through essays on topics like economic history, risk, and human behavior in markets. As an author, Housel achieved international acclaim with 'The Psychology of Money', emphasizing that financial success stems more from behavior than intelligence. He lives in Seattle with his wife and two children.
Learn from Morgan when you're...
- Struggling with emotional investing decisions
- Building a simple, effective personal portfolio
- Prioritizing behavior over technical analysis
- Understanding risk, luck, and the limits of prediction
- Aiming for long-term wealth through compounding
- Overcoming biases that lead to financial disasters
- Transitioning from active to passive strategies
- Learning capital allocation for personal net worth
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- ✓Behavioral Finance
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- ✓Long Term Investing
- ✓Index Fund Investing
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- •Own your time and prioritize control over consumption - buy freedom of choice and calm
- •Save like a pessimist, invest like an optimist - separate preparation from expectation
- •Accept that luck and risk shape outcomes - avoid moralizing results
- •Behavioral Finance
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