A Review of “The Behavior Gap: Simple Ways to Stop Doing Dumb Things with Money”

Q4 Social Sciences

Journal of Financial Therapy Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.4148/1944-9771.1360

Stephen Molchan

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Abstract

The Behavior Gap: Simple Ways to Stop Doing Dumb Things with Money , by Carl Richards, is a refreshing and engaging guide to understanding and improving financial behavior regarding investing. Richards, a financial planner and popular blogger, uses simple yet powerful illustrations to help readers understand common mistakes and pitfalls in financial decision-making and offers practical strategies for overcoming these challenges and building a healthier financial future. This book is geared towards improving the overall investing mindset of an individual by diving into the topics of psychology and how investing is a personal, emotional, and intimate topic for many. He provides readers with a clear understanding of managing emotions to make informed financial decisions. The intended audience for this book is individual investors, financial planners, and financial therapists who want to understand the emotional aspects of investing.

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《行为差距:停止花钱做蠢事的简单方法》书评

卡尔·理查兹的《行为差距:停止花钱做蠢事的简单方法》是一本令人耳目一新的、引人入胜的指南，帮助你理解和改善与投资有关的财务行为。理查兹是一位理财规划师和受欢迎的博主，他用简单而有力的插图帮助读者理解财务决策中的常见错误和陷阱，并提供了克服这些挑战和建立更健康财务未来的实用策略。这本书旨在通过深入研究心理学主题，以及投资对许多人来说是一个个人的、情感的和亲密的话题，来提高个人的整体投资心态。他为读者提供了管理情绪以做出明智财务决策的清晰理解。本书的目标读者是想要了解投资情感方面的个人投资者、财务规划师和金融治疗师。

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Journal of Financial Therapy Economics, Econometrics and Finance-Finance

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0.80

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审稿时长

29 weeks

期刊介绍： All manuscripts received are blind peer reviewed. Because of the clinical focus of the journal, authors are encouraged to address the conceptual methodology underlying the research and to describe the intervention methods employed. Although detailed reviews of literature are accepted, reviewers tend to appreciate manuscripts with a very strong introduction describing the purpose of the study, a well described conceptual framework, concise presentation of findings, and a thorough discussion of results that are applicable to practicing financial therapists, financial counselors, psychologists, marriage and family therapists, and others who regularly work in clinical settings. Topics of interest to readers and reviewers include: *Pre- and post-test analyses of counseling and financial therapy methods *Tests showing the effectiveness of financial education in changing both attitudes and behaviors *Financial therapy trends *Regulation of financial therapy *Ethical issues associated with financial therapy *Practice management techniques *Client assessment and management procedures *Employee counseling and therapy *Financial therapy research methodological and statistical procedures *Book reviews and letters The Journal of Financial Therapy is sponsored by the Financial Therapy Association and currently housed within the Institute of Personal Financial Planning at Kansas State University. The Journal provides a forum for those who are interested in financial therapy with a forum for sharing models, theory, ideas, strategies, and therapy approaches.