Behavioral Finance and Wealth Management - (Wiley Finance) 2nd Edition by Michael M Pompian (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"The book that applies behavioral finance to the real worldUnderstanding how to use behavioral finance theory in investing is a hot topic these days. Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman has described financial advising as a prescriptive activity whose main objective should be to guide investors to make decisions that serve their best interests. The reality? That's easier said than done. In the Second Edition of Behavioral Finance and Wealth Management, Michael Pompian takes a practical approach to the growing science of behavioral finance, and puts it to use for real investors. He applies knowledge of 20 of the most prominent individual investor biases into "behaviorally-modified" asset allocation decisions. Offering investors and financial advisors a "self-help" book, Pompian shows how to create investment strategies that leverage the latest cutting edge research into behavioral biases of individual investors. This book: Shows investors and financial advisors how to either moderate or adapt to behavioral biases, in order to improve investment results and identifies "the best practical allocation" for investment portfolios. Using these two sound approaches for guiding investment decision-making, behavioral biases are incorporated into the portfolio management process Uses updated cases studies to show investors and financial advisors how an investor's behavior can be modified to improve investment decision-making Provides useable methods for creating behaviorally modified investment portfolios, which may help investors to reach their long term financial goals Heightens awareness of biases so that financial decisions and resulting economic outcomes are improved Offers advice on managing the effects of each bias in order to improve investment results This Second Edition illustrates investors' behavioral biases in detail and offers financial advisors and their clients practical advice about how to apply the science of behavioral finance to improve overall investment decision making"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>The book that applies behavioral finance to the real world</b> <p>Understanding how to use behavioral finance theory in investing is a hot topic these days. Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman has described financial advising as a prescriptive activity whose main objective should be to guide investors to make decisions that serve their best interests. The reality? That's easier said than done. In the <i>Second Edition</i> of <i>Behavioral Finance and Wealth Management</i>, Michael Pompian takes a practical approach to the growing science of behavioral finance, and puts it to use for real investors. He applies knowledge of 20 of the most prominent individual investor biases into behaviorally-modified asset allocation decisions. Offering investors and financial advisors a self-help book, Pompian shows how to create investment strategies that leverage the latest cutting edge research into behavioral biases of individual investors. This book: </p> <ul> <li>Shows investors and financial advisors how to either moderate or adapt to behavioral biases, in order to improve investment results and identifies the best practical allocation for investment portfolios. Using these two sound approaches for guiding investment decision-making, behavioral biases are incorporated into the portfolio management process</li> <li>Uses updated cases studies to show investors and financial advisors how an investor's behavior can be modified to improve investment decision-making</li> <li>Provides useable methods for creating behaviorally modified investment portfolios, which may help investors to reach their long term financial goals</li> <li>Heightens awareness of biases so that financial decisions and resulting economic outcomes are improved</li> <li>Offers advice on managing the effects of each bias in order to improve investment results</li> </ul> <p>This <i>Second Edition</i> illustrates investors' behavioral biases in detail and offers financial advisors and their clients practical advice about how to apply the science of behavioral finance to improve overall investment decision making.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>Praise for the first edition of Behavioral Finance and Wealth Management</p> <p>Pompian is handing you the magic book, the one that reveals your behavioral flaws and shows you how to avoid them. The tricks to success are here. Read and do not stop until you are one of very few magicians. --Arnold S. Wood, President and Chief Executive Officer, Martingale Asset Management</p> <p>I wish this book had been available a decade ago; by understanding behavioral biases, clients and professionals can stay focused and comfortable throughout the markets' bubbles and doldrums. Michael Pompian moves our profession forward by proposing a standardized structure for this approach. --Elizabeth K. Miller, CFA, Managing Director, Trevor Stewart Burton & Jacobsen Inc., and former chair, New York Society of Security Analysts' Wealth Management Committee</p> <p>Many inefficiencies in the market are the result of how investors let their emotions dictate their investment decisions. Michael Pompian's work provides a framework to understand why these inefficiencies exist, and how they can provide investors with significant profit-making opportunities. --Stanley G. Lee, CFA, Principal, David J. Greene & Company, LLC</p> <p>Michael Pompian has created a valuable resource for investors and those in the wealth management community by not only explaining a number of important behavioral biases, but also giving them actionable steps to reduce biases and improve investment performance. --John M. Longo, PhD, CFA, Senior Vice President, Investment Strategy, The MDE Group, Inc., and Adjunct Professor of Finance, Rutgers University Graduate School of Management</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Michael M. Pompian, CFA, CFP, is a partner at Mercer Investment Consulting, a firm serving institutional and private wealth clients. Prior to joining Mercer, he was a wealth management advisor with Merrill Lynch and PNC Private Bank, and served on the investment staff of a family office. Pompian is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), and a Certified Trust Financial Advisor (CTFA). He is also a member of the CFA Institute (formerly AIMR) and the New York Society of Security Analysts (NYSSA). He holds a BS in management from the University of New Hampshire and an MBA in finance from Tulane University. Pompian is a regular speaker on the subject of behavioral finance and has published several articles on the subject. He is married with three sons and can be reached at michael.pompian@mercer.com.</p>
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